Paneer Mint Briyani

Ingredients:

Basmati Rice - 2 cups
Paneer - 100 g (cut into small cubes)
Peas - 1 tbsp
Mint Leaves - 1/2 cup (fine chopped)
Green Chilly - 1 (slit)
Onion - 1 (thin slices)
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Briyani Masala - 1 1/2 tbsp
Red chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
PavBhaji Masala - 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp
Coconut Milk - 2 cup
Cloves - 2
Green Elaichi - 2
Cinnamon Stick - Small piece
Bay Leaf - 1
Salt, Ghee, Water - As reqd

Method:

• Soak basmati rice for 10 mins and strain water.
• Heat ghee in a pan and add rice and saute.
• Tranfer this to the pan(I use electric rice cooker) you use to cook.
• In same pan, add ghee.
• Add bay leaf, elaichi, cloves and cinnamon.
• Now add onion and saute for a while and add chilly.
• Add ginger garlic paste and saute raw smell goes.
• Now add all spice powders and salt and mix well.
• Add paneer, peas and mint leaves and mix well.
• Add little water and a cup of coconut milk.
• Let this boil for few mins.
• Add this to rice mixture and mix well.
• Add one more cup of coconut milk and cook for desired time.
• Serve this spicy briyani with raita.