Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, paneer biryani. One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I’m gonna make it a little bit unique. This will be really delicious.
Paneer Biryani is one of the most popular of recent trending foods in the world. It is enjoyed by millions every day. It is easy, it is quick, it tastes delicious. Paneer Biryani is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few components. You can cook paneer biryani using 24 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Paneer Biryani:
- Take 150 grams basmati rice
- Take 200 grams paneer cubes
- Get 5 tsp ghee
- Prepare 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- Get 1 inch cinnamon stick
- Get 2-3 cardamoms
- Make ready 5-6 cloves
- Prepare 1 star anise
- Prepare 5-7 cashewnuts
- Prepare 2 onions chopped
- Prepare 2-3 green chillies
- Prepare 1 tomato chopped
- Take 1 small carrot chopped
- Make ready As required french beans chopped
- Prepare As required green peas
- Take 2 tsp ginger garlic paste
- Make ready 1/4 tsp turmeric powder
- Prepare 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- Prepare 2 tsp biryani masala
- Prepare 2 tsp curd
- Prepare To taste salt
- Prepare 2 tsp chopped coriander leaves
- Make ready 1 fistful mint leaves
- Get 2 tsp saffron milk
Steps to make Paneer Biryani:
- Soak the rice in water for 30 minutes and drain. Boil it with water by adding little bit ghee and salt. Cook the rice firm and al dente but not mushy. Drain the rice to a colander.
- Heat a pan with ghee. Add in paneer and fry until brown. Keep it aside.
- In a cooking pot heat ghee and add cumin seeds. When they splutter, add whole garam masala (cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and star anise) and saute for few seconds. Next add onion, green chilli and cashew nut. Saute till onion turns light brown. Then add tomato, carrot, beans, green peas and cook for few minutes. Next add turmeric powder, chilli powder, ginger garlic paste and salt. Saute till the masala is done. Next add curd, then biryani masala and mix well.
- Now add the fried paneer, mint leaves and coriander leaves. Mix well, cover and cook for a while.
- Transfer half of the paneer with masala to a plate keeping half at the bottom of the cooking pot.
- Now place half of the boiled rice over the paneer at the pot and level it.
- Add rest of the paneer over it (rice). Top it with rest of the rice and sprinkle some mint leaves over it.
- Add remaining ghee and saffron milk. Cover the lid and cook for 5-7 minutes on low medium heat. Turn off the flame.
- Mix a pinch of food colour in few drops of water. Add the food colour (optional) in circular motion and leave aside for 3-4 minutes.
- Now fluff the biryani gently and serve with fruit raita.
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