PANEER FRIED RICE

Ingredients

Long grained rice 1 cup

Onion 2

Cooked green peas 1/2 cup

Tomata 1

Ginger garlic paste 2 tbsp

Gree chilli 2

Cashew nut 10

Yogurt 2 tbsp

Coriander powder 1 tbsp

Cumin powder 1/2 tbsp

Chilli powder 1 tbsp

Garam masla powder 1/2 tbsp

Aniseeds 1 tbsp

Cardamom 3

Cinnamon 1 stick

Cloves 3

Chopped coriander leaves 3 tbsp

Salt to taste

Oil 3 tbsp

For marainate

Paneer 1 cup

Coriander power 1/2 tbsp

Chilli powder 1/4 tbsp

Cumin powder 1/4 tbsp

Garam masla powder 1/2 tbsp

Yogurt 1 tbsp

Salt to taste

Oil 1 tbsp

Preparaion

1. Marinate paneer with all the ingredients mentioned for about 1 hour.

2. To a cooker add long grained rice, 1.5 cups of water, oil and cardamom. Turn off the flame after 2 whistles.

3. Heat a pan, add oil and fry marinated paneer. Take out the paneer into a kitchen paper towel.

4. To the same oil, add aniseeds, cinnamom and cloves and fry.

5. Add chopped cashew nuts, green chilli, ginger garlic paste, salt and finely sliced onion. Saute till the colour of onion changes into golden brown.

6. Add chopped tomatoes and fry.

7. Once the tomatoes get cooked, add all the powders mentioned in ingredients section. Mix well.

8. Finally add cooked green peas and chopped coriander leaves.

9. After 4 mts turn off the flame.

10. Mix the cooked rice with this mixture and transfer it into a serving dish.

11. Top the rice with fried paneer and garnish with coriander leaves.

12. Serve paneer biryani with raita or any vegetable dish.