Paneer Pulao

Ingredients:

Rice - 3 cups
Paneer - 400 gms
Onions - 2
Tomatoes - 2
Cauliflower - 100 gms
Carrots - 3
Potatoes - 2
Fresh beans - 50 gms
Green peas - 50 gms
Ginger-Garlic paste - 1/2 tsp
Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
Cloves - 4
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Aniseed - 1/2 tsp
Tomato sauce - 2 tbsp
Mint leaves - little
Coriander leaves - little
Ghee - 1/4 cup
Salt to taste
Oil for deep - frying

Method :

1. Wash the rice and soak in water for 20 minutes.
2. Cut paneer into medium pieces.
3. Heat oil in a "Kadai", fry the paneer pieces till colour. Remove from oil and pour the tomato sauce to the fried paneer pieces and keep aside.
4. Dice all the vegetables into small pieces.
5. Cut onions and tomatoes finely.
6. Heat ghee in a pan, add cloves, cinnamon, ginger-garlic past and stir fry till smells is lost.
7. Add onions and tomatoes, fry for a minute.
8. Add diced vegetables, stir-fry for few minutes. Add soaked rice with 41/2 cups of fresh water and add turmeric powder and salt. Cook the mixture till upto 3 whistles.
9. Remove from fire and stir gently. Add coriander leaves, paneer pieces. Stir and keep simmer under fire for few seconds and serve hot.