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