Paneer Rice

Ingredients

Paneer-200g

Basmati Rice-1and 1/2 cups

Onions-2 medium sized

Tomato-1

Green Chillies-2 or 3

Ginger garlic paste-2 tsp

Coriander leaves-a small bunch

Chilly powder-2 tsp

Turmeric-1/2 tsp

kashmiri chilly powder-1/2 tsp

coriander powder-1/4 tsp

Salt-to taste

Oil-1 or 2 tsp

Saffron-a 3 or 4 strands(optional)

Method

1.Crumble the paneer and keep aside.

2.Saute chopped onions in a pan using 1 or 2 tsp of oil.

3.When the onions start changing their colour ,add ginger garlic paste and green chillies .

4.You can add some coriander leaves at this stage.However this is optional.

5.After 2 minutes ,add chopped tomatoes and mix well.

6.Add chilly powder,turmeric powder,coriander powder,kashmiri chilly powder ,salt etc and mix thoroughly.

7.After sometime ,say about 2 minutes,add crumbled paneer and mix well .

8.Cover and cook for about 4 to 5 minutes in medium flame.

9.After 5 minutes add the cooked rice into this and mix well.

10.Now this step is optional,just put a few strands of saffron in 1/2 tsp of milk and stir and pour it into the paneer rice.This gives a nice aroma and flavor to your rice

11.Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve

Some extra tips

Here ,I cooked 1 n half cups of rice with 3 cups of water and salt.You can also make biriyani type of rice,ie first saute the spices,then roast cashews and raisins and then roast rice and then add water and cook.This will give richness to your rice.

Another thing is that you can use basmati rice or sona masoori rice or pachari(malayalam).

Again,to add extra taste,you can use ghee or dalda or their mixture(Not a healthy option).

Again,you can even omit tomato while making paneer burji.Paneer rice which i have made is actually rice mixed with paneer burji.You can add garam masala or spices while making burji also. These variations will help you get a different taste each time you make it.

So try this one and as i always request ,please let me know after trying this.