Best Paneer Biryani (Traditional Recipe)

Name: Best Paneer Biryani (Traditional Recipe)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: Indian, Asian
Ingredients: 1 cup onions (- thinly sliced, 150 grams or 2 medium to large-sized onions); 4 tablespoons oil (or ghee (clarified butter)); 1 cup basmati rice (- 180 grams, preferably aged basmati rice); 4 cups water; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 inch cinnamon; 1 tej patta ((medium-sized) or 2 small tej patta); 2 to 3 cloves; 2 to 3 green cardamoms; ¼ teaspoon shahi jeera ((caraway seeds)); 200 to 250 grams Paneer ((Indian cottage cheese)); ½ cup Curd ((yogurt) - fresh); 1 teaspoon ginger paste (or 1 inch ginger crushed to a paste in a mortar-pestle); 1 teaspoon garlic paste (or 4 to 5 garlic medium-sized cloves crushed to a paste); 1 teaspoon green chilies (- chopped or swap with serrano pepper or 1 to 2 green chillies); 1 tablespoon coriander leaves (- chopped (cilantro)); ½ tablespoon mint leaves (- chopped); ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder ((ground turmeric)); ¼ teaspoon red chili powder (or cayenne pepper); ¼ teaspoon Garam Masala; ½ teaspoon Coriander Powder ((ground coriander)); 1 teaspoon lemon juice; salt (as required); ¼ cup milk; 16 to 18 saffron strands; 1 to 2 tablespoons Ghee ((clarified butter)); 1 tablespoon rose water (or kewra water (pandanus water) - optional)

Instructions

Prep:45minCook:20min

Paneer Biryani is a mildly spiced and delicately flavored dum cooked, traditional biryani recipe made with spiced yogurt marinated soft paneer cubes with golden fried onions (birista) and basmati rice. It pairs beautifully with any raita or even with simple plain curd (yogurt).

Updated at: Fri, 13 Dec 2024 22:16:08 GMT