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There’s nothing as nice. As a new Teddy Bear.
To tickle and cuddle, And take everywhere
To share all your secrets,Your laughter and tears
To keep by your side Through seasons and years.
There’s nothing as nice As a new Teddy Bear…
Except for an old one With memories to share.
~Jeannie Hand-Stuart~
Did any of you get a teddy today? Today is Teddy Day and as promised we are here with the third Valentine’s Week special recipe. There’s Matar paneer on Propose Day and Microwave Chocolate cake on Chocolate Day.
After these two it’s a simple and non-greasy preparation for the menu. You can have it with the spicy Mutton kasha, or the healthy Cauliflower curry.
Serves: 2
Preparation time: 10min
Cooking time: 30min
Ingredients:
- Long grain or Basmati rice (Chal): 2 cups
- Farmer cheese (Paneer): 200gms
- Peas (Matar shuti): ½ cup
- Cumin (Jeera): 2 tablespoon
- Onion (Peyaj): ½ cup, finely chopped
- Water (Jal): 4 cups
- Sunflower Oil (Sada tel): 5 tablespoon
- Coriander leaves (Dhane pata) for garnishing
- Salt to taste
Preparation:
- Wash the rice and spread them over a clean newspaper so that the water gets drained off
- Cut the paneer in small square pieces
- Heat 3 tablespoon of oil in a wok, and fry the paneer pieces till golden brown
- Plunge them into warm water with little salt, keep aside
- In the rice cooker pour the extra oil, onions, cumin and salt, mix well, turn on and cook for 2-3min
- Add the rice and mix well with the sautéed onions, pour in 4 cups of water
- Cook for about 15 min
- Add the peas and cook for some more time, check in between whether the rice has been cooked well
- Add the paneer, and cook for 4-5mins more
- Serve with chopped coriander garnished
Hot Tips – You can also prepare it over flame. Just follow the steps, but use a little less water and cook over low flame.
Further Reading – Paneer pulao, Zafrani Paneer Pilaf
What’s your Teddy Bear Memory?
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Good food always makes me hungry. Pulao seemed nice and I’ve recorded all the recipes and how to make it. Thank you very much
.-= mary´s last blog ..Stainless Steel Rice Cooker Reviews =-.
I have never attempted using my rice cooker for anything excpet plain rice. This sounds lik a must try. Nice recipe.
.-= Divya Vikram´s last blog ..Simla Mirch Paneer / Cottage cheese in a bellpepper curry =-.
Thanks Divya,
I like trying out different things in the rice cooker. Even tried preparing biriyani once. It turned out good, but as the rice was not of biriyani quality it became a little sticky.
Don’t have a teddy, but I like this recipe anyway…i’ll have to make some paneer and try this out.
.-= Kathy Gori´s last blog ..Hyderabadi Rice Pilaf Cooked in Rustic Clay =-.
That is really yummy & awesome…..
Ash…
(http://asha-oceanichope.blogspot.com/)
Thanks Asha 🙂
Never had big teddy bear to play!!! No memories to share with!
Loved the pulao! Thanks for sharing.
Then you should have at least one. One teddy in a lifetime is worth it 🙂
PS: Am not talking about the huge Teddy that sits in Archies shops with a “Don’t touch me” sign :D.
Wow!!! The pulao looks yumm and the few lines from Jeannie Hand-Stuart are just amazing:)
Hi Rachana,
Thanks a lot. I just stumbled on those few lines and thought it would be perfect for the occasion. Its good to know that you liked it. 🙂