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