Paneer Biryani recipe| Indian Cottage cheese Biryani recipe
Paneer biryani is a great main course recipe for a special dinner.
Servings: 4
Equipment
- Food processor
- large mixing bowl
- Sieve
Ingredients
Biryani mix
- ½ cup beans diced
- ½ cup mixed capsicum diced
- 2 cup Basmati rice , washed and soaked in water for 1 hour
- 2 medium sized onions chopped length wise
- ½ cup mint and coriander leaves mix
- 1 tablespoon ginger- garlic chopped
- ½ tablespoon green chillies
- 300 gms paneer cottage cheese cubes
- ½ cup yogurt
Spices
- 4 tbsp. oil
- 1 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 1 tbsp. garam masala
- 1 tsp. turmeric powder
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Marinate the paneer with yogurt little turmeric,salt and garam masala.
- Keep it aside for 4 hours/overnight
- Heat oil in a pan,Cook onions with ginger,garlic & chillies untill golden brown
- Add carrots,beans and capsicum,cook for 8-10 minutes
- Add Paneer pices and mix slowly
- Add coriander,mint and all spices,cook for few minutes,Add the remaining yogurt mix from the marinate.
- Heat 5-6 cups of water in a pot,Cook rice until its cooked by 70%(this will take around 7-8 mins)
- Add rice to the paneer mix,cover and cook for 10 minutes on low flame.
- Allow it to rest for 10 minutes,mix slowly from top to bottom
Notes
Choice of Rice is very important here and to ensure that it is not over cooked while added to biryani
You may add 2 tablespoon ghee on top rice before covering and cooking the biryani. You can even add saffron milk mixture by soaking 4-6 strands in 2 tbsp. milk.
Paneer biryani is a great one-pot-meal for party lunch.Best served with raita.
Nutrition
Serving: 2g