Friday, July 26, 2013

Paneer/Cottage Cheese Fried Rice

I'm becoming a big fan of one pot meals these days.Why?My LM has long hours at school and she HAS to eat her lunch there, hubby dear who loves his elaborate curry-kootu south indian platter lunch has to carry his lunch and by making one pot meals in the morning i can escape all the cutting and chopping.Call it laziness but if i don't sleep with the menu decided for next day I'd be lost!

I made this paneer fried with a wee bit of doubt if my DH will like it because he isn't a big fan of paneer/cottage cheese.But he liked it so I decided it can make its presence once in a while.But alas LM never finished her lunch box :( sad but I just have to bear with her and her choosy habits.


This rice was really nice i loved the mild flavours which i wanted to be so because i thought someone little would enjoy it ( I was wrong) but i liked the mild spices which went perfectly well with the soft paneer.



To make this you need
Paneer 1 cup cubed 
Basmati rice - 2 cups soaked for half hour
Onion 1 large
Tomato 1 large
Ginger 1/2 inch piece, Garlic 4-5 pods both chopped finely or crushed
Garam masala powder 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Yogurt/curd 2 tablespoons
Warm Water 2 cups
Ghee/Butter/Oil or a mix of both in any ratio you want 1 tablespoon
Whole spices  - cinnamon 1 inch piece

  • Soak the basmati rice for half hour and drain and keep aside.Heat some water to cook this rice keep this ready.
  • Heat oil in a deep vessel, add the butter/ghee and add the cinnamon stick.Add paneer to this and brown the pieces.Remove the paneer and set aside.
  • Add onions fry well then add the crushed ginger garlic and saute well.
  • Add tomato and fry well until mashed.Now add the Yogurt/curd and saute well for 2-3 minutes.
  • Add garam masala powder and fry well.
  • Add the drained basmati rice and fry well until it goes translucent.
  • Add the warm water now and check for salt.Add the fried paneer now.
  • Once this water starts boiling mildly reduce the flame to medium and cover this and cook for 12-15 minutes or until all the water has been absorbed by the rice.
  • Fluff the rice up with a fork in between do not stir once the rice is added.


  • Mild paneer fried rice is ready to be served with any raita of your choice, pickle and papads or by itself too.Have a good meal :) 



13 comments:

  1. Paneer is all time favourite and this one pot meal looks yummy

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  2. I would to have this rice.. Perfect for the lunch..

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  3. That looks like an easy & mild pulav... subtle & tasty :)

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  4. One pot meals are perfect for those lunch box ideas, and planning ahead always helps.
    This looks really good.

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  5. tats a sooper easy n cimple to do pulav

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  6. Just like u, I too love 1 pot meals... lot of convenience, alle??? :) The pulao looks really tasty...

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  7. easy to make and mild pulao :) looks delicious dear :)

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  8. delicious and a quick pulao... very flavorful!!! Thanks for linking it to my event!! Looking for more yummy recipes!!

    Sowmya

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Thanks for coming by and giving me all the encouragement to keep going.

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