Cottage Cheese Veggie Pilaf

Prep Time: 30 Minutes

Cook Time: 60 Minutes

Ready In: 90 Minutes

Servings: 6

Very enjoyable, dig in!

Ingredients:

600 g basmati rice

200 g mixed vegetables

200 g cottage cheese (paneer)

1/4 cup oil

2 medium onions, sliced

2 medium tomatoes, chopped

1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder

1 teaspoon cumin powder

1 teaspoon coriander powder

1 teaspoon red chili powder

1/2 teaspoon saffron

1/2 teaspoon yellow food coloring

1/2 cup warm milk

1/2 cup fresh coriander leaves, chopped

1/2 cup crisp fried onions

2 green chilies

1/2 cup crisp fried onions

1 tablespoon garlic paste

1 tablespoon ginger paste

1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns

4 cloves

1 inch cinnamon

1 teaspoon cumin seed

Directions:

1. Boil the mixed vegetables in 1 cup of warm water for 5 minutes.
2. Pour oil in a heavy bottomed pan.
3. Add onions and saute until browned.
4. Add tomatoes and cook until soft.
5. Add this to the ground masala paste, the powdered masalas and salt.
6. Cook for 5 minutes.
7. Add the boiled veggies and cottage cheese.
8. Cook on simmer until the oil separates.
9. Mix the chopped corriander into the veggies.
10. Parboil the soaked rice in lots of water with salt.
11. Strain rice and lay it on top of the cooked veggies.
12. Mix the saffron and food colour in milk.
13. Splash this saffron milk on the rice.
14. Sprinkle crisp onion on the last layer.
15. Close the pan with a lid tightly.
16. Cook on simmer for 25 minutes.
17. Serve this pilaf with a salad of your choice!

By RecipeOfHealth.com