Crisp at the edges and tender through the middle, paneer fried rice recipe | paneer fry rice | veg paneer fried rice is a vegetarian indian street food rice made with paneer / cottage cheese, ginger garlic paste, and kashmiri red chilli powder. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 5 minutes
  • Cook time: 5 minutes
  • Total time: Not specified
  • Yield: 2 Servings
  • Category: rice
  • Cuisine: indian street food

Ingredients

for marinating and roasting paneer:

  • 1 cup paneer / cottage cheese (cubes)
  • 1 tsp ginger garlic paste
  • ¾ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • 2 tsp oil

for fried rice:

  • 2 tbsp oil
  • 2 clove garlic (finely chopped)
  • ½ onion (finely chopped)
  • 4 tbsp spring onion (chopped)
  • ½ carrot (chopped)
  • 4 beans (chopped)
  • ¼ red capsicum (chopped)
  • ¼ green capsicum (chopped)
  • 3 tbsp cabbage (shredded)
  • 1 tsp chilli sauce
  • 1 tbsp vinegar
  • 1 tbsp soy sauce
  • ½ tsp pepper powder
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 3 cup cooked rice

Method

  1. firstly, in a bowl take 1 cup paneer. make sure to make small cubes.
  2. add 1 tsp ginger garlic paste, ¾ tsp chilli powder and ¼ tsp salt.
  3. mix well making sure all the spices are well combined. marinate for 20 minutes.
  4. now heat 2 tsp oil and add marinated paneer.
  5. roast on low to medium flame till it turns golden brown. do not overcook as it turns rubbery. keep aside.
  6. in a large wok, heat 2 tbsp oil and saute 2 clove garlic, ½ onion and 2 tbsp spring onion on high flame.
  7. now add ½ carrot, 4 beans, ¼ red capsicum, ¼ green capsicum.
  8. stir fry on high flame till the veggies are cooked yet crunchy.
  9. further add 3 tbsp cabbage and stir fry for few seconds.
  10. also add 1 tsp chilli sauce, 1 tbsp vinegar, 1 tbsp soy sauce, ½ tsp pepper powder and ½ tsp salt.
  11. stir fry until sauces are well combined.
  12. add in 3 cup cooked rice. you can use freshly cooked rice or leftover rice here.
  13. stir fry on high flame combining everything well.
  14. add in roasted paneer, 2 tbsp spring onion and mix well.
  15. finally, enjoy paneer fried rice with gobi manchurian gravy.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.