Paneer and peas pulao

Paneer peas pulao is a perfect lunch or dinner idea which give a change to the regular meals. We can make this at home with minimum ingredients and efforts. It is a delicious rice recipe, we can have it with raita or any spicy curry.

Ingredients:

Whole spices:Bay leaf - 1 No

Cinnamon - 1 stick

Cardamom - 3 Nos

Cloves - 3 Nos

Star anise - 1 No

Pepper cons - 6 Nos

Basmati rice / jeerakasala rice - 1 cup soaked

Paneer - 1 1/2 cup (standard measurement cup)

Green peas frozen - 1 cup (standard measurement cup)

Onion sliced - 1 medium

Ginger crushed - 1 1/2 to 2 teaspoon

Green chillies slitted - 3 Nos

Ghee - 2 tablespoon

vegetable oil - 2 tablespoon

Salt to taste( around 3/4 to 1 teaspoon)

Water - 1 1/2 cup hot water

Cashews, mint leaves and coriander leaves for garnishing.

Directions to make:

1. Wash and soak 1 cup of Basmati or jeerakasala rice in 1 1/2 cup water for 30 minutes and drain it.

2. Marinate the paneer cubes with a little chilly powder , turmeric powder and salt for 5 to 10 minutes. After that fry this and keep it aside.

3. Take a pressure cooker and heat 2 tablespoon of ghee and 2 tablespoon of vegetable oil. To this add whole spices. when it splutters, add sliced onion, ginger crushed and green chillies slitted. Saute this till the raw smell goes. Then add frozen green peas and saute it for 3 minutes.

4. Add drained rice, fry it for another 3 minutes. Then add 1 1/2 cup hot water , coriander leaves, mint leaves and salt (3/4 to 1 teaspoon). Mix everything well.

5. Close the lid of the cooker, turn the flame to high and give 3 whistles on high flame. After that switch off the flame and allow to settle down the pressure completely.

6. When the pressure completely goes, open the lid and transfer the rice to a wide plate. Now add the fried paneer cubes and fluff the rice gently with a fork to protect the rice from breaking.

7. Finally garnish the rice with fried cashews, coriander leaves and mint leaves. Serve hot and enjoy.