| Paneer Pulao Recipe In Pressure Cooker Posted: 16 Nov 2021 03:33 AM PST Paneer pulao is a popular, kids friendly lunch box and weekend special recipe for lunch. Its so easy to make directly in a pressure cooker. There is no grinding job. So it can be prepared quickly under 15 minutes. I added mixed vegetables to make it more colorful and healthy. You can make this rice with paneer alone and make mixed vegetable sabzi for side dish. Actually I served this paneer pulao with onion raita. But I felt some tangy and spicy tomato based gravy would have made a best side dish for this pulao as its mildly spiced. You can make some mixed vegetable sabzi or dal makhani. Friends, do try this healthy and easy paneer pulao recipe for your weekend lunch. It tastes yummy.  Paneer pulao recipe  Paneer pulao recipe in pressure cooker Cuisine: North Indian Category: Main course Serves: 3 Prep time: 10 Minutes Cook time: 20 Minutes Total time: 30 Minutes 1 cup = 250ml
- Paneer / Cottage cheese - 200gms
- Basmati rice - 1 cup
- Cooking oil - 2 tbsp
- Ghee - 2 tsp + 1 tsp
- Cinnamon - 1 inch
- Cloves - 2
- Cardamom - 1
- Black stone flower - 1
- Bay leaf - 1
- Big onion - 1
- Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
- Green chilli – 2
- Carrot – 1 ( finely chopped)
- Frozen Green peas – a handful
- Mint + Coriander leaves - a handful
- Water - 1.5 cups
- Crushed Kasoori Methi - 1 tsp
| HOW TO MAKE PANEER PULAO IN PRESSURE COOKER - Wash and peel carrot, chop finely.
- Chop paneer into small square pieces.
- Chop vegetables into small cubes.
- Heat oil + ghee in a pressure cooker base.
- Saute whole spices, onion, gg paste, green chilli.
- Add tomato and saute for a minute.
- Add carrot, green peas and saute for a minute.
- Add soaked basmati rice, water and salt.
- Add finely chopped mint and coriander leaves, crushed kasoori methi.
- Mix well and lastly add the toasted paneer pieces.
- Close the cooker and pressure cook in low flame for one whistle.
- Open the cooker after the steam is released.
- Fluff the rice gently and serve with any gravy or raita.
METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES - Wash and peel carrot. Chop finely. Chop paneer into small squares. Heat oil in a dosa tawa.
- Toast the paneer pieces on both the sides till golden in color. Remove in a plate.
- Heat oil + ghee in pressure cooker base. Saute cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, black stone flower and bay leaf.
- Add onion, ginger garlic paste, green chilli and saute till onion turns transparent.
- Add tomato and saute till mushy. Add carrot, green peas and saute for a minute. Add soaked basmati rice, water and salt.
- Lastly add the chopped mint+ coriander leaves and crushed Kasoori methi. Mix well and cover the cooker. Pressure cook in low flame for one whistle. Open the cooker after the steam is released. Fluff the rice gently and serve hot with some tomato based gravy. I served with onion raita but some gravy would be a better side dish.
Enjoy ! | Note - For variations, you can add red chilli powder instead of green chilli. But pulao looks red in color.
- You can also add garam masala powder for more flavor.
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Tasty Paneer pulao is ready to serve ! Enjoy ! 
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| Drumstick Leaves Soup – Murungai Keerai Soup Recipe Posted: 09 Nov 2021 10:43 PM PST Drumstick leaves is a super healthy green variety. Its called as Murungai keerai in Tamil, Nugge soppu in Kannada, Moringa leaves in English, Sahajan ke patte in Hindi, Murinna ila in Malayalam. It has amazing health benefits. So I wish to include in our diet at least once in a week. Usually we make sambar, poriyal or adai with murungai keerai. Recently I tried Murungai keerai kootu and this soup recipe. Both came out very well and tasty. In fact we loved this soup more than kootu and poriyal as it tastes tangy and spicy like rasam. More than soup, you can call it as murungai keerai rasam. Murungai keerai soup has lots of health benefits. It is easily digestible when compared with cooked whole greens. This soup is rich in Calcium, Iron, Pottasium and Vitamin A. For healthy variations, people add boiled moong dal, coconut milk etc. But I made a simple version as suggested by my neighbor. I also referred Sharmis passions. For some people, drumstick leaves may be hard to digest. It increases the Pitta of our body and leads to vomiting and diarrhea. Even I have this issue. So for people like me, this soup is a boon. Its easy to digest and you can reap all the benefits of drumstick leaves. Check out my Drumstick leaves sambar recipe. Drumstick leaves poriyal 
The best time to consume this soup is around 11 am or in the early evening around 3pm. It helps for easy digestion and absorption. You can take this soup twice in a week or in alternate days if you like. Friends, do try this easy and yummy Drumstick leaves soup recipe. I am sure you will love it !  Drumstick leaves recipe - Murungai keerai soup recipe  Drumstick leaves recipe - Murungai keerai soup recipe Cuisine: South Indian Category: Soup Serves: 2 Prep time: 10 Minutes Cook time: 20 Minutes Total time: 30 Minutes
- Drumstick leaves - 2 cups
- Ghee - 2 tsp
- Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
- Crushed garlic - 10 cloves
- Small onion - 10
- Tomato - 1
- Pepper powder - 1/2 tsp ( as needed)
- Salt & water - as needed
| HOW TO MAKE DRUMSTICK LEAVES SOUP - Clean the drumstick leaves by removing its stem. Wash it thrice.
- Heat ghee and splutter cumin seeds, crushed garlic.
- Saute finely chopped onion till transparent. Add tomato and saute till mushy.
- Now add the washed and squeezed drumstick leaves. Mix well for a minute.
- It shrinks in size. Add little turmeric powder and sugar to maintain its green color.
- Add 3 cups of water and let everything boil till leaves are cooked and water reduces to 1 cup.
- Remove and add pepper powder. Serve hot. You can also filter the soup through metal strainer and enjoy the stock.
- Healthy and tasty Drumstick leaves soup is ready.
METHOD - STEP BY STEP PICTURES - Clean the drumstick leaves by removing its stem. Wash it thrice and set aside. Wash and chop onion, tomato finely and crush garlic.
- In a kadai or bowl, heat ghee. Splutter cumin seeds and crushed garlic. Add chopped onion and saute till transparent.
- Add tomato and saute till mushy. Now add the washed and squeezed drumstick leaves. Mix well for a minute till it shrinks in size. Add a pinch of turmeric powder and sugar to maintain its green color if you like.
- Lastly add 3 cups of water and allow everything to boil in medium flame and cook together till water reduces to 1 cup. By this time, keerai will be cooked soft too.
- Switch off the flame and serve as such adding some pepper powder OR you can strain the soup in a steel filter and serve the stock adding pepper powder. Healthy and tasty drumstick leaves soup is ready.
 | Note - Adjust the quantity of pepper powder as per your taste.
| Try this easy, yummy Drumstick leaves soup recipe. You will love it !
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