Name: Paneer Biryani recipe by Nidhi Mer at BetterButter
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: For birista or fried onion; 2 medium size onions; Oil for deep fry; For cooking biryani rice; 1 cup basmati rice; 4 to 5 cup water; 1 tablespoon salt; 1 small cinnamon; 3 to 4 cloves; 3 to 4 black pepper; 2 bay leaf; 3 to 4 green cardamom; 1/2 tablespoon jeera or cumin seeds; For paneer marination; 150 grams paneer or cottage cheese; 7 to 8 tablespoons hung Curd; 1 tablespoon ginger paste; 1 to 2 green chillies; 1/4 tablespoon turmeric powder; 1/4 tablespoon red chill power; 1/4 tablespoon garam masala; 1/4 tablespoon coriander powder; 1/2 tablespoon lime juice; Salt as per taste; For layering; 1 tablespoon oil; 1 tablespoon ghee

Ingredients Serving: 2

For birista or fried onion
2 medium size onions
Oil for deep fry
For cooking biryani rice
1 cup basmati rice
4 to 5 cup water
1 tablespoon salt
1 small cinnamon
3 to 4 cloves
3 to 4 black pepper
2 bay leaf
3 to 4 green cardamom
1/2 tablespoon jeera or cumin seeds
For paneer marination
150 grams paneer or cottage cheese
7 to 8 tablespoons hung Curd
1 tablespoon ginger paste
1 to 2 green chillies
1/4 tablespoon turmeric powder
1/4 tablespoon red chill power
1/4 tablespoon garam masala
1/4 tablespoon coriander powder
1/2 tablespoon lime juice
Salt as per taste
For layering
1 tablespoon oil
1 tablespoon ghee

Instructions

Rinse basmati rice very well in water. Then soak the rice in water for 30 minutes.
Slice 2 medium onion.
Heat oil for deep fry onion. Fry the onions till they become golden. Once the onion become golden, then remove in kitchen paper.
Whisk 7 tablespoons hung curd in a bowl. Add 1 tsp ginger paste, 1 tsp chopped green chillies, mix well. Now add all the spices turmeric powder, red chill power, coriander powder, garam masala, salt and lime juice. Mix again. Then add some fried onion and paneer cubes. Marinate for atleast 30 minutes.
Meanwhile here our rice is soked after 30 minutes.drain the rice well and keep aside.
Bring 5 cup of water to a rolling boil in a pot. Add whole spices cinnamon, bay leaf, cloves, green cardamom, cumin seeds and black pepper.
Add 1 tsp salt.
When the water start boiling add soked rice on high flame and do not cover the pan, cooked the rice without lowering the temperature. The rice have to be cooked till they 75% done. After that drain the rice and keep aside.
Add the 2 tablespoons oil in ovan safe bowl.
Add the marinated paneer.
Make a rice layer now. Add all the rice.
Add the fried rice.
Add 1 tablespoon ghee.
Cover with foil. Preheat the oven at 180 degree Celsius and cook for 18 to 20 minutes.
Serve the Paneer biryani hot with any raita.

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