Colorful Paneer Rice by Zarnak Sidhwa

Ingredients:

For Paneer:

• Milk 1 liter
• Curd 1/2 kg
• Salt 1 tbsp

For Rice:

• Rice 1 cup
• Sugar 1/4 cup
• Assorted food colors few drops
• Saffron essence few drops
• Ghee 2 tbsp
• Cardamom powder 1 tsp
• Blanched almonds to garnish

Method:

1. Boil earlier soaked rice in hot water till par-boiled.
2. Drain rice, spread on plate to cool.
3. To make paneer: Boil milk, add in curd and salt and let it separate.
4. This will make few  minutes.
5. Immediately strain off entire liquid in wet muslin lined sieve or paneer mould and let excess liquid drain out.
6. Add few drops of food colors on each side of paneer to color it.
7. Set aside to cool.
8. Heat ghee and add sugar and cardamom powder.
9. Add the par-boiled rice. Lightly mix.
10. Add in any food color to rice. Lightly mix.
11. Add in saffron essence. Simmer lightly.
12. Serve decorated with blanched almonds.