BUTTER PANEER BIRYANI

BUTTER PANEER BIRYANI

A lip smacking dish, that you will absolutely love. Today I am going to share a rich and creamy biryani made with the delicious paneer makhani or the paneer butter masala sauce with the mild flavor of dried fenugreek leaves. Resisting this decadent biryani with just one serving is hard. This Recipe is a combination of ghee rice along with creamy paneer butter masala, layered together. Serve it with a simple raita for a hearty Sunday lunch.

Ingredients:

For the rice:

1 cup Rice

2 cups Water

1 tsp ghee

1 Cardamom

2 Cloves

1 Star anise

1/2 inch Cinnamon Stick

2 Whole Black Pepper Corns

Salt, to taste

1 Bay leaf

Other ingredients:

1/4 cup Fried Onions

1 sprig Coriander Leaves

1 sprig Mint Leaves

1/4th cup milk

Saffron 

For the Paneer Butter Masala: Paneer butter masala

Recipe:

1. In a bowl, mix saffron and milk and keep it aside till needed.

To make the rice for Layered Paneer Butter Masala Biryani:

1. Wash and soak the rice in water for 30 minutes. 
2. In a pressure cooker, heat ghee on low flame add the whole spices- cardamom, cloves, star anise, cinnamon stick, whole black peppercorns, and a bay leaf, allow these spices to sizzle, next add the drained rice, salt and 2 cups of water.
3. Cook the rice 3/4th.
4. Close the pressure cooker and pressure cook for two whistles and turn off the flame. Allow the pressure to release naturally. Spread the rice on a plate and allow it to cool. 
5. Once cooled, mix in the fried onions and chopped coriander and mint leaves. 
6. To assemble the Layered Paneer Butter Masala Biryani Recipe, Grease a deep pan generously with some melted butter, put some coriander- mint leaves and fried onions, start with the first layer, spread 1/3 cup of rice, pressing firmly,  then a layer of paneer butter masala, repeat these layers till you end up with rice as the last layer.
7. Put a tawa on medium low flame and then the pan over it.
8. Pour 1/4th cup kesar milk and 2 tbsp ghee. Cover with foil paper and close the lid.
9. Cook it for another 5-10 minutes.
10. When cooked, serve hot.

**P.S. Forgive me for uncooked rice 🌾

Serve Layered Paneer Butter Masala Biryani.

Enjoy and keep showering your love.