Paneer Fried Rice Recipe – Delicious Lunch Ideas!

Paneer fried rice recipe

Paneer fried rice recipe is a favorite for weekend lunches at my home. It is a delicious recipe to try when you have guests over for dinner too. We use a lot of vegetables along with paneer in this variety rice, so the little ones would surely get a good dose of nutrition too 🙂

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Check out this easy recipe and try for yourself!

Ingredients

1. Paneer – 1 cup cubed (Indian cottage cheese)
2. Basmati Rice – 2 cups cooked and cooled
3. Carrots – 1 medium size, finely chopped
4. Beans – 1/2 cup finely chopped
5. Capsicum – 1/3 cup finely chopped
6. Onion – 1/2 cup finely chopped
7. Garlic – 2 cloves finely chopped
8. Ginger – 1 tsp finely chopped
9. Tomatoes – 1 medium finely chopped (optional)
10. Black pepper powder – 2 tsp
11. Soy sauce – 1 tsp
12. Chili sauce or finely chopped green chilies – 1 tsp (optional)
13. Coriander leaves – handful finely chopped
14. Oil – 3 tsp
15. Salt – as needed

Method

• Heat a thick-bottomed flat pan on the stove and add oil to it.
• In a separate pan, cook the paneer cubes for 7 minutes in water enough to cover them.
• Once the oil is hot, add onions,garlic, ginger, salt and stir fry till they are cooked. Use medium flame.
• Now add tomatoes if you are using them, stir fry and then add the carrots, beans and capsicum and let them cook for 4 minutes.
• Add black pepper powder, soy sauce and chili sauce or chilies of you use them and coriander leaves.
• Stir fry all the items for a few minutes and finally add paneer to it. Fry for 2 more minutes.
• Now add the cooked rice to the pan and mix all the ingredients (except coriander leaves) well.
• Adjust salt if needed and switch off the stove. Sprinkle the coriander leaves on the rice.
• Paneer fried rice is ready.
• Serve it hot and enjoy it as it is or along with some hot soup.

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Tips

• You can use regular rice if you don’t have basmati rice in stock.
• You can even use leftover rice 🙂
• Adding tomatoes gives a tangy taste to paneer fried rice.
• You can use chilies instead of chili sauce, so that you can remove them and feed your little ones.
• Top paneer fried rice with roasted cashew nuts for an extra punch!
• Try either Calphalon Stainless Steel Wok or Lodge Cast Iron Wok available on Amazon for even cooking.

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