Paneer Biryani
An aromatic and flavorsome rice and paneer dish.
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 2people | 45minutes |
| Cook Time | Passive Time |
| 20minutes | 50minutes |
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Ingredients
for paneer marination:
- 1 cup curd
- ½ tsp Turmeric powder
- ¾ tsp ginger garlic paste
- 2 tsp biryani masala
- salt to taste
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 15-20 paneer pieces homemade paneer
- ½ Capsicum Cubed
- ½ onion cubed fistful
- few mint leaves / pudina
spices:
- 1 Bay leaf (tej patta)
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 10-15 black pepper
- 3 Cardamom
- 4 Cloves
- 1 Star Anise
for layering paneer biryani:
- 1 cup basmati rice soaked 30 minutes
- 1 cup Water
- fistful coriander chopped
- few mint leaves / pudina
- pinch of biryani masala
- 3 tbsp saffron milk
- Salt to taste
Instructions
paneer marination recipe:
- in a large mixing bowl, take one cup of thick curd.
- add turmeric powder, ginger garlic paste, biryani masala, salt to taste and chilli powder.
- mix the spices with curd with the help of whisk.
- in addition, add cubed panner to the spiced curd.
- furthermore, add in cubed capsicum, onions and mint leaves.
- mix gently. do not break paneer.
- keep aside 1 hour to marinate.
layering paneer biryani recipe:
- finally,now add spices like bay leaf, cinnamon stick, black pepper, cardamom, cloves and star anise. fry till they turn fragrant.
- add the prepared marinated panner to the cooker and even them out.
- now add basmati rice (soaked for 30 minutes) and spread evenly over marinated paneer.
- with a wide spoon, create some gaps between rice and marinated paneer.
- furthermore, add 1 cup of water. level out rice and make sure rice grains are immersed into water.
- spread chopped coriander leaves and mint over it.
- also spread some fried onions over it.
- add a pinch of biryani masala over it.
- now add saffron milk pouring uniformly. (soak pinch of saffron stands in 3 tbsp of warm milk)
- sprinkle some salt to taste.
- cover the cooker along with whistle / vent. cook for 20 minutes on low flame.
- finally, once the pressure settles down, then open the lid and serve the paneer biryani along with bhindi ka salan.
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