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Paneer Biryani

Paneer Biryani is a rich, delicious recipe with an exotic medley of spices which make your taste buds go warm This is a Sanjeev Kapoor exclusive recipe.

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Paneer Biryani

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Main Ingredients Cottage cheese (paneer), Basmati rice
Cuisine Indian
Course Rice
Prep Time 41-50 minutes
Cook time 31-40 minutes
Serve 4
Taste Spicy
Level of Cooking Moderate
Others Veg

Ingredients list for Paneer Biryani

  • 50 grams Cottage cheese (paneer) , cut into 1/2 inch cubes
  • 3 cups Basmati rice , cooked
  • 2 tablespoons Ghee
  • 2 tablespoons Butter
  • 5-6 Cloves
  • 5-6 Black peppercorns
  • 3-4 Green cardamoms
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons Ginger-garlic paste
  • 2-3 Green chillies , slit
  • 2 medium Onions , sliced
  • 1 cup Tomato puree
  • 1 teaspoon Coriander powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Cumin powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon Turmeric powder
  • 1 teaspoon Red chilli powder
  • 1 teaspoon Biryani masala
  • to taste Salt
  • 1 cup Yogurt
  • 1 cup Fried onions
  • 1/4 cup + tablespoons Fresh mint leaves , chopped
  • 1/4 cup + tablespoons Fresh coriander leaves , chopped
  • 5-6 Baby corns , diagonally sliced
  • 6-7 Button mushrooms , sliced
  • a few strands Saffron , mixed with 3-4 tablespoons ceam
  • 1 1/2 inches Ginger , cut into thin strips
  • 1-2 Green chillies , cut into thin strips

Method

  1. Heat ghee and butter in a deep non-stick pan. Add cloves, black peppercorns and green cardamoms, mix and sauté till fragrant. Add ginger-garlic paste, green chillies and onions, mix and sauté till lightly browned.
  2. Add tomato puree, mix and saute for 1 minute. Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes or till oil separates. Add coriander powder, cumin powder, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, biryani masala and salt, mix well and sauté for 2-3 minutes. Add yogurt and mix well. Cover and cook till oil separates.
  3. Add ½ cup fried onions, ¼ cup mint leaves and ¼ cup coriander leaves and mix well. Add baby corns, button mushrooms and mix well. Add cottage cheese cubes and salt and mix well. Add 1 cup water and mix well. Cover and cook for 2-3 minutes.
  4. Spread the rice evenly over the cottage cheese mixture. Drizzle ½ the saffron-cream mixture and sprinkle remaining fried onions, green chilli strips, remaining mint leaves, remaining coriander leaves and remaining saffron-cream mixture. Cover the pan with aluminium foil and keep the lid over it. Cook for 4-5 minutes.
  5. Transfer onto serving platter, garnish with mint sprig and serve hot.
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