CARROT PANEER PULAO

INGREDIENTS :

Basmati rice - 1 1/2 cup
Finely sliced onion - 1 1/2 cup
Paneer - 100 gms
Grated carrot - 1 1/2 cup
Salt to taste
Cloves -2 
Cinnamon sticks -2 
Biriyani leaves - 2
Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
Lemon juice - 1 tsp
Green Chillies - 3
Few mint and coriander leaves

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1) Wash and soak rice in water for 10 minutes.
2) Heat ghee in a pan . Saute whole spices for a minute , followed by adding finely sliced onion till tender.
3) Add ginger-garlic paste , split chillies and grated carrot till half cooked .
4) Meanwhile , cook rice in rice cooker with 1 1/2 cups of water .
5) Once carrot is done , add it with the rice and cook till done.
6) Make paneer cubes and mix with a tsp of turmeric powder, garam masala powder and little salt . Fry paneer cubes for few minutes in a kadai and finally mix it with the rice .
7) Mix carrot mixture and paneer well with the rice. Garnish it with mint and coriander leaves.

Serve hot with Raitha .

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