Paneer Pulao, Vegetable Pulav, Rice with Indian Cottage Cheese Pulao
Paneer Pulao is an exotic rice dish, super easy to make and tastes delicious. This is a great side dish for get-togethers. Paneer Pulao goes well with yogurt or soup. This is also a satisfying lunch box meal. Recipe will serve 4.
Ingredients
- 1 cup rice preferred basmati rice
- 1 cup paneer cut into small cubes
- 1/2 cup green peas using frozen peas
- 1/2 cup carrots cut into small cubes
- 1/2 cup corn using frozen corn
- 2 Tbsp clarified butter ghee
- 1 tsp cumin seeds jeera
- 10 curry leaves
- 1 tsp ginger paste adrak
- 1 Tbsp green chili cut in small pieces
- 1 tsp salt namak
- 1/2 tsp garam masala
- 2 Tbsp cilantro chopped hara dhania
- 2 cup water
Instructions
- Wash rice gently changing water 2-3 times.
- For fluffier rice, the rice should be soaked for at least 15 minutes prior to cooking.
- Heat the oil in a saucepan over medium heat. Oil should be moderately hot. Add the cumin seeds. When they crack, add curry leaves, ginger, and green chili, stir for few seconds.
- Add green peas, carrots, and corn, stir and add paneer, and salt stir for about one minute, add the rice and water. Increase the heat to high and bring it to boil. Turn the heat to low and cover the pan and cook for 15 minutes or until rice is tender and water has evaporated.
- Turn off the heat add cilantro, and garam masala and fluff the pulao with a fork. Cover the pan for few minutes before serving.
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Hi, Manjula Jain, you delivered Vegetable Paneer Pulao, which is looking so delicious and I ever saw your other recipes both are so good and I try that is very tasty thanks a lot for sharing, good work please keep it up…
Namaste Aunty,
Can you please tell me if one can add food colouring or hurdee powder for some colour to this dish?
Prianca, use haldi I do not like to use the food color
Wow! The recipe that you given has worked well while following your videos and preparing the same meal at my home. Thanks for helping us make great dishes like this.
Hello Manjula Ji,
Your videos are always good!
Thanks a lot.
Nice meal,though I would have preferred to use some spices to add more color to it.
I had this several times on special occasions. The best thing about this recipe is that it is very delicious and i love to have this every time. Usually i take this with yogurt. The way you made is awesome.
I tried it yesterday and it turned out very well. I added a little garlic as people in my household like it. Thank you Manjulaji! I am a big fan of your cooking 🙂 I cannot thank you enough for Boondi Ladoo recipe!
Hi Manjulaji,
Which brand of basmati rice did you use ?
Chandana, I don’t find much difference in different brand rice, this time I used Laxmi brand