Step by Step to make Vegetable Biryani in Pressure Cooker.
Grind the chilies, garlic, onions and coconut to a fine paste
Fry the paneer in 1 tsp ghee
Remove the paneer and fry the whole spices
followed by the ground paste till the oil comes out,
which will about couple minutes in high.
Then goes the vegetables
followed by the rice which was soaked for 15 -20 minutes
Then pour water or coconut milk which ever you are going to use.
The paneer was again sauteed in a non stick pan frying in the pressure cooker got it sticking to the bottom.
Cover with lid and pressure cook it for 3 whistles.
Ok here is the customary picture I have of my lunch box. It was very good to bite in with the paneer pieces in between.
Vegetables - 2 cups (Beans, Carrots, Peas, Cauliflower which I didn't add)
Paneer cubes - 1/2 cup, fried
Cloves - 2
Cinnamon - 2"
Bay leaf - 1
Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil - 2 tsp
Ghee - 1 tspFor the masalaOnions - 2 medium
Coconut - 2-3 tbsp
Green Chilies - 4 long
Garlic - 4 -5 clovesMethod to prepare:Wash and soak the rice for 15 - 20 mins.
Grind the onions, coconut, garlic and chilies into a fine paste.
Heat ghee in the pressure cooker, fry paneer. This can be done in a non stick pan to avoid the paneer sticking to the bottom. I wanted to avoid using two vessels and ending up doing that anyways!
Then add the whole spices along with oil and fry, followed by the ground paste. Saute till the oil comes out.
Add the chopped vegetables, salt and a pinch of turmeric. Simmer for couple of minutes with the lid covered so that the vegetables get soft with the moisture.
Once the pressure falls, garnish with fried paneer and serve with onion raitha.
Notes:
- If you want you can add the paneer to the rice before pressure cooking, which I did next time. It did came out well. But this way of adding fried paneer tastes different too.
- As always when cooking with Basmati Rice ensure to use 1: 1&1/2 cups of water. Even when vegetables are added, they get soft when you simmer for few minutes.
- If you want to use coconut milk, make sure to increase the chillies as the coconut tends to reduce the spice.
- Alternate serving can be a milk tomato kurma instead of the onion raitha.
And sorry for hitting on the publish button by mistake! I was at wits to click back on the draft. Hope this recipe interest you enough to come back..
Happy Weekend!
Jhonny walker says
I so wanted to know 🙁 Seems I can't access the blog. Anyway things may not have been posted?
Sure would love to see how its done!
Srivalli says
JWThanks for the quick comment, sorry hit it by mistake..hope you enjoy the recipe!
savitha ramesh says
wow, i feel the aroma here valli
Jaisy James says
LOOKS PERFECT AND DELICIOUS
Apu says
Love rice with paneer!!
dr.antony says
Yours are all easy to cook recipes.For people like me who have to live away from families,this is an escape from the monotony of usual food.
Priya (Yallapantula) Mitharwal says
wow, looks superb.
Smitha says
I always love paneer in rice!...wonderful recipe Srivalli!
Bergamot says
nice recipe...and helpful steps
Gulmohar says
Never tried to make biryani in cooker..Perfect lunch box recipe Valli..got to try soon 🙂
Nandini says
I tried your biryani recipe and it came out great. Thanks for sharing!!
Srivalli says
Nandini, Thank you for the feedback, glad it came out well.