Matar Paneer Pulao
Matar Paneer Pulao, also known as Peas and Paneer Pulao, is a simple rice dish made with green peas, fried paneer cubes, and spices.
Yield: 2
Materials
- 1½ cup Long Grain Rice (Basmati)
- ½ cup Green Peas
- 100 gms Paneer cut into small cubes
- 1 no Bay Leaf
- 1 inch Cinnamon Stick
- 1-2 nos Clove
- 1 no Cardamom
- Salt to taste
- 2 tablespoon Ghee
- 2 no Onion, medium chopped
- 2 teaspoon Ginger Paste
- 4 tablespoon Vegetable Oil
- 10-15 nos Cashew Nuts
- 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder
- 1 teaspoon Cumin Powder
Instructions
- Wash and soak the rice for 20 minutes.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of ghee and roast the cashew nuts and keep them aside.
- Next heat oil 2 tablespoon and sauté the paneer cubes with little salt. Keep them aside.
- Now heat the remaining oil and add the bay leaf, clove, cardamom and cinnamon.
- Once the oil becomes fragrant, add the chopped onion and sauté them till translucent.
- Next add ginger paste and combine well.
- After that add coriander and cumin powder, mix them well.
- Add the soaked rice and coat well with the spices.
- Now add the fried paneer cubes into the rice.
- Add required water (normally double the amount of rice). At this stage, taste the salt and allow it to cook by covering it with a lid.
- When rice is 70-80% done, add the frozen green peas into it.
- Now open the lid, add a tablespoon of ghee and allow to evaporate the remaining water.
- Switch off the gas and allow to rest for 10 minutes. Serve it hot with raita or any side dish of your choice.