Fragrant Paneer Rice

From: Sackville

On Jun 4, 2006

Fantastic rice recipe! As everyone else has said, this smells amazing while cooking and the taste lives up to the aroma. I added a touch of butter and salt but otherwise followed the recipe as directed. I like Char's idea of browning the cheese with the spices and may try that next time.

From: Sass Smith

On Jan 23, 2006

This was a great side dish, although it might be better cooked alone so you can enjoy the wonderful aromas wafting out of the kitchen! My only tiny complaint was that after all the fabulous smell, the flavor seemed a tiny bit on the bland side, so I added a little more salt and butter. The saffron/rosewater mixture was definitely a plus in its favor.

From: Charishma Ramchandani

On Oct 22, 2005

This is an AMAZING rice dish, Dear Varsha! We really loved this. I made it for lunch this afternoon and it was a huge hit. My parents will be celebrating their 28th wedding anniversary on the 24th of Oct'05, and starting from today, we're having a series of guests coming over with presents, etc. so the cooking has to be A +. I picked out this rice for today and served it alongwith Gobi Masala which is a recipe of mine that I shall soon be posting. This combination went very well. I used 1 1/2 cups of rice today for this particular recipe and accordingly cut down on the other ingredients. I added the paneer in step 1. What I did is, after stir-frying the dry spices in oil(I used oil instead of ghee), I added the paneer which I had cut into 1 inch cubes and stir-fried this till it was lightly browned. Once it was turning brownish from white colour, I sprinkled the garam masala powder on it and stir-fried lightly being careful not to break the paneer pieces. Hence, the only additional ingredient I used is about 2-3 pinches of garam masala powder. This clicked real well and I think you should give it a try. It really added some awesome flavour to the rice. I did not have saffron on hand, so I used turmeric powder as a substitute. I found the idea of using rose water EXCELLENT. What amazing aroma wafted across the lunch table...aah my aunts were so happy with this recipe. I found that this recipe is very easy to put together and the end result is fabulous, so I would really recommend this to many people in my friends and family, and hope that you get many more good reviews for this A++++ recipe. I can't thank you enough for sharing this super delight. Definitely this is a keeper for generations to come!

From: Mrs B

On Feb 24, 2005

This is a lovely rice dish and is very little effort for something a bit special. Make it for family or friends (as part of an Indian style banquet perhaps); either way you'll get good reviews! The quantity is just right too. Definately a 'keeper', thanks Varsha.