Paneer Biriyani

Ingredients

For the rice

1. Basmathi rice - 3 cup

2. water - 6 cup

3. Cardamom - 6 no

4. Cinnamon- 1 medium stick

5.Cloves - 6 no

6.Ghee - 3 tsp

7. Salt for taste

8.Lemon juice -2 tsp

For the marination of paneer

1.Paneer - 500 gm
2.Chilli powder -1 tsp
3.Salt
4.Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
5.Curd - 1/2 cup

For the gravy

1.Onion sliced - 4 no
2.Tomatoes - 2 or 3
3.Ginger and garlic paste - 1 tsp
4.Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
5.Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
6.Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
7.Cooked Green peas - 1/4 cup

Preparation

1. Wash and drain the rice well.

2.Pour little ghee in vessel and then add cardomom,cinnomon,cloves.

3.Then add measured waterand wait till it boils,to the boiling water add rice.

4.After four or five vissile turn off the burner.

5. Marinate the paneer with ginger,garlic paste , of red chilli powder, turmeric powder,curd,and salt for 30 mts .And then shallow fry the paneer in the oil.

6.Then in the same pan saute the onions,ginger,garlic,green chillies,tomatoes well.Then add the rest of red chilli powder,turmeric powder,garam masala ,salt,curd to it and then add the fried paneer annd cooked green peas to it and cook it for 5 to 6 mts.

7.In a big vessel pour some ghee and above it spread one portion of paneer masala.

9.Above it one layer of rice,followed by the fried onion ,cashew,raisins and chopped mint and corriander leaves.

10. Then another layer of paneer ,followed by rice and garnishing.Also pour some ghee on top of rice.

11. Cover it with a lid and seal it (with dough of maida).And lightly heat it for 15 mts.This process is called dum.

Now the delicious paneer biriyani is ready to be served...........................................................