Paneer Pulav: One Pot Goodness…

This is such a simple and complete dish, cooked in just one pot. Quick and easy to make, healthy and tasty to eat!

Recipe

Ingredients (Serves 6)

Paneer 200 grams
Oil 2 tbsp
Turmeric 1 tsp
Salt 1 tsp
Chat Masala 1 tsp
Basmati Rice 1.5 cups
Ghee 1 tbsp
Staranise 1
Green Cardamom 4
Cloves 5
Chopped onions 1 cup
Diced potatoes ½ cup
Carrots ½ cup
Salt 1.5 tsp
Garam Masala ½ tsp
Coriander powder 1 tsp
Red chilli powder 1/3 tsp
Red peppers 1 cup
Boiling water (2 X rice) 3 cups
Garden pea 1 cup

For serving: Serve hot with papad, mint chutney, and cumin yoghourt

Method:

  1. Coat paneer cubes with oil, turmeric, salt, and chat masala. Pan-fry it lightly to get some colour on the paneer and set aside
  2. Soak rise in tap water for 30 mins
  3. In a pan heat ghee, and add whole spices (Star anise, cardamon, and cloves)
  4. Once the aroma starts coming, then add onions, potatoes, and carrot
  5. Add dry spices (salt, garam masala, coriander powder & red chilli powder)
  6. Add soaked and drained rice and mix well to coat every single grain in the oil masala
  7. Finally add red peppers and 3 cups of boiling water (2 times of dry rice quantity)
  8. Bring it to a boil, cover it with a lid, and simmer for 8 mins
  9. Turn the heat off and keep it covered with the lid for another 10 mins
  10. Now add fried paneer and cooked garden peas. Mix well and cover again with the lid for all the flavours to infuse thoroughly for another 5 mins
  11. Serve hot with sides of cumin yoghourt, papad, and mint chutney

Tips and Other Notes:

You can use any vegetables, just make sure that after cooking they retain the texture and do not become mushy

–      Instead of panner you can use any other cooked meat-based protein as well

–      Water ratio is 2 times of the dry rice and should be reduced if you are using many vegetables as they release a lot of water as well