Methi Matar Paneer Pulao | Paneer Recipes | Pulao Recipes
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Recipe type: Lunch
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2 people
 
Flavourful, fragrant and filling, methi matar paneer pulao
Ingredients
  • ½ Cup basmati rice
  • 1 black cardamom
  • ½ Tsp jeera
  • 1 small piece cinnamon
  • 2 laung
  • 4-5 black pepper
  • 1 Tbsp oil
  • 1½ Cup chopped methi leaves
  • ¼ Cup fresh/frozen green peas/matar
  • ½ Cup paneer cubes
  • 1 onion sliced
  • 1 clove garlic grated/paste
  • 1" ginger grated/paste
  • 1 green chilli finely chopped/paste
  • 1 medium sliced onion
  • ½ Tsp turmeric,
  • ¼ Tsp red chilli powder
  • ½ tsp coriander powder
  • ¼ Tsp garam masala
  • Salt to taste
Method
  1. Wash and soak basmati rice 4-5 times, soak for 15 minutes, drain water keep aside
  2. Get methi washed, ready and chopped up. Get ginger, garlic and green chilli paste or chop them up finely
  3. Gather whole garam masala
  4. After the prep, heat oil, add whole spices, saute
  5. Next add sliced onions, saute till almost golden
  6. Add garlic and ginger paste along with green chillies, fry
  7. Drop in chopped methi leaves and saute till methi wilts
  8. Cover and cook for a minute or 2
  9. Green peas can go in next, mix well
  10. Add dry masala powders, turmeric, coriander powder, red chilli powder
  11. Tip in soaked and drained rice, mix well
  12. Sprinkle salt and garam masala
  13. Pour in twice the amount of water (1 cup here) as much as rice (1:2 rice:water) ratio
  14. Cover and cook till rice absorbs all water
  15. Meanwhile when rice is cooking, lightly toast paneer pieces in a few drops of ghee/oil
  16. Fluff up rice when it is done, spread a few toasted paneer pieces
  17. Serve with cucumber raitha
Notes
Make sure methi leaves are fresh and tender

Add a bay leaf or 2 if you like

Try not to skip whole garam masala, that is what adds the taste

Do not over toast the paneer pieces, they turn hard and chewy quickly toss and mix with cooked fluffed up rice
Recipe by Food Of Interest at https://foodofinterest.com/methi-matar-paneer-pulao/