To make 1 Best Paneer Vegetables Dum Biryani Recipe, just first gather all the ingredients which we need to cook this paneer vegetables dum biryani recipe Indian.
Then follow my simple and easy to understand cooking instructions with pictures help the stepwise process.
I have cooked this paneer vegetables dum biryani recipe for my 2 persons in my family right now.
So ingredients quantities are according to that.
Ingredients for Paneer vegetables dum biryani recipe:-
1 cup Old Aged India Gate Basmati Rice
200 Grams Paneer
2 carrots, 2 potatoes, 1 small cauliflower, 1 cup peas, 6 to 8 green beans
3 onions, 1 tomato
Good Enough water for boiling rice and 1 cup warm water for adding it in the veggies mixture masala
Red chilli powder, turmeric powder, salt, ginger garlic, green chilli paste, coriander powder,
Biryani masala powder
Mint leaves and coriander leaves
Full Fat Curd
1 Javitri, 2 Bay Leaves, 2 inch Cinnamon Stick (1), 1 Black Cardamom Pod,
2 Green Cardamom Pods, 3 Cloves, 4 black Pepper Corns,
1 small tea spoon of Cumin Seeds, 1 Star Whole Spice
Lemon
gather all these ingredients to prepare Paneer Vegetables Dum Biryani Recipe, so that you don’t miss any ingredients and it will help you also in cooking stress, what to add next or how much to add.
Easy Cooking Instructions for Paneer Vegetables Dum Biryani Recipe with Pictures:
Step 1:-
In a heavy bottomed pan, Add Half Cup of Oil,
Don’t worry, this is not much oil, we have to fry onions perfectly to make barista.
Then we will remove some oil, so don’t worry,
In a Heavy Bottomed Pan, Add Half Cup oil and heat it for 2 minutes on High Flame.
Then Add 3 Finely Chopped Slices of Onions in the Hot Oil and Cook Onion Slices until Turn Perfect Golden Brown Colour.
(in a half cup oil, for 3 onions sliced pieces, cook onion accordingly below timings:)
(4 minutes on high flames, first
5 minutes on medium flame,
8 minutes on low flame)
Try to stir in the pan occasionally, this way you can make perfect barista for your biryani,
Which is very important to give your biryani the deep flavour and sweetness to your biryani.
Make sure you don’t burn onions, or else, it will give you bitter taste.
For more watch this below video to make perfect brown onion recipe.
Step 2:-
Now let’s make our own ginger garlic paste with fresh ingredients, for our Paneer Vegetables Dum Biryani Recipe.
2 inch size piece of Ginger
10 Garlic Cloves
4 Green Chillies
Now make Rough Paste of it using mixer grinder.
And use this freshly Grated Ginger and Garlic Paste in your Paneer Vegetables Dum Biryani Recipe.
Believe me, freshly grated or freshly made spices are best flavours for your any dish.
Step 3:-
In a bowl add all these below vegetables:
2 fresh cube shape chopped Carrots
6 Green Beans (1.5 inch size cut)
2 Medium Sized of Cube Shape Cut Potatoes
1 Small Cauliflower Florets (like 10 to 12 florets)
1 Small Cup Fresh Peas
Add these 5 vegetables in a bowl.
Step 4:-
Now Add 200 Grams of Full Fat Curd (200 Grams = 1 Cup)
And then Add 1 Table Spoon of Salt,
Next Add Half Tea Spoon of Turmeric Powder in the Bowl
Next Add 1 Small Tea Spoon of Red Chilli Powder
Then Add 1 Tea Spoon of Biryani Masala Powder, (recipe is below down)
Now Add 1 Full Table Spoon of Freshly Grated Ginger, Garlic and Green Chillies Paste, which we have prepared in the 2nd step.
Next add half quantity of Golden Brown Fried Onion in the Bowl (Barista), which we have prepared in the 1st step.
Other half fried onions, we will use in the 12th step.
Lastly Add Fresh Finely Chopped Coriander and Mint Leaves in the Bowl.
Step 5:-
Now mix everything (step 3 and 4 all the ingredients) and marinade this for at least 30 minutes.
Step 6:-
Now let’s prepare our fluffy, soft and non-sticky steamed rice for our Paneer Vegetables Dum Biryani Recipe.
So for that, in a big bowl:
Add 1.5 Litres of water in a bowl,
Next add 1 Table Spoon of Salt in the Boiling Water
Next Add 1 whole Lemon Slices,
Then Add whole Spices Like:
1 Javitri
2 Bay Leaves
2 inch Cinnamon Stick (1)
1 Black Cardamom Pod
2 Green Cardamom Pods
3 Cloves
4 black Pepper Corns
1 small tea spoon of Cumin Seeds
1 Star Whole Spice
Add all these ingredients and whole dry spices in water and boil it for at least 1 good boil comes in the water.
Step 7:-
Now add 1.5 cups perfectly 30 Minutes soaked India gate Basmati Rice in this boiling water,
And mix everything in the bowl and cook rice until 70% Cooked.
Once your rice are cooked to 70%, remove rice from the water and keep it aside, we will use this rice in 12th step.
Once done, now let’s move to the Next Step,
Step 8:-
Now in a separate heavy bottomed Cooking Bowl,
Add 4 Table Spoon of Oil, (you can use the oil, in which u have fry onions)
Now Add 200 Grams Paneer Cubes in this oil and shallow fry paneer cubes on high flame, until turn golden colour.
Once done, now remove paneer cubes from the oil and keep it aside,
We will use it later.
Step 9:-
Now in the same cooking bowl, in the same oil, in which we have shallow fried paneer, yess in this bowl,
Now Add That 30 Minutes Marinated Vegetables and other ingredients mix,
Add this Marinated vegetables In this hot oil,
Mix and Cook this Veggies for At least 4 to 5 minutes on medium flame.
