Paneer fried rice is a protein packed dish that is perfect to pack for lunch.
We (blogging marathoners) are starting a new week of mega marathon today. I’m going to post some easy and interesting Lunch box recipes this week. I’m going to start off with this quick Paneer fried rice that is both filling and delicious.
I work from home, so I don’t have to really pack a lunchbox. When my husband is in town, I have pack him lunch and I usually pack dinner leftovers for him. But I thought I should explore some lunch box dishes this week, so that I have a few in my repertoire to whip up something quick for the lunchbox, when needed.
First up is this quick paneer fried rice. I used leftover brown rice and crumbled fresh paneer to make this dish under 20 minutes. This is like a vegetarian version of Chinese fried rice without the egg. I used finely chopped cabbage and grated carrot, to expedite the cooking process. You can add whatever veggies you have on hand, this is a great dish to use up all those last few veggies in the crisper.
I went the Chinese route and flavored the rice with soy sauce and chili-garlic sauce. But you can customize it to your preference and use Indian spices like ground cumin and garam masala instead. All in all this is colorful, delicious rice dish tastes great served hot, warm or at room temperature.
Here are a couple of Paneer based rice dishes on my blog:
Makhani Paneer Biryani
Quick Paneer Pulao (Pressure Cooker Method)
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Paneer Fried Rice
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp Oil
- 1" Ginger piece, finely grated
- 2 Garlic cloves, finely minced
- 4 Scallions, chopped
- 1 cup Cabbage, thinly shredded
- 1 Large Carrot, peeled and grated
- 1 Small Green Pepper, finely chopped
- 1 cup Frozen Peas, thawed
- 1 cup Paneer, crumbled
- 3 cups Cooked Brown Rice, at room temperature
- 1 tbsp soy sauce
- 1~2 tsp Chili garlic sauce
- To taste Salt and Pepper
Instructions
- Heat oil in a large pan on medium-high heat; add ginger and garlic and cook until fragrant about 30 seconds to 1 minute. Add the scallions, cabbage, carrot and green pepper. Stir fry until the veggies are tender but still crisp, about 5 minutes.
- Add green peas and crumbled paneer, cook for 2~3 minutes.
- Next add the rice, soy sauce, chili-garlic sauce and mix gently until everything is evenly combined. Season with salt and pepper.
- Serve hot, warm or at room temperature.
Srivalli
This is my all time favorite one and can’t fail!..very nicely done and its so good with brown rice..I normally add as cubes, the crumble looks more egg like right..looking forward to your theme this week as it will be so helpful!
Pinkey Barua
This is just awesome. Love the way you have presented step by step recipe. Keep up the good work and look forward for more such interesting and intriguing recipes.
Manjula Bharath
wow pavani paneer fried rice never looked so beautiful before, this is such a comforting bowl of fried rice.. Brown rice to make these fried rice is such an interesting twist, You always come up with some alluring recipes which are a virtual treat for us 🙂 Fabulous recipe to start a theme with, Looking forward to your lunch box recipes this week !!
Priya Suresh
Thats bowl of paneer fried rice makes me hungry already, who can resist to this lipsmacking fried rice. Even am a great fan of paneer especially in my fried rice. Absolutley irresistible.
Sandhiya
Paneer fried rice is a great lunch box recipe. Guess adding crumbled paneer really helps to get the flavors well. It looks delicious and as usual the pics are good,Pavani
Gayathri Kumar
The thing I love about fried rice is how easy it is to put together and how colourful it looks. With crumbled paneer this must taste divine..
Harini
Sounds very flavorful. I do that often Pavani. I only never get a chance to take a picture and note the ingredients I added and it is lost forever :).
Srividhya Gopalakrishnan
I always look out these quick and easy to make recipes. This sounds great and a perfect alternative for egg fried rice.
Sharmila - The Happie Friends Potpourri Corner
Perfect LunchBox recipe would love to pack them for my box anytime!!
Vaishali
The rice bowl is a wholesome meal with rice, veggies and paneer. It looks attractive plus has everything that a person would want for a healthy meal. The use of left over rice is a great idea, must try it.
Padmajha PJ
I really like the chinese version .We are so used to eating the Indian version and now need to make this! Good share Pavani.
kalyani
I thought I commented here.. anyways…
The paneer fried rice looks like something my lilttle one would like to take next year on for her lunchbox 🙂
Sandhya Ramakrishnan
Love how you have used paneer in the crumbled form. It resembles the egg in the fried rice. I love the texture and flavor of brown rice and using the leftover rice is a great idea to make a quick lunch box dish.
Priya Srinivasan
Wow pavani, that looks yumm!!! Love the chinese flavors, the paneer must have tasted good with nutty brown rice and all the sauces!!! lovely texture and perfect for lunch boxes!!!
sapna
Rice is my kind of dish for lunch boxes and I love Indo-chinese too so this is a win win for me and my family. Love the way you used crumbled paneer instead of eggs.
Mayuri Patel
Though I love paneer, I’m surprised I haven’t made a paneer rice dish as yet! This is an easy doable recipe with leftover rice. I usually don’t like cabbage on its own so this is a great way to add it to rice along with other veggies and paneer.
preeti garg
Wow.. looks so finger licking recipe… so perfect and tasty.
Suma Gandlur
That’s a bowl of wholesome goodness, Pavani. Brown rice and paneer definitely transform the traditional version to more healthier one.