PANEER PEAS PULAO

This is another simple recipe. These kind of recipes, especially the variety rice(s) type, helped me a lot when I started to learn cooking and turned out to be great. I hope you also find it interesting as I do.

Ingredients

serves 2

Basmati rice - 1 1/2 cups

Onion - 1, chopped fine

Green peas - 1/2 cup

Paneer cubes - 1/2 cup

Green chillies - 2

Ginger garlic paste - 1.5 tbsp

Cumin / jeera seeds - 1 tsp

Whole black pepper - 1/2 tsp (can also use pepper grinder)

Cloves - 4

Cardamom - 2

Cinnamon stick - a 1″ piece

Bay leaves - 1

Anise seeds - 3 whole

Ghee / oil - 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

How to make it

Soak the basmati rice in enough water to cover it, for 15 mins.

Grind the pepper, cloves, cardamom and cinnamon together.

Heat the ghee in a pan and throw in the cumin seeds. Once they splutter, add the ground ingredients. Tear the bay leaf into 3 and add Anise seeds and toss that too.

Now add the onions, split green chillies and saute until onions turn transparent.

Then add the ginger garlic paste and saute well for a minute.

Add the peas and paneer cubes and mix well for another 2-3 mins.

Drain the rice completely and add to the pan. Mix thoroughly.

Add 2 cups water to the above and let it cook until the rice is done.

Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with side-dish of choice or raita.

p.s. - I fried the panner seperately and added it as I love the fried part ;)