Tomato Basil Rice with Grilled Paneer | Easy Meal Recipe | टोमेटो राइस ग्रिल्ड पनीर | Sanjyot Keer

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Intro 0:00
Soaking Rice 1:13
Basil Marinade 1:36
Cutting & Marinating Paneer 2:03
Tomato Basil Rice 3:26
Addtional Tips for Rice 7:04
How to check Rice 8:00
Grilling Paneer 8:48
Final Step: Fluffing Rice 9:19
Plating 9:46
Outro 10:46

🎶Music🎶 What’s up, guys? Sanjyot Keer here.
Welcome to YFL. I make a recipe of Tomato Basil Rice or
Herb Tomato Basil Rice at home. And I also grill paneer and serve it with it. If I explain the basic flavors to you, it’s like a desi pizza sauce or an arrabbiata pasta sauce. The rice cooked in the same sauce. And on top of it, I grilled the paneer in a
pesto-flavored marinade and served it. It has such delicious flavors. The best part is that it’s a one-pot meal. Even if you want to make rice, you
can cook everything in one pot. You don’t have to cook the rice or the sauce separately. And it’s very easy to grill the paneer after marinating it. It’s a delicious, beautiful meal
that you can easily make at home. And I’ll simplify the recipe for you. And if you haven’t subscribed to YFL yet, do it now. So that you can watch more
such beautiful recipes on YFL. Now, let’s see how to make a recipe of herb tomato
basil rice and grilled paneer at home. First of all, I’ve taken 1 cup of basmati rice. You have to wash it in water 4-5 times. You have to remove the loose starch from the rice. So, wash the rice 4-5 times. Then add water to it. As you can see, the water is clear. Now, keep it aside to soak until we
complete the rest of the recipe. Now, for the paneer marinade, in a mixer grinding jar, add a handful of basil leaves, 4-5 garlic cloves, 1 inch of ginger, 2 green chilies, 3 tablespoons of thick curd, Salt to taste. 1/2 teaspoon of freshly crushed black pepper. 1 pinch of sugar. And 1 tablespoon of olive oil. And blend it well. You can see the beautiful color of the marinade. Our basil flavored marinade is ready. I’ve taken 250-300 grams of paneer. And cut it into thick slabs. The shape of the paneer is completely up to you. I’ve cut it into rectangles. Now, coat the paneer with the basil flavored marinade. Apply the marinade on the paneer with light hands. I’ve coated it once. Now, I’m adding some red chili flakes to add some color. Our paneer is marinated. Now, keep it aside. Did you see the paneer marinade? It’s so easy. Basically, we’ve given the flavor of basil pesto. But we haven’t added all the ingredients of pesto. We’ve simplified the recipe so that the
ingredients are readily available at home. You just have to get the basil leaves from the market. Many people ask in the comments that whether the holy basil leaves
are the same as basil leaves. The family is the same but the ingredients are different. So, you can’t add holy basil leaves. This is a sweet basil variety. You get Thai basil and Italian basil. It’s easily available in the market nowadays. You can grow a small plant at home. And you can add it to your recipes. It gives a beautiful flavor. Now, keep the marinated paneer
in the fridge until we grill it. So that the paneer holds the marinate well. Once you’ve kept the paneer to marinate. Now, we’ll prepare the sauce. The tomato flavored sauce for the rice. How to make the sauce for the rice. And how to cook the rice. Let’s see that. So, you’ve to take 3 tomatoes. And roughly cut them into quarters. Add them in the mixer grinding jar. And make a puree out of it. As you can see, our puree is ready. Now, you’ve to take a flat vessel. Take an open vessel like this. In this, we’ll cook our tomato rice. In this, you’ve to add 1-2 tablespoon of oil or olive oil. Once the oil is hot. Add 1 medium sized chopped onion. And cook it for 3-4 minutes until it becomes soft. Once the onion becomes translucent and soft. Then add 1 tablespoon of chopped garlic. And cook it for 1-1.5 minutes. Once you’ve cooked the garlic. Lower the flame. And here, I’m adding 2 teaspoon
of Kashmiri red chili powder. And a little splash of hot water. Along with that, I’ve added some red chili flakes. For extra spicy kick. Once you’ve cooked the red chili
