Paneer Matar Pulao Recipe

Archana's Kitchen

August 7, 2019

5730 Ratings

Time:Prep: 10 M|Cook: 1h 0m|Total: 1h 10min

Makes:4 Servings

Meal:Lunch

Cuisine:Indian

Paneer Matar Pulao Recipe is a quick nutritious rice dish flavoured with spices and paneer .

Basmati rice is cooked in ghee, with whole spices which lend their lovely flavours to this pulao. The star ingredient of the pulao is paneer which makes Paneer Matar Pulao delectable, adding to the nutritive value of the pulao.

Paneer Matar pulao can be made and served for a party and is a hit with kids and elders alike. It also makes a great dish to be packed into your Office Lunch boxes or your kids lunch boxes.

Serve Paneer Matar Pulao Recipe along with Shabnam Curry and Boondi Raita for a delicious weekday lunch.

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Paneer Matar Pulao Recipe is a quick nutritious rice dish flavoured with spices and paneer .

Paneer Matar pulao can be made and served for a party and is a hit with kids and elders alike. It also makes a great dish to be packed into your Office Lunch boxes or your kids lunch boxes.

Serve Paneer Matar Pulao Recipe along with Shabnam Curry and Boondi Raita for a delicious weekday lunch.

If you like this recipe, you can also try other Rice recipes such as

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Ingredients

To stir fry

1 Basmati rice, washed and soaked

2 Water

2 Onion, thinly sliced

6 Garlic, finely chopped

1 Ginger, finely chopped

2 Green Chilli, slit length wise

1/2 Fennel seeds (Saunf)

2 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds

1/2 Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)

1 Cloves (Laung)

1 Bay leaves (tej patta)

2 Ghee

2 Mint Leaves (Pudina), chopped for garnishing

Salt, to taste

200 Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese), cut into cubes

1/4 Green peas (Matar), steamed

1 Ghee

Salt, to taste

Instructions for Paneer Matar Pulao Recipe

To begin making the Paneer Matar Pulao Recipe, firstly wash the rice and soak for 15-20 minutes and drain.

Heat the ghee in a pressure cooker on medium heat; add the fennel seeds, cardamom, cinnamon, clove and bay leaf and saute until you get a lovely aroma.

Add the ginger, garlic and green chilies, and saute for a few seconds. At this stage, add onions and saute until the onion turns pink.

Once done, add in the rice, two cups of water, and salt. Close the pressure cooker.

Pressure cook for 2- 3 whistles and turn off the flame. Allow the pressure to release naturally.

Open the pressure cooker and fluff the rice with a fork.

Heat a skillet, with ghee on medium flame, to this add the paneer cubes and saute for about a minute.

To this, add the steamed green peas and salt.

Toss the paneer on high heat for about a minute or two and turn off the flame.

Now add the paneer-green peas into the pulao and mix well.

Add in the fresh chopped mint leaves and transfer the Paneer Matar Pulao to a serving platter.

Serve Paneer Matar Pulao Recipe along with Shabnam Curry and Boondi Raita for a delicious weekday lunch.