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Palak Paneer Pulao
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Palak Paneer Pulao

Rice Cooked with Spinach Puree , Cottage Cheese and Spices .
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Biryani, Pulao, Rice Varities
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 6 People
Calories 232kcal
Author Muktha H S

Ingredients

Measurement Cup Size : 1 Cup = 250 ml

  • 2 Cups Basmathi Rice
  • 250 grams Palak /Spinach
  • 3 Green chillies
  • 200 grams Paneer /Cottage Cheese
  • ½ Cup Pudina /Mint leaves
  • 3 Onions Medium size
  • 1 Tomato large size
  • 1 tablespoon Garlic Paste
  • 1 Tbsp Ginger Paste
  • 1 teaspoon Red Chilly Powder
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander Powder
  • ½ Tsp Fennel Powder / Saunf Powder
  • ¼ teaspoon Turmeric Powder
  • 3 tablespoon Oil
  • 2 Tbsp Ghee
  • 10 Cashews Optional
  • 1 Tbsp Raisines Optional
  • 3 cups Water
  • 2 tablespoon Coriander leaves chopped
  • ½ tablespoon Lime Juice
  • 1 ½ teaspoon Salt or as required

Whole Spices

  • 2 Bay leaves
  • 4 Green Cardamom
  • 1 Black Cardamom
  • 2 " inch Cinnamon Sticks
  • 4 Cloves
  • 2 Strands Mace
  • ½ teaspoon Stone Flower/ Dagad Phool
  • ½ teaspoon Shahi Jeera
  • 2 Marathi Moggu optional

Instructions

  • Soak rice for 15 minutes ,drain water and keep it aside.
  • Blanch Spinach in hot water ,add salt,drain water and keep it aside to cool. 
  • Take a mixer ,add  spinach , green chillies and blend well to get puree.Measure the puree in cup and keep it aside. 
  • Heat Oil and ghee in a thick bottom pan ,add ¼ cup sliced onions ,fry well to brown ,add raisins and cashews fry till golden colour.
  • Remove fried onions, raisins and cashews with the help of slotted spoon and reserve it for garnishing.
  • In the same pan,add all the whole spices,fry well till spices leaves flavours to oil.
  • Add sliced onions ,ginger garlic paste and fry well,till the raw smell goes off.
  • Now add paneer cubes, and fry well until slight golden in colour.
  • Add chopped tomatoes and fry well. 
  • Add all the dry spice powders and fry well along with tomatoes until well blend
  • Add the prepared palak puree and mix well.
  • Add drained rice ,mix well with puree and continue to cook for 3-4 minutes
  • Now add 3 cups of  hot water,salt and continue to cook till done,it may take around  12-15 minutes .
  • Once done ,add chopped coriander leaves ,lemon juice and mix well.
  • Garnish with fried onions ,raisins ,cashews and serve hot with Aloo Raita.

Notes

  • Measure the quantity of spinach puree using measuring cup ,so that you can adjust water content accordingly to cook rice. My spinach puree measured 1 Cup so i added only 3 cups of water for rice to get cooked.
  • Add Hot water for cooking rice.

Nutrition

Calories: 232kcal