Instant Pot Paneer Biryani / Paneer Pulao

Instant Pot Paneer Biryani / Paneer Pulao - is a brightly flavored rice and paneer cheese dish. This recipe for Instant Pot paneer pulao gives you restaurant quality and taste in your own home for a fraction of the time and cost. Your family will love this hearty vegetarian dish for any meal.

PREP TIME10 minutes

COOK TIME5 minutes

TOTAL TIME15 minutes

Ingredients

• Basmati rice , rinse and soaked 10 minutes - 2 cup
• Ghee/( Vegan version Olive oil or coconut oil)- 2 tbsp
• Whole spices
• Cardamom pods- 2
• Bay leaf- 1
• Star Anise/ optional-2
• few whole black pepper/optional
• Cumin seeds-1 Tbsp
• Vegetables
• Carrots/diced- 1 cup
• Onion/sliced-2 medium
• Green beans-1/2 cup
• Peas-1 cup
• Corn-1/2 cup
• Paneer / cut in cubes-1/2 lb
• Water-2 cup
• Ginger & garlic paste-1 Tbsp
• Cilantro leaves for garnish /chopped
• Mint leaves/ chopped-1/2 cup
• Thai green chilli-2or3 optional
• Spices
• Salt to taste
• Red chiili powder-1 Tsp
• Garam masala-2 Tsp
• Turmeric powder-1 Tsp