North IndianOne Pot Meal

Paneer Biryani

This Paneer biryani is mildly spiced, delicately flavored, and a non-traditional biryani recipe. Perfect to make for lunch any day of the week, but more so on the holidays and weekends. Pair with Curd/Raita

31 mins
4 servings
Veg
Cook with Upliance 2.0
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31 mins

Ingredients

  • 200g Paneer (cut)
  • 170g Onion (handchop)
  • 140g Basmati Rice (measure)
  • 330ml Water
  • 2.5 tbsp Ghee
  • 2 pieces Green Chilli
  • 2 pieces Green Cardamom
  • 1g Turmeric
  • 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
  • 0.5 tsp Salt
  • 0.5 tsp Kashmiri Mirch
  • 0.5 tsp Garam Masala
  • 0.5 tsp Veg Biryani Masala
  • 10 cloves Garlic (peel)
  • 1 piece Cinnamon Stick (remove)
  • 20 leaves Mint Leaves (cleaned)
  • 0.5 tsp Jeera

Instructions

1

Add aromatics and spices to jar

Add Ghee, Onion, Green Chilli, Green Cardamom, Garlic, Turmeric, Cinnamon Stick, Ginger Garlic Paste, and Jeera to The Upliance 2.0 jar. Select sauté mode at 120°C for 90 seconds. The device will now sauté the aromatics and spices.

2

Add Paneer and spices

Add Paneer, Kashmiri Mirch, Garam Masala, and Veg Biryani Masala to The Upliance 2.0 jar. The device will now sauté the Paneer with the spices at 120°C for 6 minutes.

3

Add Rice and Water

Add Basmati Rice and Water to The Upliance 2.0 jar. Set the temperature to 120°C. The device will now cook the rice for 30 minutes, then simmer for 13 minutes with automatic stirring.

4

Garnish and Serve

Add Mint Leaves to The Upliance 2.0 jar. The Paneer Biryani is ready. Serve hot.

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Nutritional Information

1281
Calories
83g
Carbs
28g
Protein
92g
Fat

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