Paneer tikka biryani

Name: Paneer tikka biryani
Total time: 4500 s
Yield: 4 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 200 gms Paneer; 2 tbspn Curd; 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1/4 tsp red colour; 1 tsp Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder; 1 tbsp Biryani Masala; 1 tsp Chaat Masala; 1 1/2 tsp mustard oil; 2 onion sliced; Handful Mint leaves; Handful Coriander leaves; 1 1/2 Ginger Garlic Paste; 1-2 green chillies; 5 onion sliced; 2 bay leaves; 2 cloves; 1 black Cardamom; 1 star Anise; 4 tomatoes (pureed); as per taste Salt; 1 1/2 tbsp red chilli powder; 1 1/2 tbsp Biryani Masala; 1 1/2 tbsp Dhaniya Powder; 3 cup Basmati rice; as required Water; 2 tbspn milk; Handful mint leaves

Neha Malhotra @TheGreenFoodie

Pune

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Vegetable Biryani is a delicious rice dish made using alot of veggies, aromatic spices and herbs.
To my version of this delectable dish I have added paneer too, hence naming it Paneer Tikka Biryani. Though the process is lengthy but its very simple to make and it tastes really amazing.

Neha Malhotra @TheGreenFoodie

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Ingredients

1hr 15 min

4 people

Paneer Tikka Ingredients:
200 gms Paneer
2 tbspnCurd
1 tbspginger garlic paste
1/4 tspred colour
1 tspKashmiri Red Chilli Powder
1 tbspBiryani Masala
1 tspChaat Masala
1 1/2 tspmustard oil
Ingredients for Green Paste:
2onion sliced
HandfulMint leaves
HandfulCoriander leaves
1 1/2Ginger Garlic Paste
1-2green chillies
Ingredients for Gravy:
5onion sliced
2bay leaves
2cloves
1black Cardamom
1star Anise
4tomatoes (pureed)
as per taste Salt
1 1/2 tbspred chilli powder
1 1/2 tbspBiryani Masala
1 1/2 tbspDhaniya Powder
3 cupBasmati rice
as required Water
2 tbspnmilk
Handfulmint leaves

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Steps

1hr 15 min

1

Marinate the Paneer-
In a bowl take 200grm paneer chopped in squares.
To this add curd, red food colour, ginger garlic paste, kashmiri red chilli powder, Biryani Masala, chaat masala and 1½ tspn mustard oil. Keep it aside
2

Method for Green paste
In a mixer grinder add 2 onions sliced. Handful of mint leaves, handful of coriander leaves, ginger garlic paste, green chilli. Grind this to a fine paste.
3

Method for Making Gravy
In a big kadhai heat 3 tbspn oil. To this add bay leaves, 1 Cinnamon stick, 2 cloves, 7-8black pepper corns, 2 black Cardamom.
4

Add 5 sliced onions. Saute until golden brown. Now add the green paste. Mix well. Cook for 2 minutes in low flame. Now add tomato puree. Mix well until the masala separates itself from the kadhai.
5

Add all the spices like Kashmiri Red Chilli Powder, coriander powder, Biryani Masala and salt to taste.
Mix well.
Add ¼ cup water so that the Masalas cook well.
6

Add all the veggies. Beans, carrot and potato. Add ¼ cup water and mix the gravy with the veggies. After 2 min, remove from the heat and transfer it in the pressure cooker. Let it cook until 2 whistles. If there is still water after opening the cooker, just reheat it and dry the water.
7

Now heat 2tspn Mustard oil on a grill pan and Grill the paneer pieces on a low flame.
8

Assembling the Biryani
Now transfer half the gravy in a deep big kadhai. Layer it with half the quantity rice, saffron milk, (prepared by mixing 2 tbspn curd and kesar strands) paneer and mint leaves.
9

Repeat the same process again. Now cover the lid and give it dum for 4- 5minutes on low flame.
10

Paneer Tikka Biryani is absolutely ready.

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Neha Malhotra @TheGreenFoodie

on April 12, 2021 16:14

Pune

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