paneer pulao recipe | how to make paneer peas pulav recipe
easy paneer pulao recipe | how to make paneer peas pulav recipe
Servings 2 Servings
Ingredients
to cook rice:
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 4 cups water
- 1 bay leaf / tej patta
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp oil
for paneer pulao:
- 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
- 8 cubes paneer / cottage cheese
- 1 tsp cumin / jeera
- 1 inch cinnamon stick / dalchini
- 5 cloves / lavang
- 10 black pepper / kali mirch
- 1 medium sized onion thinly sliced
- 1 inch ginger finely chopped
- 1-2 clove garlic finely chopped
- 1 green chilli slit
- 1 medium sized tomato finely chopped
- ¼ cup peas / matar
- 1 carrot finely chopped
- ¾ tsp kashmiri red chili powder / lal mirch powder
- ½ tsp garam masala powder
- salt to taste
- ¼ cup paneer / cottage cheese crumbled
- 2 tbsp coriander leaf finely chopped
Instructions
- firstly, in a large pan heat ghee and saute paneer till they turn golden brown. keep aside.
- in the same, pan add cumin, cinnamon stick, cloves and black pepper.
- saute them on low flame till they tun aromatic.
- further add thinly sliced onions, ginger, garlic and green chilli.
- now add tomato and saute till they turn soft and mushy.
- add carrot and peas. saute well.
- furthermore, add red chili powder, garam masala powder and salt. saute.
- now add crumbled paneer and mix well.
- also add cooked rice and mix gently.
- place the fried paneer on the prepared pulao cover and simmer for 5 minutes.
- also garnish with fried paneer pieces, coriander and crumbled paneer.
- finally, serve paneer pulao with onion tomato raita.