Simple pilaf with paneer roundels and vegetables

Ingredients:

For Pilaf
2 cups basmati rice
1 cup tomato puree
1 medium onion, chopped coarsely
3 tsp semiya or semolina
2 tsp oil
Salt to taste
Red chilli powder to taste
Parsley for garnish
2 cups water

For Paneer roundels:
200 gms paneer (you can get a block of paneer and use a steel tumbler to cut through it for giving it a round shape and then slice the roundel length-wise to make 2 or 3 slices)
5 tbsp barbecue sauce

For vegetables:
1 floret broccoli
1 medium red capsicum
1 medium yellow capsicum
1/2 zucchini
1/2 cup mushrooms, cleaned and halved
2 tbsp olive oil
Salt and pepper to taste

Method:
1. Get the pilaf ready by frying the chopped onions in oil, then adding the tomato puree, salt, chilli powder, rice, semolina and water (this can be adjusted as per requirement) and steaming the rice in either a rice cooker or in a closed pot till the rice is done.
2. Chop the vegetables coarsely. Heat olive oil and stir fry the vegetables till al dente (almost done. Fry the mushrooms separately as they will give off water, then drain the excess water and add this to the vegetable mixture. Do not season this till serving time as the vegetables are wont to give off water when salt is added.
3. Heat the barbecue sauce in a sauce pan. Add the paneer roundels to the sauce and cook for 1 min.
4. Meanwhile, put the pilaf in a cup and pack it well. Invert the cup on a plate to make a sort of pilaf-cake. Put a paneer roundel on one side and seasoned vegetables on the other. Pour the barbecue sauce on the roundels, pop a sprig of parsley on the pilaf for decoration. Serve piping hot with lemon soda or any drink of your choice.