OnePot (Home-made) Pink Paneer Masala Fried Rice!

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OnePot (Home-made) Pink Paneer Masala Fried Rice!

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Pink Paneer Masala Fried Rice

For the Cottage cheese(paneer) fried rice, I used home made paneer. It is an optional process(due to lockdown, I made it at home). You may use store bought cottage cheese as well.

Supplies

Cottage cheese(Paneer)

Ghee/oil

Basmati rice

Tomato puree

Salt

Garam masala (indian spicy masala mix : The most common spices that go into Garam Masala are:Cumin, Coriander, Green and Black Cardamom, Cinnamon, Nutmeg,Cloves, Bay leaves, Peppercorns, Fennel, Mace)

Chopped beans, carrots

Bay leaves

Vertically sliced green chillies

Part 1: Making of Paneer (Cottage Cheese)

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1. Take Boiled milk at room temperature
2. Add Required Amount of Lemon Juice to the Milk
3. When the Milk Start to Curdle, Drain It in a Cloth/strainer. Make a Knot & Hang the Cloth for Sometime Until Most of the Water Drains Off
4. After It Is Hung, now Curdled Milk would have turned Into Semi-solid
5. Get some grated beetroot
6. Squeeze out the juice from the grated beetroot
7. Add the juice to the semi-solid cheese and mix it well
8. Now the pink coloured semi-solid cheese is ready to get pressed
9. Place it over the same cloth again
10. Put a knot to the cloth, to get it ready to be pressed overnight
11. Place it in a position in order to get it pressed overnight. I kept a flat stone on top of the cloth for strong pressing. You can see drained out water got collected in the plate below
12. After 8 hours of pressing now, the Pink Paneer(cottage cheese) is ready for frying
13. Fried Paneer can also be chopped into pieces, for further cooking

Part 2 : Making of Paneer (Cottage Cheese) Fried Rice

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Step A :
Get the below ingredients ready for cooking:
1. Tomato puree
2. Salt
3. Garam masala(indian masala mix)
4. Beans
5. Carrot
6. Bay leaves
7. Vertically Sliced green chillies

Step B :
To a bowl of half-boiled rice, just added the green chillies, fried paneer and kept it aside.

(Part 2) : to a Pressure Cooker, Add Ghee, Bay Leaves and Fry It

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(Part 2) : Add Carrots; Mix It Well

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(Part 2) : Add Beans; Mix It Well

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(Part 2) : Add Salt; Mix It Well

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(Part 2) : Add Garam Masala; Mix It Well

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(Part 2) : Add Tomato Puree; Mix It Well

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(Part 2) : to the Mixture: Add Half-boiled Rice, Green Chillies and Fried Paneer

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(Part 2) : Mix the Content in the Cooker Well (without Breaking the Rice)

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(Part 2) : Close the Lid of the Cooker and Keep in Medium Flame for 1-2 Mins; Adding Whistle Is Not Required (it May Make It Into Paste)

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Now, Fried Rice Is Ready; Serve With Chopped Onions, Salt and Curd Mixture.

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Photo Shoot, in a Traditional Way of South-Indian Meal Serving :-)

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