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Paneer Pulao – Paneer Peas Pulao Recipe

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Paneer Pulao

I have tasted paneer pulao couple of times in restaurants which was less spicy with mild flavours, since then I wanted to recreate the version and this one came close to what I expected 🙂

Paneer Pulao Recipe

Paneer Pulao Recipe – Ingredients

Preparation Time : 15 mins | Cooking Time : 20 mins | Serves : 2
Recipe Category: Main | Recipe Cuisine: North Indian

Basmati Rice – 1 cup
Water – 1.5 cups
Paneer – 1/2 cup cubed
Peas – 1/4 cup
Onion – 1 chopped lengthwise
Ginger garlic paste – 1.5 tsp
Green Chillies – 2 chopped finely
Tomato -1 small sized (or) tomato puree – 3 tbsp
Curd – 3 tbsp
Garam masala powder – 1 tsp
Coriander leaves – 1 tsp chopped(optional)
Salt – to taste

To temper:

Bay leaf – a small piece
Cloves – 2
Oil – 2 tsp
Ghee – 2 tsp
Curry leaves – 8

Method:

  1. Presoak basmati rice for 15-20mins, Set aside. Heat oil + ghee, add bayleaf, cloves, greenchillies and ginger garlic paste, fry for 2mins, Add onion fry till golden brown. Then add tomato, saute until mushy and raw smell leaves.
    How to make paneer pulao - Step1
  2. Now add peas, curd and garam masala fry for 2-3mins. Then add rice, give a stir then saute for a minute. Add water and required salt.
    How to make paneer pulao - Step2
  3. Pressure cook for 2-3 whistles. Meanwhile toast paneer with little oil till golden brown. Once pressure releases fluff the rice with fork then add the toasted paneer immediately. Stir once and keep closed until serving time.
    How to make paneer pulao - Step3

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.The pulao pairs well with a spicy curry or paneer tikka masala.
Paneer Pulao


My Notes:

  • Adding paneer with the rice to cook makes the paneer rubbery so I use this method of toasting and adding it finally.
  • Make sure to add paneer to the cooked rice immediately once pressure releases so that the flavour is well blended with paneer.
  • You can add green chilli paste instead of green chillies.
  • I added little peas you can skip it and make it just with paneer too.

Paneer Pulao Recipe


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  4. Nisha says

    March 13, 2012 at 5:09 pm

    Neat. I trust anything with Paneer 😀
    I think I'd like to pair your Paneer Pulao with your Malai Kofta Curry or Methi Matar Malai instead of a Paneer sabji 🙂

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  78. sucheta dalvi says

    May 22, 2013 at 4:50 am

    I am little confused being a new comer, please clarify that I have to simply soak raw rice and directly add, or have I to cook rice SEPARATELY and add in the pulao making process.

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  88. janu says

    February 24, 2015 at 4:30 am

    Today's breakfast s ur recipe ly…:)) the taste came out very well… but I added capsicum too… so d rice was lil orange n green color… is that due to addin capsicum??

    Reply

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