Paneer Vegetable Biryani

- Paneer vegetable biryani is another popular one pot meal.

-Veggies and cottage cheese blended with all spices gives nice aromatic flavour to it.

Ingredients:
- Tsp black cumin seeds

- Small inch cinnamom stick

- 2 cardamom and 2 cloves

- Bay leaf

- 2 red chillies or green chillies

- 2 Tsp coriander powder

- 2 tsp biryani masala powder

- salt as per taste

- Tsp ginger garlic paste

- pinch of turmeric

-Bowl of all mixed veggies(cauliflower,potatoes,beans)

-Even slice paneer cubes(indian cottage cheese) and keep ready

-Take little oil in vessel and when is heated add tsp black cumin seeds.

-when they splutter add cinnamom,cloves,bayleaf and cardamom and saute for few minutes.

-Next add tsp ginger garlic paste and dry red chillies and saute till raw smell of ginger leaves

-Next add pinch of turmeric powder and 2tsp coriander powder

-Next add remaining spices 2 tsp biryani masala powder and salt as per taste

-After adding all spices give a mix.

-Saute for few minutes till oil absorbs all spices.

-Add all sliced veggies.I used cauliflower,beans and potatoes.you can add veggies of your choice

-After adding veggies give a mix so that the entire spice mixture coats the veggies.

-When veggies are half cooked add sliced paneer cubes and give a mix.

-Finally add tbsp curd to veggies and paneer spice mixture and give a mix

-Take 2 cups of rice (sonamasoori rice) and add 4 cups of water to it and soak for half an hour.

-Add soaked rice and water to above prepared veggies and spice mixture. Add half tsp of dry fenugreek leaves for additional flavour which is optional

-Take 2 cups of rice for 4 cups of water(2:4 ratio) for sonamasoori rice

-Cover and cook the rice by mixing in intervals until rice is cooked

-For garnishing i used fried onions

-Slice onions thin and long and fry them till they turn little brown color.

-Garnish prepared paneer veg biryani with fried onions

-Serve paneer veg biryani with raita