Spicy Paneer Biryani...!!!

Author: Siddhi Shirsat // Category: , ,



I wanted to try some new type of biryani as was bored with the regular vegetable biryani. I had some paneer in the freezer so decided to try paneer biryan. I had tried once panner biryani ina restaurant in pune , it was damn tasty. I dint know its recipe, so i decided to just give a try . It turned out very well . It was very tasty and spicy.

INGREDIENTS:
1 1/2 cup basmati rice
1 cup diced paneer pieces
2 big onions vertically chopped
1/2 cup thick yogurt
3 tea spoon chilli powder
1 table spoon biryani masala
2 tea spoon garam masala
1 tea spoon turmeric powder
1 tea spoon coriander powder
2 table spoon ginger-garlic paste
1" cinnamon piece
4-5 cloves
4-5 pepper
2 bay leaves
1/2 lemon
oil
ghee
salt


METHOD:

Firstly add 1 tea spoon chilli powder, turmeric, 1 tea spoon garam masala,salt to the yogut and mix well. Apply this paste on paneer pieces and keep them aside for marination for 2 hrs.

Now soak the rice in water. Add 1 tea spoon of oil on them and spread them on a cloth and keep for 30mins.

Heat a pan and add ghee and shallow fry the marinated panner pieces till they turn brown.When done remove them n keep aside.


Meanwhile heat a pan and add ghee and fry the chopped onions till they become soft. Now add the ginger-garlic paste and stir properly.

Take another pan and add ghee. Add all the whole masalas like cloves, pepper etc and fry for a min. Add the soaked rice in it and fry for 3-4 mins.

Now add this rice in the vessel c0ntaining onions. Add 3 n 1/2 cups of water n stir. Now add the biryani masala, chilli powder, garam masala and salt and mix well and close the lid and let the rice cook.

When the rice is almost 3/4 done. add the fried paneer pieces to it and mix slowly and carefully so that the rice do not break.Close the lid and cook for 5 mins. Sprinkle lemon juice on it and remove from flame.

Tasty paneer biryani is ready.

Serves :3-4
Preparation time:30 mins.

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