Paneer Biryani Recipe (Traditional Dum Cooked)

Name: Paneer Biryani Recipe (Traditional Dum Cooked)
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup or (150 grams) onions (- thinly sliced); 4 tablespoons oil (or ghee (clarified butter)); 1 cup or (180 grams) basmati rice (- preferably aged basmati rice); 4 cups water; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 inch cinnamon; 1 tej patta ((medium-sized) or 2 small tej patta); 2 to 3 cloves; 2 to 3 green cardamoms; ¼ teaspoon shahi jeera ((caraway seeds)); 200 to 250 grams paneer ((Indian cottage cheese)); ½ cup curd ((yogurt) - fresh); 1 teaspoon ginger paste (or 1 inch ginger crushed to a paste in a mortar-pestle); 1 teaspoon garlic paste (or 4 to 5 garlic medium-sized cloves crushed to a paste); 1 teaspoon green chilies (- chopped or swap with serrano pepper or 1 to 2 green chillies); 1 tablespoon coriander leaves (- chopped (cilantro)); ½ tablespoon mint leaves (- chopped); ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder ((ground turmeric)); ¼ teaspoon red chili powder (or cayenne pepper); ¼ teaspoon garam masala; ½ teaspoon coriander powder ((ground coriander)); 1 teaspoon lemon juice; salt (as required); ¼ cup milk; 16 to 18 saffron strands; 1 to 2 tablespoons ghee ((clarified butter)); 1 tablespoon rose water (or kewra water (pandanus water) - optional)

Instructions

Prep:45minCook:20min

Paneer Biryani is a vegetarian dish of a mildly spiced, delicately flavored dum cooked, traditional biryani recipe made with yogurt marinated paneer layered with par-cooked basmati rice, golden fried onions (birista), saffron infused milk, coriander leaves, mint leaves and ghee. This Awadhi style biryani pairs beautifully with any raita, veggie salad or even with simple plain curd (yogurt).

Updated at: Tue, 30 Dec 2025 08:28:01 GMT