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Peri Paneer Rice

Course Rice
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Peri Peri Pulav, Peri Peri Rice, peri peri veg rice
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 2
Calories 631 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cup Rice
  • 150 gms Cottage Cheese (Paneer)
  • 1/4 cup Mixed Dried Berries
  • 2 Onion Sliced
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1/4 tsp Black Pepper
  • 1/4 tsp Red Chilli Powder
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
  • 1/4 tsp Chat Masala
  • 1 Bay Leaf
  • 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
  • 1 tsp Garam Masala
  • 5 Pepper Corn
  • 4 Cloves
  • 2 Green Cardamom
  • 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 1 tsp Oil
  • 1 tbsp Yoghurt
  • 2 cups Vegetable Stock
  • 1 tsp Ghee
  • 10 strands Saffron
  • 1 tbsp Milk

Instructions

  1. Dice Paneer into cubes and let it marinate with dry spices like 1/4 tsp salt, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder, 1/4 tsp cumin powder,1/4 tsp red chilli powder,1/4 tsp garam masala, 1/4 tsp chat masala. Keep this aside for 30 mins before you use this in the recipe.

  2. Heat a little oil and saute 1 sliced onion till they are brown and separately keep it.

  3. In a sauce pan heat stock and add rice for cooking with salt. Remember this doesn't have to be fully cooked, you can start preparing the masala parallelly.

  4. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a wok and add cumin seed, bay leaf, pepper corns, cardamom and then add onions and cook on slow and then add ginger garlic and saute till raw taste is gone.

  5. Mix Saffron on hot milk and let it sit for 1 min.

  6. Now in this add 1/2 of the berries and marinated paneer and cook for a while, add 2 tbsp of yoghurt and let the berries and paneer cook for a little while and then add salt and add the almost little more than half cooked rice into the wok and then top it up with more berries, fried onions , 1 tsp ghee and sprinkle some garam masala, saffron milk and cover the wok with a tight cover and let it cook on slow flame for 5 to 7 mins and then let it sit for a while before you open , mix it top down and serve with raita.

Nutrition Facts
Peri Paneer Rice
Amount Per Serving
Calories 631 Calories from Fat 99
% Daily Value*
Fat 11g17%
Saturated Fat 4g25%
Trans Fat 1g
Cholesterol 20mg7%
Sodium 2399mg104%
Potassium 419mg12%
Carbohydrates 112g37%
Fiber 5g21%
Sugar 9g10%
Protein 18g36%
Vitamin A 707IU14%
Vitamin C 9mg11%
Calcium 146mg15%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.