Paneer Matar Pulao

Ingredients:

• 300 gm Basmati rice
• 200 gm paneer (cut in medium cubes)
• 100 gm green peas
• 1 bay leaf
• 1 tablespoon garam masala (whole)
• 2 teaspoon cumin seed
• 1 teaspoon nutmeg powder (jaiphal)
• 1 teaspoon mace powder (javitri)
• 3 tablespoon sunflower oil
• 1 cup of ghee (clarified butter)
• Salt and sugar according to taste
• water

Preparation:

1. Wash the rice properly and soak in cold water for an hour.
2. After an hour drain the water and dry the rice in a paper to soak the excess water.
3. Heat the oil in a pan and lightly fry the paneer.
4. Heat the ghee in a pan, add bay leaf, garam masala and cumin seed for sauté.
5. Add the dried rice and fry the rice in a low flame.
6. Add green peas and salt to taste and water & cook it for 10 min.
7. When the rice is half cooked, add pre-fried paneer cubes, salt to taste and cook it.
8. After 5-10 min, when the rice becomes soft, add nutmeg powder, mace powder and mix well.
9. Add ghee and mix properly in a low flame.
10. Serve the Paneer matar pulao with Paneer curry or Chicken curry.

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