Mutter Paneer Pulav

Ingredients :

• Basmathi rice - 1 cup [ soaked in water for 20 minutes ]
• Paneer cubes - 1/2 cup
• Green peas - 1/4 cup
• Onion - 1 [ chopped ]
• Tomato - 1 [ chopped ]
• Ginger - small piece
• Garlic - 2 [ flakes ]
• Green chilli - 1 [ chopped ]
• Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala - 1/2 tsp
• Butter - 3 tsp
• Oil - 1 tsp
• Mint leaves - few
• Kasoori methi - a pinch
• Salt - as required

Method :

First grind ginger garlic and green chilli in to a paste and keep aside. Then finely chop mint leaves, onion, and tomato. Meantime keep one pan and add oil to that. When the oil becomes hot, deep fry the paneer cubes till it change in to golden brown. Soak the fried paneer in a hot water for 10 minutes.  Then take a cooker, add oil and butter. when its become hot add onions and saute till its change in to pink colour. Then add ginger garlic chilli paste to this and cook in a low flame, then add chopped tomatoes and cook till thay are mushy. Add mint leaves, and dry masala  powders  and  salt. Mix well. Finely add soaked rice, peas and paneer [ which soaked in a hot water ] along with  water. Close the cooker and wait for 2 whistle to come and 5 minutes extra,  keep the gas in low flame. Then switch off the gas. Your yummy mutter paneer pulav is ready. Serve with raitha and wafer.