Paneer Mattar Pulao

Ingredients:

Paneer (cottage cheese) - 150 g
Green peas - handful
Onion - 2 medium sized
Tomato - 2 small sized
Green chillies
garlic cloves - 4to5
Bay leaves, Cloves, Cinnamon and Cardamom
Red chillies
Pulao Masala
Chilli powder
Turmeric powder
Salt

- Add the chopped onions, green chillies and garlic in a mixie jar and grind it to form the onion paste.
- Also make tomato puree and keep it aside.
- Keep the steamed rice ready (should not be hot or sticky so try to cool the rice before adding it to the curry )

Steps:

1. Heat oil in a kadai, fry the paneer pieces in it till it turns a little brown and keep it aside.
2. In the same oil add Bay leaves, Cloves, Cinnamon and Cardamom.
3. Quickly add red chillies, mustard and cumin seeds. When it splitters add the onion paste, all the powders and masala, mix well and allow to cook
4. Add the tomato puree to it and cook till oil starts oozing out of the curry.
5. Add the fresh green peas or if not fresh then soaked and boiled hard green peas and salt.
6. Allow it to cook for a while and then after checking for the taste add the rice and fried paneer to the curry and mix well.
7. Squeeze half a lemon on the pulao, add little chopped coriander leaves, mix well before serving.

Accompanied by Raita or any gravy would make the meal special.