Paneer Fried Rice

Ingredients

Basmati Rice.      1 cup

Marinating Paneer

Paneer home made with 500 ml of milk
Curd.                            -   2 tbsp
Red Chilli Powder.    -   1/3 tsp
Turmeric powder.    -   one pinch
Garam masala powder -  1/3 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil.                               - 1 tbsp

For Rice

Green pepper.                - 1/2
Carrot.                            - 1
Green onion.                  -  4
Onion.                            -  1
Garlic.                            -   4
Ginger.                           -   2 inches
Green chilli.                   -   1
Red chilli powder.         -  1/4 tsp
Black pepper powder.   - 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala Powder. - 1/4 tsp
Oil.                                -  2 tbsp
Ghee.                            -   1 tsp
Salt to taste

In a pressure cooker/rice cooker or stove top cook the rice.

Making paneer:

Boil 500 ml milk.  When the milk boils add 1 1/2 to tsp of lemon to the milk. The milk will start curdling.  Switch off the stove and drain it in a drainer with muslin cloth on top of it.  After it drains add cold water and squeeze the water and keep a weight on top the cloth with paneer for 30 minutes.   After that remove the paneer block and make small pieces.

Marinating

In a bowl add all the ingredients except oil under marinating paneer. Leave it for 15 minutes.

After marinating in a pan add 1 tsp oil and the paneer and fry little it turns colour.

In a pan add 2 tbsp oil.  When the oil is hot add finely chopped onions, chopped green chilli, ginger and garlic.  Sauté till the onions are well cooked. Now add grated carrots and chopped green onions, green pepper, salt  and saute. Now add red chilli powder, black pepper powder and garam masala powder and sauté till the raw smell of the powders go. Now add the cooked rice and salt and mix well. Garnish it with fried paneer.