Paneer Biryani

Instructions

For Paneer Marination:

• In a bowl, take dahi.
• Add turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chili powder, biryani masala, salt.
• Crush kasuri methi in your palms and crush it.
• Add kasuri methi, fried onion, mint leaves and coriander leaves.
• Mix well and add paneer.
• Mix everything well together.
• Paneer should be coated well with the masala.
• Cover and rest it for about 30 minutes.

For Paneer biryani:

• Heat up oil in a pan.
• Add cumin seeds and let them splutter.
• Add onion and fry until onion turn light golden.
• Add tomato, ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chili powder, coriander powder, slit green chillies and salt.
• Mix well and cook for about 2-3 minutes more.
• When tomatoes are well combined with onion, add yogurt, biryani masala, coriander leaves and mint leaves.
• Mix well and cook for 2 minutes more.
• Add water and mix well.
• Masala is already. Keep it aside.
• Take rice, wash it and soak in water for about 30 minutes.
• Drain the water and keep aside.
• Heat up water in a pan.
• Add cinnamon sticks, cardamom, cloves, black cardamom, bay leaves and salt.
• When water begins to boil, add rice and ghee.
• Cook rice until it is 70% cooked for about 7-8 minutes.
• Keep the rice aside.
• Take biryani masala and add water from boiled rice.
• Place a layer of cooked rice on the masala.
• Again add some more water from boiled rice.
• Give layer of marinated paneer.
• Put a layer of cooked rice again.
• Add mint leaves, coriander leaves, fried onion and fried cashew nuts.
• Add ghee. You can skip ghee if you don’t like.
• You also can add saffron water.
• Cover and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes.
• Lower down the heat to lowest and cook on lowest heat for 20 minutes more.
• After 20 minutes, turn off the gas and rest it for just 5 minutes.
• Paneer biryani is already.
• You can serve paneer biryani with raita or salad.