Paneer & Nuts Pulav(Bengali Royal Rice)

Kurma Dasa is a Australian TV host and a Vegetarian Chef.When i saw his Bengali Royal Rice,i loved it and wanted to try it in home.I did give a try and it came out really well.I tweaked a little bit and it was awesome.

Serve with vegetable curry.

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice : 1cup(Wash and soak in water for 20mins)

Saffron :1/2 tsp(soak the saffron in warm milk)

Nutmeg Powder :1tsp

Salt : 1tsp

In a pan,add a tsp of ghee and add the drained rice and fry till aroma gets well.Add 2cups of water,saffron,nutmeg and salt.Cook till the rice is done.Transfer to a plate.

To Make Pulav :

Spices u need :

1.Jeera/Cumin Seeds : 1tsp

2.Snauf : 1tsp

3.Cinnamon : 1" inch stck

4.Cardoman : 3pods

5.Cloves : 3

6.Black Pepper Powder : 1/4 tsp

7.Red Chilli Powder :1/4tsp

8.Hing : 1/8 tsp or a pinch

9.Brown Sugar :3tbsp

1.Almonds : 3tbsp(chopped)

2.Cashews/Walnuts :3tbsp (chopped)

3.Raisins : 3tbsp(chopped)

4.Paneer : 1 cup

5.Peas : 1/2 cup(fresh or frozen)

Saute the paneer in tbsp of ghee/butter till all the sides are brown.Transfer them in a bowl of water.

In a same pan saute the nuts one by one till brown.I ran out of cashews so i used walnuts.

Add a 1tbsp of ghee and add spices 1 to 5 with hing.Fry for few seconds,add peas and paneer.

Add the pepper and chilli powder with brown sugar.Add rice and adjust the salt.

Serve with Raita or some curry.