shaziya'srecipes: RESTAURANT STYLE PANEER DUM BIRYANI RECIPE/PANEEE BIRYANI RECIPE

I always try to make different variety dishes in paneer. This is another yummy paneer dum biryani recipe. Paneer cooked in lots of spices and yogurt, layered with rice and cooked on dum. Tastes really heaven.as we all know paneer is a great substitute for meat. If you are a vegetarian then you can also enjoy the authentic taste of dum biryani.

I hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turned out for you.

Other useful recipes :

homemade paneer
homemade biryani masala
veg dum biryani
onion raita
cucumber raita
soya chunks veg biryani

Ingredients :

For marination :

Paneer : 250 grams (recipe here)

Thick curd/yogurt : 150 grams

chilly powder : 1 tea spoon

Coriander powder : 2 tea spoons

Salt to taste

Medium sliced onions : 3

biryani masala/garam masala : 1/2 tea spoon (recipe here)

Lemon juice : 2 tea spoons

Ginger garlic paste : 1 1/2 tea spoon

Oil : 2 table spoons

Chopped coriander leaves : 1/4 cup

Chopped mint leaves : 1/4 cup

Green chilly (chopped) : 1

To cook rice :

Basmati rice : 400 grams

Oil : 1 table spoon

Cinnamon : 2 small pieces

Cloves : 3

Star anise : 1

Bay leaf : 1

Shazeera/black cumin seeds : 1 tea spoon

Salt : 2 tea spoons

Fried 15 cashew nuts for garnishing

ghee : 2 tea spoon

Method :

First fry onions in 1/2 cup of oil on medium flame until they changes into golden color and take into a plate

Now take beaten curd in a bowl add fried onions and all marinate ingredients mix it well then add paneer pieces mix it and marinate for 1 hour.(reserve half of the fried onions)

Meanwhile wash and soak rice for 30 minutes.

Now to cook rice,boil plenty of water in a big vessel add all Ingredients,cook until rice is cooked 80 %.

Now drain the water, reserve 1/2 cup of boiled rice.

Now spread marinated paneer in heavy bottom pan then spread cooked rice and pour reserved water on top.

Sprinkle some fried onions and coriander leaves. Add ghee Cover with lid, seal the edges with. Aata dough or aluminum foil, cook on low flame For 20 to 25 minutes,remove from fire and mix gently and serve.