Rukmini Iyer’s quick and easy recipe for one-pot nigella-spiced paneer fried rice | Quick and easy

This is such a gorgeous one-pot rice dish, though it deviates from my usual microwave method and goes back to cooking rice the good old-fashioned, stove-top absorption way. If you’re vegan, you can easily substitute tofu for the paneer cubes. In fact, I told my tofu-mad children that the paneer was tofu, and they were none the wiser.One-pot nigella-spiced paneer fried ricePrep 15 min

Cook 30 min

Serves 2-3225g paneer, cut into 1cm cubes2 tbsp neutral oil

1 onion, peeled and finely chopped2 garlic cloves, peeled and finely grated2cm piece fresh ginger, peeled and finely grated2 tsp nigella seeds

1 scant tsp ground turmeric