Today I’m sharing the easy and delicious Matar Paneer Pulao recipe. Matar paneer pulao is made using two main ingredients. Matar aka green peas. Paneer aka cottage cheese.
These two have high nutritional value. They are a very good source of protein. Green peas are grossly available during winters.
Hence Matar Paneer Pulao or matar pulao is one of the comfort food during winters. But the technique to cook the delicious Matar pulao is always a mystery.
My mother cooks easy and delicious Matar Paneer Pulao Recipe that everyone keeps licking their fingers.
The recipe is easy and made using the ingredients available in the Indian kitchen.
This recipe has been cooking in my home for ages. It’s 100% delicious I guarantee that.
The only thing you need to know is to cook the rice perfectly.
Do try this recipe. And let me know if you have any queries. I’ve attached video as well written recipe.
Matar Paneer Pulao Recipe
| Preparation Time: | 1 hr |
| Cooking Time: | 1- 1.5hr |
| Serve: | 3-4 person |
| Ingredients | Quantity |
| Green peas | 200gm |
| Green chilies | 6-7 nos |
| Oil | 2 tbsp |
| Salt | to taste |
| Water | As required for cooking rice |
| Curd | 3 tsp |
| Cinnamon | 2 inch |
| Bay leaf | 1-2no |
| Green Cardamom | 2-3 nos |
| Cumin seeds | 1 tsp |
| Black pepper | 1 tsp |
| Cloves | 1 tsp |
| Star anise | 1 no |
| Cottage Cheese (paneer) | 100-150gms |
| Ginger-garlic paste | 1 tsp |
| Fennel seeds | 1tsp |
| Rice | 1/2 kg |
Matar Paneer Pulao Recipe Method:
1. Turn on the flame & set the cooktop to medium heat. Heat oil in a cooking vessel. Add chopped onions. Fry till it turns golden brown on medium heat. Separate from oil & keep aside.
2. To the same oil add cottage cheese or paneer. Fry till it turns slightly brown. Remove from oil and keep aside.
3. To the same oil add whole spices as mentioned in the recipes. Saute for a minute.
4. Now add green peas, salt, ginger garlic paste and cook for 2-3 minutes.
5. Add curd and saute for 4-5 minutes more. Till aroma starts coming.
6. Add water to this mixture. And bring it to boil.
7. Add rice to the boiling water. Cover the lid till rice is cooked 80%. And you started noticing water bubbles.
8. Add cottage cheese and secret biryani powder. Garnish with fried onions.
9. Now cover the lid and put the matar paneer pulao on dum. High flame 5 min and low flame for 10 min.
10. Easy And Delicious Matar Paneer Pulao Recipe are ready. Serve hot with spiced curd.
Pro Tip: I’ve used here basmati rice soaked for 1.5-2hours. My measuring cup is 250 gm. So here I’ve taken 1/2 kg or 2 cups rice. The rice: water ratio is 1: 1.5. Here I’ve taken 3 cups of water.
For Dum I’ve used wet muslin cloth and wrap around the lid. And cover the cooking vessel. And put a heavyweight on top.
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