PANEER PULAO

Paneer Pulao / Cottage cheese Pilaf  is a delicious blend of rice with spices and cottage cheese , this recipe makes me drool whenever I think about it .

Ingredients:

Rice : 1 cup ( basmati preferred )

Cottage cheese ( paneer):200 grams

Green Peas: 1/4 cup

Onion : 1 small

Garlic: 2-3 cloves

Chilli powder : 1 tsp 

Coriander seeds( or powder): 1 tbsp

Cumin seeds : 1/2 tsp 

Oil - 3 tbsp

Salt - to taste

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Preparation:

• Rinse rice and then soak it in 2 cups of water for about 1 hr
• Crush the whole coriander seeds and keep it aside ( coriander powder can also be used )
• Cut onion into small slices and garlic into small pieces, keep it aside.
• Cut cottage cheese into small square pieces. Take a pan and fry cottage cheese( paneer ) in little oil till it turns slight brown .

Method:

• In a pressure cooker add oil and heat it , then add cumin seeds and once it starts to splutter add onion and sauté it till it turns soft and slight brown , then add chopped garlic .
• After that add chilli powder , coriander powder and turmeric powder and mix it .
• Now add green peas ( or other mixed veggies)  and mix it .
• Now drain the water from rice and add rice to the pressure cooker , followed by 2 cups of water , add salt according to taste ( approx 2 tsp ), close the pressure cooker lid and allow it to cook ( 2-3 whistles ).
• Turn off the pressure cooker and carefully open the lid once  all the steam has escaped , then add fried paneer cubes and mix it .
• Serve it , Paneer Pulao is Ready.

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