Palak & Paneer Rice / Spinach & Cottage Cheese Rice

Very tasty...very healthy. Simple and quick to make....:)

 

Ingredients (Serves 3 to 4 people)

Biriyani/Basmati Rice: 2 Cups
Onion: 1
Green Chilly: 2 - 3
Crushed Ginger: 1 Table Spoon

Crushed Garlic: 1 Table Spoon
Tomato: 1
Palak/Spinach: 1 Bunch
Paneer/Cottage Cheese cubes: 100 gms

Turmeric Powder: 1/4 Tea Spoon
Garam Masala Powder: 3/4 Tea Spoon
Red Chilly Powder: 1 Tea Spoon

Water: 3 Cups
Lemon: 1
Sunflower Oil: 4 - 5 Table Spoon
Salt
Coriander Leaves

Cooking time: 20 to 25 minutes

Method

Wash the rice well and strain off the water
To a pressure cooker pour oil
To this add chopped onion, green chilly, crushed ginger, garlic and tomato one by one  and saute for around 7 to 8 minutes
To this add turmeric powder, garam masala powder and red chilly powder and saute for 2 to 3 minutes
To this add rice and saute for 10 minutes

Keep water for boiling
Add water and chopped Palak/Spinach to rice and stirr well.
Add required salt, lemon juice and coriander leaves and stirr well and close the lid and wait for 2 whistles and switch off the flame
Shallow fry the paneer
Before serving add paneer to the rice and serve hot with curd raitha.

Note

If you are using a pan to cook rice increase the water to 4 cups and close the lid and cook in low flame.