powder with water and oil. At this stage, add the tomato puree that we made. Along with that, salt as per taste. 1 teaspoon of sugar. 2 tablespoon of ketchup. 1/2 teaspoon of freshly crushed black pepper. And 1 teaspoon of oregano. Now, you’ve to stir everything properly. And cook it for 7-8 minutes. I’m covering it with a lid. Stir in between and cook it for 7-8 minutes. So basically, the sauce that we’re making. The desi pizza sauce that I make. Or the pasta sauce that I make. It’s the same basic base. We’re making the same thing. Once you’ve processed it, you can preserve this sauce in the fridge and freezer. And you can use it to make pasta or pizza. Today, we’re going to cook the rice in it. And it gives a very beautiful flavor. With the rice in this sauce. Okay. So, when you’ve cooked it for 7-8 minutes. Stirring it in between. Let’s check it. You can see that our sauce has reduced. Its color has become a little darker. It’s cooked well. At this stage, I’m adding the basil leaves. So, roughly add the basil leaves. And stir it well. At this stage, you can see that our pizza pasta sauce. The desi one is ready. As I was telling you. But we’re making rice. So, I’m adding some vegetables in it. Here, I’ve added 1/3 cup sweet corn. 1/3 cup capsicum. And 1/3 cup carrots. You can add any vegetables that you like. Broccoli, zucchini, mushrooms. You can add anything in it. You have to stir it well. You have to cook the vegetables for 1-2 minutes. Because it will cook with rice and water for 10-12 minutes. So, there’s no need to cook it too much. Once you’ve stirred it well. We have to add water in it. To measure the rice, we used a cup. We used a cup measure. We have to measure the water from it. So, I’ve added 1.5 cups of water in it. I’ve stirred it well. The rice that we had soaked. They have soaked well. You have to discard their water. And add the rice as well. You have to stir it lightly. And taste it after stirring it. Here, your salt and seasoning should be perfect. If needed, you can add salt here. Now, you have to bring this water to a slight simmer. So, set the flame on high. Bring it to a boil. Till then, you have to prepare one thing. Basically, you have to take a clean cloth. Take the lid you are going to cover it with. And tie the cloth on the lid like this. Once it boils. You can see that the rice water has boiled. You have to cover it with a lid. On the lowest flame, you have to cook it for 10-12 minutes. So, you saw the process. It’s very simple. And follow all the tips in this way. You can see how fluffy the rice will be. There won’t be any khichdi at all. The important thing for that is. Firstly, what will happen if you wrap the cloth in the lid? The steam will come up. The water won’t drip down. So, your pulao or the rice that you are making. Whenever you make pulao. You have to cover it with a cloth like this. And you will see the perfect results. Secondly, the measurement of water is very important. If you soak the rice properly for 30-45 minutes. If you add 1.5 times water. Perfect rice will be cooked. Today, we took 1 cup rice. So, we took 1.5 cups of water. There is a little water in the sauce too. So, it matches perfectly. Perfect results are obtained. So, cook on a low flame. Your rice won’t stick to the bottom. And after 12-13 minutes. You will see perfect rice will be cooked. So, 12 minutes have passed. Let me check and show you. Remove the lid. You can see all the water has been absorbed in the rice. We will also check once. Take a spoon like this. Make a hole in the middle from the back. See, there is no water at all below. At this stage. Don’t touch it at all. Put the lid again. Turn off the gas. And now leave the rice for at least
15-20 minutes to rest. So, our rice is ready. But at this stage. Don’t serve it. Don’t stir it at all. Otherwise, the grains of rice will break. Because there is a lot of steam. There is a lot of heat. Let it settle. In 15-20 minutes. It will settle at once. It will be hot. No need to take tension at all. Then only we will stir it. And serve it. Till it is resting. Till then, Let’s grill the paneer that we had marinated. So, here you can see. I have taken a grill pan. You have to slightly heat the grill pan. Then add a little oil to it. After adding oil. You have to place the paneer. Cook the paneer from one side. Till it is cooked from one side. The grill marks come on it. Then flip it. And cook it from the other side too. You can cut the paneer into small pieces. You can also toss it. If you find the method of grilling a little difficult. You can see I have cooked the paneer well. And our beautiful, delicious grilled paneer is ready. On the side, our rice has also rested a lot. Let’s check it now. You can see there was a lot of steam in it. The rice is hot. You have to take it from side to side. Fluff it up nicely. Stir it very gently. You can see how the rice grains have bloomed. And there is no khichdi at all. Each grain is separate. Our perfect rice is ready. What a beautiful color has come. Very good aroma is coming. Let’s plate it, YFL style. 🎶Music🎶 It is a very tasty meal. And it is a one pot meal. Your rice and sauce is cooked in one pot. If you don’t want to add paneer separately. Then you can cut paneer into pieces. And add it directly to the rice. If you want to skip the grilled paneer step. Rest, you make the recipe. I am sure you are going to absolutely love it. Share this video with your friends and family. Hit the like button if you like this recipe. Follow and subscribe to YFL if you haven’t yet. Have an amazing time with this
beautiful recipe at your home. Cheers!