Authentic Recipes

Preparation Time : 30 mins
Cooking Time : 40 mins
Servings : 4

Ingredients:
Cottage cheese (paneer)  1/2 inch cubes - 100 grams
Basmati rice - 1 1/2 cups
Sugar - 2 teaspoons
Ghee - 4 tablespoons
Onion sliced thinly - 1 large
Bay leaf - 1
Cinnamon - 1 inch stick
Cloves - 4-5
Green cardamoms - 2-3
Salt to taste

Method:

• Soak rice in four cups of water for half an hour.
• Drain, allow to dry and mix with sugar and one tablespoon of ghee.
• Heat remaining ghee and fry the cottage cheese till lightly golden, drain and keep aside.
• In the same ghee fry onion till crisp and golden in colour. 
• Drain onto an absorbent paper and keep it aside. 
• Add bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves and green cardamoms in the same pan and sauté for a minute.
• Add rice and fry, stirring for two-three minutes. Add three cups of hot water and salt to taste.
• Once the water comes to a boil, reduce heat, cover and cook. 
• When the water is almost absorbed add fried cottage cheese cubes and cook further till the rice is done and dry.
• Before serving, sprinkle crisply fried onion on top.