Restaurant-Style Paneer Biryani at Home 🍛✨

📌 Paneer Biryani – Recipe Card

🟡 Ingredients

For Paneer
• Paneer – 250 g
• Turmeric – ½ tsp
• Salt – ½ tsp
• Chilli powder – 1 tsp
• Oil – 1 tbsp

For Masala
• Oil – 3 tbsp
• Onions (finely chopped) – 2 medium
• Bay leaf – 1
• Saunf/Sajeera – ½ tsp
• Cardamom – 2
• Cinnamon stick – 1 inch
• Cloves – 3–4
• Green chillies – 2 slit
• Tomato paste – 2 tbsp

Spices:
• Salt – 1 tsp (adjust)
• Chilli powder – 1 tsp
• Coriander powder – 1 tsp
• Cumin powder – ½ tsp
• Biryani masala – 1 tsp

Herbs & Curd:
• Mint – ¼ cup
• Coriander – ¼ cup
• Curry leaves – 6–8
• Curd – ½ cup
• Water – ½ cup

For Rice
• Basmati rice – 2 cups (soaked 1 hour)
• Water – 6–7 cups
• Mint – ¼ cup
• Coriander – ¼ cup
• Ginger garlic paste – 1 tbsp
• Whole spices – bay leaf + cinnamon + cardamom + cloves
• Salt – 1 tbsp
• Lemon juice – 1 tbsp
• Oil – 1 tbsp
• Rose petals – 1 tsp (optional)

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🟢 Method

1️⃣ Prep Paneer

Mix paneer with turmeric, salt, chilli powder & oil.
Air fry 5–8 mins.

2️⃣ Fry Onions

Fry chopped onions until golden. Keep aside.

3️⃣ Make Biryani Masala

Add whole spices → green chillies → half fried onions → tomato paste.
Add spices + herbs + curd + air-fried paneer + ½ cup water.
Keep aside.

4️⃣ Cook Rice (80%)

Boil water with mint, coriander, spices, ginger garlic paste, salt, lemon, oil & rose petals.
Add soaked rice and cook till 80% done.

5️⃣ Layer & Dum

Layer rice + paneer gravy.
Cook 15 mins low flame + 15 mins medium flame.

6️⃣ Serve

Yummy Paneer Biryani is ready! Serve with raita. 😍

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