Paneer Biryani

Name: Paneer Biryani
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 5 min
Cuisine: Asian, Indian
Ingredients: 2 medium to large onions (or 150 grams onions or about 1 cup thinly sliced onions); 4 tablespoon oil (or ghee (clarified butter)); 1 cup basmati rice or 180 grams of basmati rice; 4 cups water; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 inch cinnamon ((dalchini)); 1 medium tej patta or 2 small tej patta ((indian bay leaf)); 2 to 3 cloves; 2 to 3 green cardamoms; ¼ teaspoon shahjeera ((caraway seeds)); 200 to 250 grams Paneer ((cottage cheese)); 8 tablespoon Curd ((yogurt)); 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 cloves crushed to a paste in a mortar-pestle); 2 green chilies, (chopped or 1 teaspoon chopped green chilies); 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves ((cilantro leaves)); ½ tablespoon chopped mint leaves; ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder; ¼ teaspoon red chili powder; ¼ teaspoon Garam Masala Powder; ½ teaspoon coriander powder ((ground coriander)); ¼ teaspoon shahjeera ((caraway seeds)); 1 teaspoon lime juice; salt as required; 3 tablespoon milk; 16 to 18 saffron strands; 1 tablespoon ghee ((clarified butter)); 1 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves ((cilantro leaves)); ½ tablespoon chopped mint leaves