Paneer Pulao Recipe

Paneer Pulao Recipe

How to prepare Paneer Pulao


 Prep Time : 10 mins
 Cook Time : 25 mins
 Serves: 2

Ingredients needed

   Basmati rice -1 cup
   Water - 2 cups
   Onion - 2
   Green chillies - 2
   Ginger-garlic paste -1 tsp
   Peas - 1/2 cup
   Paneer cubes - 15-20 small cubes
   Mint leaves -handful
   Coriander leaves - handful
   Lemon juice -1 tbsp
   Salt as required

   For the seasoning

   Oil- 1 1/2 tbsp
   Cloves -2
   Cardamom-1
   Cinnamon-1 inch piece

Preparation

Wash and soak basmati rice for 20 minutes. Drain and keep it aside.

Shallow fry paneer cubes in oil till golden brown. Put them in warm water with a little salt for 5 minutes. Drain and keep it aside. Cut the paneer into small cubes. (To make it visually appealing, I just placed 4-5 bigger pieces in the photo above)

Chop onions finely, slit green chillies.

Method

Heat oil, add cloves, cinnamon and cardamom, then add finely chopped onions, green chilli and saute till onion turns transparent.

Add ginger-garlic paste and saute for some more time.

Add peas, finely chopped coriander leaves, mint leaves, rice and saute for a few more seconds.

Add 2 cups of boiling water, lemon juice, salt required and pressure cook rice for 3 whistles.(I usually cook with a vessel inside the cooker. If you are cooking directly in the cooker, you do not have to cook for 3 whistles. Just close the cooker without the weight and cook on medium flame, once it is half cooked, stir the contents, close the cooker with weight and simmer for 4-5 minutes.)

Then add fried paneer cubes to the cooked rice, mix well and serve with raita or any gravy or just homemade potato chips.

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