Paneer Pulao | Matar Paneer Pulao | Pulao Recipes
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Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2-3 people
 
Golden and soft paneer cubes in a fragrant and flavourful paneer pulao
Ingredients
  • 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
Whole Masala:
  • ½ Tsp jeera
  • 7-8 whole black pepper
  • 1-2 bay leaf/leaves
Spices to grind and roast:
  • 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
Method
  1. In a small pan, lightly roast all items given under spices to grind and roast
  2. Carefully open up the black cardamom and get the seeds out
  3. Grind the roasted spices into a coarse masala and keep aside
  4. Heat ghee in a pan
  5. Splutter jeera
  6. Add whole black pepper and bay leaves
  7. Make chilli-garlic paste
  8. Add sliced onions and saute till onions turn lightly soft and golden, add chilli-garlic paste and saute
  9. Add roasted and ground masala powder
  10. Throw in the peas and saute
  11. Next add washed basmati rice
  12. Pour 2 Cups water
  13. Season with salt and add little garam masala
  14. Cover and cook
  15. In another pan, heat little oil
  16. Cube the paneer and saute in oil till golden and soft
  17. Water is almost absorbed by the rice
  18. Dot with paneer cubes
  19. Cover and cook further few minutes till rice is done
  20. Squeeze in juice of a half a lemon and garnish with coriander leaves
  21. Serve hot with raitha!
Notes
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/