Name: Mushroom paneer dum Biryaani recipe by Zulekha Bose at BetterButter
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: Cottage cheese paneer 300 gram cut into cubes; Mushroom 200 gram cut into 4 pieces; For the marinade-; Curd 5 tablespoon; Ginger garlic paste one and a half tablespoon; Chopped coriander leaves 6 tablespoon; Fried brown onions half cup; Red chilli powder one teaspoon; Chicken masala powder 2 tablespoon; Oil 1 tablespoon; Juice of one lemon; Salt one tablespoon; Garam masala powder half teaspoon; For mushroom paneer Dum biryani masala-; Oil 4 tablespoon; Whole spices 2 bay leaves half in cinnamon stick 3 clove. 2 green cardamom; Salt 1 fourth teaspoon; Onion finally sliced length wise; Marinated mushroom and paneer masala; For boiling mushroom Paneer Biryaani rice-; Soaked Sona Masoori rice 2cup; Water 6-8 cups; Salt one tablespoon or to taste; oil or ghee 1 tablespoon; Whole spices- 2 bay leaves 2 green cardamom 2 cloves half inch cinnamon stick; To make Dum of Mushroom and Paneer Biryani-; milk half cup; Saffron 10 to 15 strands; Boiled rice water 1 cup; Pure ghee or butter 5 tablespoon

These are the ingredients we need for mushroom paneer dum biryaani.

Wash sona masoori rice or basmati rice 2-3 times with fresh water and soak them in enough water for 1/2-1hour

Clean mushrooms under the running water,pat dry them with a clean cloth and cut them into 4 equal parts.

Take a big bowl and add paneer and mushrooms.

Add in red chilli powder,turmeric powder,chicken masala powder,1/2 cup brown fried onions,salt to taste,lemon juice,curd

Mix it well with your hand

Add chopped coriander and once again mix it with your light hands.

Let this marinade rest for about 1/2 an hour in the refrigerator.

After half an hour take a deep and big vessle and add around 6-8 cups of water and let it boil on high flame.

Add 1 tablespoon of oil,salt 1 tablespoon or to taste,2 bay leaves,2 green cardamom,2 clove,and cook until rice are 3/4 done. Shift 3/4 done rice on a metal sieve to take out water and pour fresh water over 3/4 boiled rice

Switch on gas and heat 4 tablespoon oil or ghee add in all the whole spices bay leaves,shah jeers,1/4 teaspoon salt,sliced onions

Add in ready mushroom and paneer marinate and cook for about 6-7 minutes or until oil separates from the spices.

When your mushroom biryaani masala is ready start layering the biryaani for dum.

Take a big and heavy bottom vessle or handi add first layer of 3/4 boiled rice spread half of the mushroom qnd paneer biryani masala

Over this layer add some fried dry fruit, spread some fried brown onion,spread few chopped coriander leaves,spread 2 pinch garam masala,add 4-5 tablespoon saffron milk.

Cover with the second layer of 3/4 boiled

Again spread 2nd layer of remaining mushroom paneer biryaani masala,spread some fried nuts,fried onions,chopped coriander leaves,2 pinch garam masala,add saffron milk3- 4 tablespoon.

Finally spread the remaining 3/4 boiled rice,add saffron milk 4-5 tablespoon.