Shahi Paneer Fried Rice
Serves: 4
Preparation time: 20min
Cooking time: 45min
Ingredients
- 2 cup Basmati Rice / பாசுமதி அரிசி
- 1 tsp Cumin seed / சீரகம்
- 2 nos Onion / வெங்காயம் - long cut
- 3 – 4 pod Garlic / பூண்டு - finely chopped
- 1 inch Ginger / இஞ்சி - finely chopped
- 2 tbsp Shahi Biriyani Masala
- 2 – 3 nos Green Chili, Fresh / பச்சை மிளகாய் - chopped
- 4 tbsp Ghee / நெய்
- 2 – 3 tbsp Spring Onion - chopped (optional)
- 2 tsp Salt / உப்பு - adjust to your taste
- 1 tsp Cashew nut / முந்திரிப் பருப்பு - fried (optional)
- 50 gm Paneer - fried
Instructions
- Soak basmati rice for about 20min and drain water
- Heat 2tbsp ghee in a pan
- Splutter cumin in hot ghee
- Saute spring onion for a min
- Add long cut onion and saute for a min (reserve a few for garnishing)
- Add ginger and garlic and fry well until raw smell goes off
- Add green chilli and fry
- Add rice into it and fry in simmer until rice turns opaque white
- Add shahi biriyani masala
- Add salt and mix well
- Transfer the mix to a pressure cooker
- Meanwhile heat remaining ghee
- Fry remaining long cut onion in low flame until it turns brown and crispy
- Once rice is cooked garnish the fried onion, paneer and cashew
- Serve hot
Notes
Variation
* You could open cook but be careful not to break the rice while stirring
* Take part of cooked rice and fry with additional 1tbsp of ghee and garnish on top
* You could open cook but be careful not to break the rice while stirring
* Take part of cooked rice and fry with additional 1tbsp of ghee and garnish on top
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