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Paneer Biryani is an aromatic rice dish made with basmati rice, paneer, and some whole spices. This is such a very simple and quick biryani recipe prepared in a pressure cooker. It's a one-pot cooking recipe and takes only 30 mins to prepare. Serve it with onion raitha for lunch or dinner. It also makes a perfect lunch box recipe for working people and kid's lunch boxes.

This recipe doesn't require any marination of paneer, but if you like you can marinate it. Also, this recipe doesn't require much preparation. Whenever I have a craving for biryani recipe, I typically follow this recipe. If you want to make vegetable or chicken biryani, follow this same recipe.

Check Video recipe of Paneer Biryani here 👉 https://youtu.be/X8uBqQHyK4M

Check out my other biriyani recipe collections below

• Tomato Biryani in pressure cooker
• Brinjal Biryani in pressure cooker
• Mushroom Biryani in pressure cooker

Cuisine : Indian
Preparation Time: 5 minutes

Cooking Time: 20 minutes

Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 100 gms Paneer
• 1 cup Basmati Rice
• 1 medium-sized Onion, chopped
• 1 medium-sized Tomato chopped
• 3 slit, Green chilies
• ½ tbsp Ginger Garlic paste
• few Mint Leaves
• few Coriander Leaves
• 1 tsp Garam Masala
• 1½ cup of water
• 1 tbsp Oil
• 1 tsp Ghee

Whole spices

• 1 Cinnamon Stick
• 4 Cloves
• 4 Cardamon
• 1 Star Anise
• 2 Bay leaves
• few Stone flower
• Salt as required

Method:

• Heat oil and ghee in the pressure cooker, when hot add the cashew nuts and fry till golden brown and keep aside.

• Add all whole spices and fry for a few seconds.

• Next add the onions, green chilies and fry till the onions turn golden brown in color.

• Add the chopped tomato, ginger-garlic paste, and little salt. Cook till the tomatoes become mushy.

• Add mint and coriander leaves. Saute for a minute.

• Next add curd, red chilly powder and saute.

• Add paneer cubes and mix well.

• Add the soaked rice, water, and salt as required. Mix well.

• Add garam masala powder, few coriander leaves and mix well. Bring it to a boil.

• Cover the pressure cooker, when the steam releases add the weight. Cook for two whistles and switch off the flame.

• When the pressure goes down, open the pressure cooker. Add ½ lemon juice and ½ tbsp ghee. Mix it very gently.

• Finally, add the fried cashews. Serve hot with onion raita.