Paneer Biryani | One pot cooking 🤩

Lunch Recipe : Paneer Biryani

Servings: 4

In India, On special occasions or at parties or on wedding day Biryani must include in the food list because it is a traditional dish following from many years. Biryani is famous in India with gives amazing taste, infused in aromatic Indian spices, combination of vegetables, whole Biryani spices & totally it’s flavourful with Basmati Rice ( long grain )🍚

Today, I’m sharing a super delicious, perfect for quick lunch box recipe ideas and instant one-pot cooking rice recipe is Paneer Biryani.

Nutritional values of paneer:

Paneer: 40gms
Protein	7.54gm
Fat	5.88gm
Carbs	4.96gm
Energy	103.15Kcal
Folates	37.32microgram
Calcium	190.4mg

Paneer called as Indian Cottage Cheese which is extract from milk 🥛 has lots of good healthy benefits in it. It has all essential nine amino acids, nourishing and healthy when taken in right amounts. Earlier, I have shared few recipes of paneer in my food blog, links shared below you can checkout 👇

Duration: 40 minutes

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice – 1 cup – 160 grams – wash thrice and keep aside
Paneer – cubes – 100 grams
Cloves – 2
Cinnamon stick – 1 inch
Cardamom – 2
Star Anise – 1
Shajeera – 1 teaspoon
Bay 🍃 leaf – 1
Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 teaspoon
White onion – 1/2 cup – chopped
Carrot – 1 – chopped
Beans – 10 – chopped
Cauliflower Florets – 10
Mint Paste – 1 Tb sp ( blend – mint, coriander,green chillies, ginger piece, salt, lemon juice)
Curd – 1/2 cup
Turmeric Powder – 1/4 teaspoon
Biryani masala powder – 1 teaspoon
Red chilly powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Salt – 1 teaspoon
Butter – 2 Tb sp
Water – 320 ml

Procedure:

Heat a heavy bottomed deep fry pan, add butter, shajeera, cloves, cinnamon stick, Cardamom, bay leaf, and fry 30 secs.
Then add in chopped paneer cubes, sauté half minute. Next add onion, Carrot, beans and sauté 2 minutes
Now, add ginger garlic paste and mint paste sauté one minute and add chopped cauliflower florets , rest of the paneer cubes and sauté 2 more minutes
Then goes in, salt, Biryani Masala Powder, red chilly powder, turmeric powder and curd. Combine well and cook 5 minutes
Next add rice and gently mix with spatula then let it set for one minute on medium heat
Now add water and mix well
Cover with lid and Bring to a boil for 10 minutes and then reduce heat and let it cook for more 10 minutes.( don’t lift the lid in this process because if the vapor goes out and the rice won’t cook completely)
Next open lid and gently mix and check the rice, and turn off heat and let it sit more 5 minutes
Serve with Raita or cucumber salad or potato chips 😋
Happy Cooking and Have a wonderful day 🌸