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Minty Paneer Biryani

Tarla Dalal
13 August, 2014


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Preparation Time
20 Mins
Cooking Time
4 Mins
Total Time
24 Mins
Makes
4 servings
Ingredients
Main Ingredients
3 cups soaked and cooked long grain rice (Basmati chawal)
3/4 cup paneer (cottage cheese) cubes
1 tbsp ghee
salt to taste
To Be Blended Into A Smooth Mint Paste (without Using Any Water)
1/2 cup chopped mint leaves (phudina)
1/2 cup sliced onions
1 tsp cumin seeds (jeera)
5 black peppercorns (kalimirch)
2 tsp coriander (dhania) seeds
1 tsp roughly chopped ginger (adrak)
2 tsp roughly chopped garlic (lehsun)
1 tsp lemon juice
1 tbsp roughly chopped green chillies
salt to taste
For The Garnish
Method
- Heat the ghee in a deep non-stick pan, add the cardamom and bayleaves and sauté on a medium flame for a few seconds.
- Add the mint paste and 2 tbsp of water, mix well and cook on a medium flame for 1 minute.
- Add the rice, paneer and salt, mix gently and cook on a medium flame for another 2 minutes, while stirring occasionally.
- Serve immediately garnished with mint sprig.
Minty Paneer Biryani recipe with step by step photos
Nutrient values (Abbrv)per plate
Energy | 263 cal |
Protein | 6.8 g |
Carbohydrates | 37.1 g |
Fiber | 2.1 g |
Fat | 9.7 g |
Cholesterol | 0 mg |
Sodium | 3.4 mg |
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Divya718
Jan. 27, 2021, 11:18 a.m.
Very tasty! The mint flavor is delicious and savory. I live in NYC and I didn''t have time to go to the Indian grocery to get paneer, so I used ricotta instead-and it still turned out great! I''m looking forward to making this again.

Tarla Dalal
Jan. 27, 2021, 11:18 a.m.
Thanks Divya. Good idea using the ricotta. Will help those in the US with this shortcut.

Debarati
May 7, 2020, 11:03 a.m.
The recipe was simple and easy to prepare....loved the flavourful outcome. Everyone at home enjoyed and I was happy as it was tasty as well as nutritious. Thank you very much.

Tarla Dalal
May 7, 2020, 11:03 a.m.
Debarati, thanks for the feedback. Would love to hear from you again.

Brindha Shanmugavel
July 18, 2019, 9:55 a.m.

Lalitha
Aug. 21, 2016, 7:46 p.m.
Am gonna try this. I think this recepe is so easy to prepare.

Tarla Dalal
Aug. 21, 2016, 7:46 p.m.
Great Lalitha, let us know how the recipe worked. We would love to hear from you.

Bhavana Patal
Oct. 8, 2014, 3:19 p.m.
Good Recipes

Heena
Dec. 16, 2011, 1:13 p.m.
Biryani Ek alag andaz mein ...