Paneer Biryani

Ingredients:


Basmati Rice -  11/2 cups
Water - 3 cups
Paneer  - 150 gms
Green Cardamoms - 4
Cloves -  4
Cinnamon - 1 stick
Garam Masala powder - 1 tsp
Kewra essence - 2-3 drops
Milk - 1/2 cup
Turmeric - 1 tsp
Ghee - 4 tbsp
Curd - 1/2 tbsp
Salt to taste


Method:

• Chop Paneer in to 1" pieces and deep fry them
• Put paneer pieces in turmeric water for half an hour. Keep aside.
• Boil water in degchi, add cardamoms, cloves, cinnamin and salt, and let the water boil for 10 minutes.
• Add rice to the boiled water and cook till rice is 3/4 done.
• Drain out water from excess water and remove half the rice from the degchi.
• Put a layer of fried paneer over the rice remaining in degchi.
• Now cover paneer layer with rest of the rice.
• Now pour milk, kewra, beaten curd, garam masala powder and ghee on top of the rice. cover with a lid.
• Place degchi on tawa and cook for 20minutes on a low flame after sealing the top of degchi lid with atta dough.
• Remove the atta seal and serve hot.