# Paneer Pulao

This is a delicious one-pot vegetarian rice dish with paneer and vegetables.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 6 tbsp cooking oil
- 1 large, thinly sliced onion
- 250 gm paneer
- 0.5 tsp cumin
- 2 small sticks cinnamon
- 4 cloves
- 2 cardamom
- 1 black cardamom
- 1 bay leaf
- 0.25 cup, chopped carrot
- 0.5 cup snap peas
- 2 3 green chili
- 1 tsp ginger paste
- 0.5 tsp red chili
- 0.5 tsp coriander
- 0.25 tsp turmeric
- 1 cup green peas
- 2.5 cups, soaked for 30 min basmati rice
- 1.75 tsp, to taste salt
- 3.5 cups hot water
- 0.25 tsp + pinch garam masala
- chopped coriander and mint
- 1 2 tbsp ghee
- 1 tsp kewra water

## Instructions

1. Add 6 tbsp of cooking oil to a pot.
2. Add 1 large thinly sliced onion to the pot.
3. Fry the onion until brown on low heat.
4. Remove the fried onions from the pot and set aside.
5. Add 250 gm of paneer to the same oil in the pot.
6. Fry the paneer for 1 minute on each side over low heat.
7. Remove the fried paneer from the pot and set aside.
8. Add 1/2 tsp of cumin to the pot.
9. Add 2 small cinnamon sticks, 4 cloves, 2 cardamom pods, 1 black cardamom, and 1 bay leaf to the pot.
10. Sauté the spices in the oil.
11. Add 1/4 cup of chopped carrots to the pot.
12. Add 1/2 cup of snap peas to the pot.
13. Add 2-3 green chilies to the pot.
14. Add 1 tsp of ginger paste to the pot.
15. Add 1/2 tsp of red chili powder, 1/2 tsp of coriander powder, and 1/4 tsp of turmeric to the pot.
16. Sauté for 2 minutes.
17. Add 1 cup of green peas to the pot.
18. Add 2 1/2 cups of basmati rice, soaked for 30 minutes, to the pot.
19. Mix the rice and vegetables gently.
20. Add 1 3/4 tsp of salt to taste.
21. Add the fried paneer back into the pot.
22. Add the reserved fried onions to the pot.
23. Pour in 3 1/2 cups of hot water.
24. Stir everything gently.
25. Cover the pot and cook for 15 minutes on low heat.
26. Uncover the pot and fluff the rice with a spoon.
27. Sprinkle 1/4 tsp + a pinch of garam masala over the rice.
28. Add more reserved fried onions.
29. Add chopped coriander and mint.
30. Gently mix everything together.
31. Cover the pot for 5 minutes with no heat.
32. Add 1-2 tbsp of ghee to the rice.
33. Add 1 tsp of kewra water.
34. Serve the Paneer Pulao.

## Equipment

- pot
- measuring cups
- spatula
- slotted spoon
- spoon
- lid

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_fvi-x2rEg&ab_channel=BanglarRannaghor
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/463f08f7-a49e-4e67-9348-390ad14a234b
- Extracted: 2025-08-11

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