Paneer Pulao | Matar Paneer Pulao | Pulao Recipes
Author: Vindhya Desai
Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2-3 people
- 150 Gm or 1 Cup diced paneer cubes
- 1 Tsp oil
- 1 Cup basmati rice
- ½ Cup green peas
- 1-2 cloves of garlic
- 1 green chilli
- 2 Tbsp ghee
- 1-2 sliced shallots/onions
- Salt to taste
- ½ Tsp garam masala
- Juice of ½ lemon
- 2 Cups water
- ½ Tsp jeera
- 7-8 whole black pepper
- 1-2 bay leaf/leaves
- ¼ Tsp shahi jeera/caraway seeds
- 1 green elaichi/choti elaichi
- 1 black elaichi/moti elaichi
- 2 laung/cloves
- 8-10 black peppercorn
- 1 Tsp jeera
- 1" dalchini/cinnamon
- In a small pan, lightly roast all items given under spices to grind and roast
- Carefully open up the black cardamom and get the seeds out
- Grind the roasted spices into a coarse masala and keep aside
- Heat ghee in a pan
- Splutter jeera
- Add whole black pepper and bay leaves
- Make chilli-garlic paste
- Add sliced onions and saute till onions turn lightly soft and golden, add chilli-garlic paste and saute
- Add roasted and ground masala powder
- Throw in the peas and saute
- Next add washed basmati rice
- Pour 2 Cups water
- Season with salt and add little garam masala
- Cover and cook
- In another pan, heat little oil
- Cube the paneer and saute in oil till golden and soft
- Water is almost absorbed by the rice
- Dot with paneer cubes
- Cover and cook further few minutes till rice is done
- Squeeze in juice of a half a lemon and garnish with coriander leaves
- Serve hot with raitha!
Do not over fry the paneer in oil, they will become hard and chewy
Masala powder can be made in advance
Use only garam masala for a faster variation, just increase the quantity of garam masala as per your taste
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/paneer-pulao/
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