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Paneer Pulav/Rice.


When unexpected guests arrive...though you are smiling..your brain will automatically search your kitchen...your fridge...pantry....for something that can be cooked in a jiffy. For those unexpected ones I always store frozen paneer.....this is one of my favorite pulav for vegetarian guests and can be made in about 30 min if there are frozen paneer in the freezer. I had bookmarked this in a 2004 Pachakam magazine and ever since this is a favorite. This pulav can be had with any veg or non veg curry.


Ingredients:
Basmati rice: 1 1/2 cups.
Ghee or refined oil: 3 or 4 tbsp.
Jeera/cumin seeds: 1/4 tsp.
Cloves: 3 or 4.
Cinnamon: 2 pieces.
Cardomon: 3 or 4.
Cashew nuts chopped: 1 tbsp.
Kismis/dry grapes: 1 or 2 tbsp.
Onion: 1, sliced..
Paneer cubed: 100 gm or 1 packet.
Coriander leaves/Cilantro: for garnishing.
Method:
1.Cook rice with salt, strain and keep aside.
2.Heat a pan and put in ghee/refined oil and fry the paneer and drop into a bowl of water (this makes the paneer soft. Frying makes the paneer a bit hard.
3. In the same pan fry the sliced onion till brown, strain and keep aside, again in the same pan fry the kismis, cashew nuts strain and keep aside.
4. Put in all the spices; jeera, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves and add the cooked rice and mix well. Add salt if needed. 
5. Mix in the paneer, fried onion, cashew-nuts, and Kismis. Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with any veg or non veg curry.. 

Tip: If you are short of kismis/dry grapes and cashew-nuts....you can omit them....but make sure there are browned onions on top :)

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  1. RajiJanuary 11, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    Wow!! that's a delicious pulav..love the colors.

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  2. Priya SureshJanuary 11, 2011 at 2:35 PM

    Such a delicious pulao,soooo tempting..

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  3. Jaisy JamesJanuary 11, 2011 at 3:35 PM

    looks delicious and liked ur presentation grt

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  4. FaithJanuary 11, 2011 at 6:51 PM

    Hi Nisa, thank you so much for stopping by my blog and leaving that sweet comment! Your blog is really beautiful and I'll definitely be visiting often. This pulav looks wonderful, I love the addition of the delicious pan-fried paneer and onions!

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  5. Mrs KJanuary 11, 2011 at 7:09 PM

    Wow that is really very simple and so yummy,I almost always have a stock of paneer,peas,carrots,and boiled spinach in my freezer for these quick fixes :)

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  6. aipiJanuary 11, 2011 at 7:46 PM

    Delicious...Such a tempting platter you have there...
    Thanks a lot for linking this to bookmark event :)

    US Masala

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  7. Suja ManojJanuary 11, 2011 at 7:59 PM

    Simple and flavorful rice..love it.

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  8. Sarah NaveenJanuary 11, 2011 at 8:39 PM

    My fav!!! its such a simply yummy meal right??
    hey upload liz'z wedding pics if you have ....i dint see even betrothals yet :(

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  9. Shanthi KrishnakumarJanuary 11, 2011 at 8:55 PM

    Delicious and tempting

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  10. SwathiJanuary 11, 2011 at 11:40 PM

    Looks delicious and nice recipe.

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  11. PadmaJanuary 12, 2011 at 1:57 AM

    Delicious pulav... looks very tempting.

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  12. UnknownJanuary 12, 2011 at 2:14 AM

    So delighted to see ur rice.....wonderful and easy too

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  13. TorviewtorontoJanuary 12, 2011 at 3:30 AM

    looks delicious yummy with paneer

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  14. PeggyJanuary 12, 2011 at 4:44 AM

    This pulav looks fabulous! Love the paneer in there!

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  15. SwapnaJanuary 12, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    First time in your blog and you have a nice space here! Happy to see another Kottayam blogger:)....

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  16. HGourmet FoodieJanuary 12, 2011 at 9:33 PM

    This pulav looks fantastic.. love the pics...

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  17. Santosh BangarJanuary 13, 2011 at 3:02 PM

    gr8 inviting pulav just to garb it

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  18. SatyaJanuary 13, 2011 at 8:56 PM

    paneer pulav looks fanstastic ... lovely recipe too

    Satya

    Super Yummy Recipes

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  19. chitraj.hegdeJanuary 13, 2011 at 11:49 PM

    wow,,that's so inviting,,I am feeling hungry...looks So yummy..

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  20. Miz HelenJanuary 16, 2011 at 2:45 AM

    Your Paneer Pulav/Rice is beautiful, I just love the combination of spice, it would smell so good.Thank you so much for coming to Full Plate Thursday today and please come back!

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  21. AnnFebruary 5, 2011 at 2:34 AM

    Lovely, I have not seen paneer in rice before, looks like a great combo...

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