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Paneer Pulao (Paneer Rice)
Preparation Time: 20 minutes
Cooking Time: 20 minutes
Serves: 2 servings
Ingredients:
1/2 cup Basmati Rice (long grained)
1/2 cup Paneer, cubed
1 large Onion, sliced
1 teaspoon grated Ginger
1/2 teaspoon crushed Garlic
1 Green Chilli, finely chopped
1/4 cup Green Peas (frozen or fresh)
1inch piece of Cinnamon
2 Cloves
1 small piece of Bay Leaf
1 teaspoon Lemon Juice
1 cup Water
1/2 teaspoon or to taste Salt
1 teaspoon + 1 tablespoon Oil
1/2 teaspoon Ghee (clarified butter)
(optional)
2 tablespoons Coriander Leaves, finely
chopped
Directions:
1. Wash and soak basmati rice in 1cup water for 1520 minutes.
2. Heat 1 teaspoon oil and 1/2 teaspoon ghee in a pressure cooker (we used small
size 2 liter cooker made of steel) over low flame. Ghee is used for enhancing the
flavor of prepared rice. Sauté clove, cinnamon, bay leaf, crushed garlic and
grated ginger in heated oil and ghee for 3045 seconds.
3. Add green chilli and sliced onion, sauté until onion turns light brown.
4. Add green peas and soaked rice (drain them before adding), sauté for a minute.
5. Add lemon juice, salt and 1cup water, mix well.
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6. Pressure cook for 3whistles over lowmedium flame (number of whistles
required may vary based on size and type of cooker you are using). Turn off the
flame and let it sit idle for 10minutes.
7. Meanwhile, heat 1 tablespoon oil in frying pan and shallow fry paneer cubes until
they turn light brown.
8. Once steam pressure inside pressure cooker comes down naturally, open it
carefully and add fried paneer cubes. Mix well and transfer prepared rice to a
large bowl.
9. Garnish spicy paneer rice pulao with fresh coriander leaves and serve with
punjabi kadhi and kurkuri bhindi.
Tips and Variations:
We prepared delicious Indian paneer pulao using small 2.5 liter pressure
cooker made with steel. You can use any size and type of pressure cooker to
make it. However, you will have to adjust number of whistles and flame
intensity based on your cooker type and size.
If you are using pressure cooker made of aluminum, then cook it over
medium flame.
Add freshly cut vegetables like broccoli, capsicum, etc. to make mix pulav
(pulao).
Amount of water required to cook rice differs based on quality and age of
rice. If you are not using basmati rice, please follow instructions given on the
rice pack you are using to determine the amount of water required.
Taste: Mild spicy pulav with soft inside crisp outside paneer enveloped in nice
complex aroma of spices
Serving Ideas: To get best experience, serve it with dum aloo punjabi or dal fry
and boondi raita. It can be served with any Indian curry with gravy, pickle and
papad.
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