Name: Green Paneer Biryani recipe by Swathi Joshnaa Sathish at BetterButter
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 65 min
Yield: 6
Ingredients: For cooking rice 70% :; Basmati rice 4 cups washed and soaked for 20 minutes; Water for cooking rice 3 cups; Salt 1 teaspoon; Ghee 1 teaspoon; Green cardamom 2; Black Cardamom 1; Cloves 4; For green purée :; Green chillies 2; Mint leaves a bunch; Cilantros 1/4 bunch; water 4 tablespoons for grinding; Marinade for green paneer :; Green purée 2 tablespoons; Paneer cubes 250 grams; Cumin powder 1/2 tablespoon; Red chili powder 1 tablespoon; Salt 1/2 teaspoon; Butter unsalted for shallow frying 2 to 3 tablespoons; For Biryani :; Oil 1 cup; Barista ( fried dried onions )3 cups; Cashews 50 grams or as preferred; Cloves 9; Green cardamom 5; Black Cardamom 1; Star anise 3; Bay leaves 4; Mace 1/4 teaspoon

Ingredients Serving: 6

For cooking rice 70% :
Basmati rice 4 cups washed and soaked for 20 minutes
Water for cooking rice 3 cups
Salt 1 teaspoon
Ghee 1 teaspoon
Green cardamom 2
Black Cardamom 1
Cloves 4
For green purée :
Green chillies 2
Mint leaves a bunch
Cilantros 1/4 bunch
water 4 tablespoons for grinding
Marinade for green paneer :
Green purée 2 tablespoons
Paneer cubes 250 grams
Cumin powder 1/2 tablespoon
Red chili powder 1 tablespoon
Salt 1/2 teaspoon
Butter unsalted for shallow frying 2 to 3 tablespoons
For Biryani :
Oil 1 cup
Barista ( fried dried onions )3 cups
Cashews 50 grams or as preferred
Cloves 9
Green cardamom 5
Black Cardamom 1
Star anise 3
Bay leaves 4
Mace 1/4 teaspoon
Ginger garlic paste 1 tablespoon
Tomatoes big sized 3 finely chopped
Green bell pepper big sized 1 finely chopped
Garam Masala powder 1 tablespoon
Salt 2 teaspoons
Ghee 2 tablespoons
Saffron infused warm milk 1 cup

Instructions

Boil3 cups water.Add 1 teaspoon salt,tsp ghee. 4cloves,2 green cardamoms, 1black cardamom. Add 4 cups
drained Basmati rice in the hot boiling water . Stir gently. Cover and cook rice for 70% in low
heat . 70% cooked rice is done . Fluff immediately and keep it aside .
In a blender , add a bunch of mint leaves,1/4 bunch cilantros,2 green chillies.Blend into a smooth
purée . In a bowl , take 1 tablespoon red chili powder, 1/2 tablespoon cumin powder, 1/2 tsp salt.
Add 2 tablespoons ground green purée in the bowl . Mix all to a thick marinade .
Add 250 grams paneer cubes and marinate for 10 minutes .
Heat butter in a pan for shallow frying . Fry the marinated paneer cubes
until roasted in medium heat . Flip all the sides and fry . Keep the fried paneer aside .
In a 5 litre cooking pot , heat 1 cup oil ,roast 50 grams cashews ,9 cloves, 1 black cardamom,4bay
leaves, 3 staranise, 5 green cardamom , mace 1/4 teaspoon.Add 1 ladleful barista .
Add 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste . Sauté until raw smell leaves .
Add the remaining green purée. Sauté and cook for a minute.
Add 3 big sized ripe tomatoes finely chopped . Sauté and cook until mushy . Add 2 teaspoons salt .
Add finely chopped 1 big green bell pepper . Sauté until crunchy .
Add 1 tablespoon garam masala powder . Mix and cook until masala combines well in the gravy . Gravy
thickens . Transfer gravy to another bowl . Let’s start layering 70%cooked rice , gravy , barista
as shown .First layer rice , Barista then green gravy . Sprinkle fried paneer cubes on gravy layer.
Add generous baristas on each rice layers . Layer counts is upto you .
Finally , smear 2 tablespoons ghee .
Pour 1 cup saffron infused warm milk on top .
Cover , seal the pot and Dum cook for 15 minutes in low to medium heat .
Once done , fluff the biryani immediately . Start taking the layers from bottom to up.Don’t overdo.
Delicious Green Paneer Biryani is ready . Serve hot with any raitas of your choice .

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