Methi Pulao – Savitri Group

Ingredients

• 1 tbsp ghee / clarified butter
• 17 pieces of paneer / cottage cheese
• 1 tsp cumin seeds / jeera
• 1 bay leaf / tej patta
• ½ tsp black pepper
• 1 star anise
• 1 inch cinnamon stick / dalchini
• 5 cloves / lavang
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 1 green chilli, slit
• ¼ tsp turmeric / haldi
• 1 tsp ginger – garlic paste
• 1 cup methi leaves / fenugreek leaves
• ½ tsp kashmiri red chilli powder / lal mirch powder
• 1 cup basmati rice, soaked 30 minutes
• ¼ cup peas / matar, fresh / frozen
• 2½ cups water
• salt to taste