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Paneer Malai Makhani Biryani Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup Basmati rice
- 4 teaspoon Ghee
- 2 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
- 2 Onion sliced
- 2 teaspoon Biryani Masala
- 3 teaspoon Lemon juice
- Salt to taste
- 200 gram Paneer (Homemade Cottage Cheese) cubed
- 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder (Haldi)
- 1 teaspoon Red Chilli powder
- 2 teaspoon Homemade tomato puree
- 4 teaspoon Hung Curd (Greek Yogurt)
- 1 teaspoon Lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon Ginger Garlic Paste
- 2 teaspoon Oil
- Salt to taste
Steps
- To begin making the Paneer Malai Makhani Biryani recipe, the first step is to wash the rice and soak for 10 minutes.
- Heat a heavy bottomed pot with enough boiling water and add rice for cooking. Strain the rice just before the grain is fully cooked.
- Spread on a platter and cool it.
- Cut the paneer in barfi shape. Take a wide glass bowl and mix together red chilli powder, turmeric powder, tomato puree, curd, lime juice and salt. Add the paneer to the mix and coat well. Leave it for 5 minutes
- Heat a frying pan with oil and fry the marinated paneer for 5 to 8 minutes. Cook till paneer turn brown from both the sides. Remove the cubes from the pan and keep it aside.
- Sprinkle lime juice and salt on rice then carefully run the fork through the rice to mix it up without breaking the grains.
- Heat a big wok with ghee on low flame, add onion and fry till golden brownish and remove.
- In the same wok, add the rice, 3/4 fried onions and the biryani masala. Cook for about a minute or two.
- Now, to layer the biryani, add the rice in a platter, then put the paneer mixture on it and garnish it with the remaining fried onions.
- Serve Paneer Malai Makhani Biryani along with Boondi Raita andKachumber Salad for a weekday dinner.