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Make Delicious Paneer Biryani At Home With This Easy Recipe

Prepare restaurant style paneer biryani at home with this easy recipe.
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Updated:- 2019-10-10, 10:25 IST

Nothing more delicious and filling that a bowl of biryani served with chilled raita. Biryani is one of the most loved dishes in India. If you are a vegetarian, you will love this recipe. 

Usually, people think that only non-veg eaters can enjoy biryani but this biryani recipe will be a true treat to all the vegetarians, especially paneer lovers. 

For us vegetarians, our thali is incomplete without some paneer sabzi. How about adding your favourite paneer to your biryani? If you are a paneer lover, you will enjoy having this paneer dum biryani. 

Really easy to make, you can prepare this biryani quickly without putting in much effort. Pack it for lunch or serve it at your get-togethers, this one-dish will never disappoint. 

The best part about preparing biryani at home is that you can add all the ingredients as per your personal choice. Be it the number of paneer cubes or the vegetables, you can cook your biryani as per your choice. 

 

 

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Vegetarian Recipe
Total Time: 50 min
Prep Time: 20 min
Cook Time: 30 min
Servings: 4
Level: Medium
Course: Main Course
Calories: 1000
Cuisine: Indian
Author: Tanya Malik

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 Cup rice
  • 1 tsp oil
  • 400 gms cubed paneer
  • 1 sliced onion
  • 1/4 inch ginger
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 green chilli
  • 2 Tbsp mint leaves
  • 1 Tbsp Coriander leaves
  • 1 Tomato
  • 1/4 tsp Turmeric
  • 3/4 tsp Red chilli powder
  • 1/2 stick Cinnamon
  • 2 Cardamom
  • 3 Clove
  • Jeera - 1/2 tsp
  • 2 tsp Coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp Pepper corns
  • 1/2 tsp Jeera
  • 1/2 tsp Fennel seeds
  • 2 bay leaves
  • oil for cooking
  • 1 Cardamom
  • Cashews

Step

  1. Step 1:

    Wash and soak rice for atleast 30 minutes.

  2. Step 2:

    In a pan, add oil and saute paneer cubes. Take off flame as the cubes turn golden.

  3. Step 3:

    Now add all the spices, cook till the aroma arises. Turn off the flame and trasnfer the spices to a plate.

  4. Step 4:

    Add these spices to a grinder and mix till they turn into a powder.

  5. Step 5:

    Make ginger and garlic paste and keep aside.

  6. Step 6:

    In a pressure cooker, add oil and all the other spices - bay leaf, pepper corns, cinnamon, jeera and cashews.

  7. Step 7:

    Next add onions, ginger and garlic. Saute till they start to emit aroma.

  8. Step 8:

    Now add coriander and mint leaves. Also add tomato and mix.

  9. Step 9:

    Sprinkle the masalas - turmeric, chilli powder and mix.

  10. Step 10:

    Take a cup of water and add to the cooker. Mix well.

  11. Step 11:

    Now it is time top add paneer cubes to the mixture. Cook for one whistle. If you are cooking in a kadhai, cook on medium flame with a cover.

  12. Step 12:

    Take off flame and garnish with coriander leaves. Serve with chilled raita and chutney.

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