Paneer peas pulao

Serves -3

Pulao or biryani is always loved by most of us.Whenever I have leftover paneer after making some gravies out of it, I immediately make pulao or biryani or fried rice using it.Paneer in rice is really a good taste.Those soft cottage cheese you get between rice when you chew is great. With very less veggies it is so easy to prepare.

Ingredients:

• Basmati rice -1cup
• Water -1&1/2 cup
• Paneer -10-15 cubes
• Peas -1cup
• Onion -1 large
• Green chilli -4
• Mint leaves -1/2 cup
• Coriander leaves -1/2 cup
• Oil -2 tbsp
• Cumin -1 tsp
• Cinnamon -1 small stick
• Cardamom 1
• Bay leaf -1
• Ginger garlic paste -1 tsp
• Turmeric powder -1/4 tsp
• Salt -To taste

Method:

• Soak basmati rice for 30 mintues.Slice the onion and slit the green chilli.
• In a pan add oil,Followed by whole spices.
• Then add onion,salt and saute for 2 mins.Add ginger garlic paste,turmeric powder and sauter for a while.
• Add green chilli,peas followed by chopped mint and corriander leaves.
• Add Paneer cubes and water.
• Finally add soaked basmati rice when water boils.
• If you are pressure cooking give 2-3 whistles.
• I used Rice cooker.

Notes:

• Soaking basmati rice gives you soft and separate grains of rice,also it consumes less water for cooking.
• You can add butter finally (its purely optional).
• I used frozen peas.So no problem when I cooked it in rice cooker.
• If it is fresh peas,first cook the peas and then add.