Step 10:-
After 5 minutes, now add 1 Cup Warm Water in this veggies bowl
And now cover and cook for more 10 minutes on low flame.
Step 11:-
After 10 minutes of slow cooking this veggies mixture,
Now add those shallow fried paneer cubes in this bowl and mix and continue cooking on low flame,
Step 12:-
Paneer Vegetables Dum Biryani recipe Layering Process:
So now, add 1 Fresh Red Tomatoes round Slices on top of this cooked vegetables mixture,
Next Add Some Fried Onions on top of this cooked vegetables mixture,
Then Add some fresh finely chopped mint and coriander leaves on top of this cooked vegetables mixture,
Lastly Add Those 70% Cooker Rice on Top of this cooked vegetables mixture,
Again layer the same again, like
Add Fried Onions like decoration or layering,
2 Table Spoon of Desi Ghee,
2 Table Spoon of Saffron Milk,
Some more fresh finely chopped coriander and mint leaves.
And now cover it with silver foil first, then cover the bowl with lid and Dum cook this for more 15 minutes on very low flame.
Step 13:-
After 15 minutes of slow cooking, now open the lid of your paneer vegetables dum biryani recipe and give it final gentle mix,
And finely your paneer vegetables dum biryani recipe is ready to be enjoyed.
Now how will you enjoy your paneer vegetables dum biryani recipe?
Try this perfect raita for your paneer vegetables dum biryani recipe.
Frequently Asked Questions:
What vegetables go well with biryani?
This is the perfect question, you guys asked on Google, so let me answer, what vegetables do well with biryani?
If you are cooking vegetables biryani, then try these below vegetables like:
For traditional choice of vegetables that go well with biryani are:
Potato
Carrot
Green Beans
Peas
Cauliflower
And if you want richer taste in your vegetables dum biryani, then try adding some more Ingredients in your biryani, that go well with your biryani are:
Mushroom
Cauliflower
Paneer
Capsicum
And if you want to experiment with your biryani, then you can try adding more ingredients like:
Pumpkin
Brinjal
Did you see, I gave you these many vegetables that go well with your biryani.
Tip:- if you want to taste all these vegetables all at once in your first bite, then try cutting these vegetables in small pieces,
This way you can have the taste of multiple vegetables all at once,
But for more richer taste, if you are using vegetables in your biryani,
Then don’t overcook vegetables, don’t skip to marinade vegetables with spices like I used in this paneer vegetables dum biryani recipe above.
If you are cooking non veg biryani, then don’t add these many vegetables, just tomatoes, onions are perfect to go.
What is the secret ingredient for biryani?
There is no one secret ingredient for your biryani, but if you want secret for your perfect biryani, then try these below points, when you cook biryani:
I always use my freshly grated ginger and garlic paste,
Then again I always use my prepared biryani masala powder recipe
Best quality of rice
Ghee
Saffron Milk
Perfect barista
Perfect timing for cooking the ingredients like spices, vegetables and other,
Dum cooking method (slow cooking method)
Follow all these points, when you prepare your biryani. And you can notice, this will be the secret ingredient for your biryani.
How to keep paneer soft in biryani?
If you are using paneer in your biryani, then follow below points to keep your paneer soft in biryani:
First use fresh paneer
Then soak paneer for 10 to 15 minutes in a salted warm water
Don’t fry paneer when you are using in your biryani
Don’t overcook paneer
When using paneer, avoid adding it directly in the here, you can add paneer between the rice and masala mixture, this way paneer won’t get much heat and it won’t become hard.
Try these 5 points to keep paneer soft in biryani.
Why is my biryani not tasty?
Look preparing biryani, which is tasty is a skill of cooking, if you miss this skill, then your biryani might not be tasty, like
Below reasons could be the reason, for why your biryani is not tasty:
Overcooked rice, undercooked rice, or poor quality of rice or not using the correct ratio of water to steam your rice to use it in the biryani.
Overcooked spices or undercooked spices or not using the fresh spices in your biryani, because spices need perfect timing of cooking to release their flavours in the biryani, so if you overcook spices, then it will not give the flavour which you want in your biryani recipe.
Not cooking vegetables or meat perfectly in your biryani also could be the reason why your biryani is not tasty.
Too much oil or ghee or little adding of oil and ghee. Use perfect amount of oil or ghee in your biryani recipe to make it tasty.
Salt balance, whole dry spices quantity and cooking time balance, not dum cooking your biryani.
Not following these points could be the reason for why your biryani is not tasty.
Should I soak paneer before cooking?
Definitely yess, it will make soft your paneer if you soak paneer before cooking. But don’t overcook and avoid cooking directly in the heat.
Why add curd in biryani?
Adding curd in biryani is the best ingredient for your biryani, because curd balances the extra and deep flavours of spices and whole dry spices, also adding curd in biryani gives you the rich taste also.
How to keep dum for biryani?
Why do we keep dum for biryani? Simple we don’t want any steam to get out of the bowl and maintain the deep flavours of overall the dish inside the biryani bowl only.
You can follow 2 different steps to keep dum for your biryani: like:
You can follow traditional method, where dough is used round the corner of the bowl and then covering it with lid, this way, the steam will not come outside and you will not lose the flavours of your biryani.
2nd you can cover your biryani with silver foil first, then cover the biryani bowl with lid and slow cook.
Tip:- always use heavy bottomed bowl for your biryani, slow cook biryani.
Using heavy bottomed bowl and Covering perfectly biryani bowl and slow cooking are the three perfect steps to be followed must to give a perfect dum for your biryani.
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