Vegetable paneer pulao recipe with simple steps and tips

Vegetable paneer pulao recipe with step-by-step pictures and video on how to make veg paneer pulao.

Pulao is always flavorful and satisfying food. We can very well serve it as main course and also make it as side dish along with many variety of foods.

It has got very long history in indian, persian and other rice eating countries. In india, we have many variations in rice recipes. It is one among them.

Everyone prepares it in their own way. Here I show you how I prepare Vegetable paneer pulao to make it as main course meal.

When we cook the rice, we have to be really careful while adding water to the rice ratio. I have followed 1:2 ratio for rice and water. But notice that I measured rice to the full cup, not just to its level.

We were taught to measure the rice fully without leveling up. As it is one of the main staple food in our region, we consider food as God’s gift and rice is in first place.

So, we should not reduce the rice by leveling whenever measuring it with any kind of cup, naali, pakka or padi measurements in Tamil.

Same way, for 1 full cup of rice, I used 2 cups (of course leveled up) of water. This makes it perfect measurement for rice and water ratio to get the fluffy cooked rice.

I added many vegetables here. You can always go by your choice of vegetables. I added young tender turmeric leaf in this recipe, as I had it available at home. If you have, make sure you add it too. It is one of the healthiest plant on the earth.

Vegetables along with young turmeric leaf is shown here.

I have shown the spices here.

Rest of the procedures we will see in the recipe of vegetable paneer pulao down here.

I request you to check out my other rice recipes such as Karamani biryani and chicken biryani.

Step-by-Step pictures of Veg Paneer Pulao Recipe with Raita

Wash and Soak Rice

Wash and soak the rice for 30 minutes to 1 hour if you are using old rice. If new rice, soak for 10 minutes.

Fry Cashews and paneer

Add ghee and 1 tsp of oil in a preheated pot / pan, fry cashews first. Then take out and keep aside.

Add paneer pieces and fry until it turns slight brown. Then take out and keep aside.

Make Veg Pulao

In the same pot, add 1 tblspn of oil and then add all the spices mentioned under “spices ingredients” section.

Saute them for a minute. Then add few curry leaves, split green chilli, chopped kashmiri green chilli.

Add onions and saute until onion changes its colour. Add required salt.

Then add ginger garlic paste and saute until its raw smell goes off.

Now add carrot, capsicum, beans, corns, green peas, and chopped young turmeric leaves and saute for couple of minutes.

Add the rice

Mix together.

Pour 2 cups of water and adjust the salt now. It should be little more saltier before cooking.

Cover and cook for exactly 10 minutes in low flame. Do not open in between.

After 10 minutes, check the rice. It must be cooked by now.

Allow it to rest for 5 minutes and then fluff up the rice gently. Now add the fried cashews and paneer pieces and mix gently.

Transfer to a bowl and serve along with any gravy or yoghurt chutney.

Raita preparation

You can serve Pulao with any gravy or simple raita will go well with this.

To prepare raita, add 1 cup yoghurt, chopped cucumber, onion and coriander leaves.

Add salt as per your taste.

Mix well

serve along with veg paneer pulao.

I hope you will also love this recipe. Do give it a try and let me know your feedback in comments or tag @tastyhealthydays in instagram.

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