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Mushroom Paneer Biryani Recipe-Paneer Biryani (step wise pictures)

February 16, 2013 by PadhuSankar 27 Comments

I am a rice fanatic and that too I love Biryanis and one pot meals.That is the reason you find many easy rice recipes and one pot meals in my site. Mushroom and paneer is one of my favorite combination.I prepared this biryani months back and it was waiting in my folder to be posted. I have the habit of preparing 15-20 recipes in advance to be posted.There are still so many pictures taken with my old camera waiting to be posted. Now back to the recipe- In each biryani or pulao recipe, I am teaching you different methods of preparing rice.You can follow any method which you are comfortable with. In this recipe, we are cooking the rice separately in a pan with lid and then layering. Today we will learn how to prepare Mushroom Paneer Biryani following this easy recipe with step by step pictures.

mushroom paneer biryani

Mushroom Paneer Biryani-How to make Mushroom Paneer Biryani


Mushroom Paneer Biryani

 Prep Time : 15 mins

 Cook Time : 30 mins 
 Serves: 2
 Recipe Category: Lunch-Biryani Recipes
 Recipe Cuisine: Indian
 Author:Padhu Sankar

   Ingredients needed

   Basmati rice – 1 cup
   Onion – 3/4 cup (cut lengthwise)
   Ginger garlic paste – 1 tsp
   Green chilli -1 slit
   Tomato puree – 1/2 cup
   Button Mushrooms – 1 cup (200 grams)
   Paneer cubes – 3/4 cup
   Coriander leaves -fistful (chopped )
   Mint leaves -fistful (chopped )
   Thick curd – 1/4 cup
   Salt to taste

   Spice powder

   Chilli powder – 3/4 -1 tsp (use less if store bought)
   Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
   Biryani masala powder – 1 tsp (available ready made)
   Coriander powder – 1 tsp

   For the seasoning

   Oil/Ghee – 2 tbsp (or mix of both ghee and oil)
   Cloves -2
   Cinnamon – 1 inch piece
   Cardamom -1
   Bay leaf – 1 (optional)

   For cooking the rice

   Cloves 1
   Cinnamon -1 inch piece
   Ghee -1 tsp

Preparation

Soak basmati rice for 20 minutes, drain the water and keep it aside.

Cut mushroom into 2 pieces and paneer into cubes.

Cut onion lengthwise.

If your curd is watery, drain the water completely using a muslin cloth. In a bowl, add thick curd, half of the chilli powder, coriander powder, biryani masala, ginger-garlic paste, little salt and mix well. Then add the mushroom and paneer cubes and mix well. Let it sit for 15-20 minutes.

Method

Heat a tsp of ghee, add cloves, cinnamon and saute the rice for a few seconds. Then add 2 cups of water, little salt and cook the rice till 3/4 done. Drain the excess water (See picture below). Do not cook fully as we will be cooking again in the end. We do not want a mushy biryani.

cooking basmati rice for biryani

Heat butter or oil in a kadai or pan, add the ingredients mentioned under seasoning, saute for a few seconds and add thinly sliced onions and slit green chillies. Saute until onions turn transparent.

Then add ginger garlic paste and saute for a few more seconds.

Now add the tomato puree, turmeric powder and the remaining spice powder (remember we added only half of it for marination) and cook till tomatoes become mushy.

sauteing onions

See now the tomato is cooked nicely. At this stage add the marinated mushroom and paneer. Mix well.

sauteing mushrooms

Add the coriander, mint leaves, salt needed and cook until the mushrooms are three fourth cooked.(remember we have added salt while cooking rice, salt to the marination, so add salt accordingly)

how to prepare mushroom paneer biryani

Now we will do the layering-


In a pan with a lid, spread half of the gravy, then half of the rice on top. (1 st pic below)

Then spread the remaining gravy. (2 nd pic)

Then spread the rest of the rice on top and close it with a lid.(3 rd pic)

mushroom paneer biryani recipe

Keep it on very low flame for 5-6 minutes. Open and gently mix the biryani. Serve this aromatic biryani piping hot with raita or any side dish of your choice. I prepared my instant potato gravy as a side dish for this.

how to make mushroom paneer biryani

Beginners, do not get intimidated by looking at the ingredients list and steps. Actually I have made it very easier for you all. If you do not have time, you can avoid the layering and prepare it in a rice cooker or pressure cooker.You can check out my easy cooker vegetable biryani or mushroom biryani or Meal Maker Biryani recipes.

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Comments

  1. Madhavi K

    February 16, 2013 at 9:48 am

    Biryani looks great Paddu. I make something similar with maushroom and mixed veggies. Will try ur version sometime.

    Reply
  2. Laxmi

    February 16, 2013 at 12:02 pm

    i make it quite similar.. bt do not add curd.. will try to add next time and see the results 🙂

    Reply
  3. APARNARAJESHKUMAR

    February 16, 2013 at 1:03 pm

    even i love one pot meal padhu 🙂 liked this concept !

    Reply
  4. Veena Theagarajan

    February 16, 2013 at 1:14 pm

    flavourful rice.. looks good

    Reply
  5. Nandita SS

    February 16, 2013 at 1:17 pm

    Scrumptious biryani Padhu!! Loved it 🙂

    Reply
  6. Nisa Homey

    February 16, 2013 at 1:55 pm

    My favorite, Love your version..bookmarked.

    Reply
  7. Suja Manoj

    February 16, 2013 at 2:33 pm

    Flavorful biryani,love the clicks..yum

    Reply
  8. Divya Shivaraman

    February 16, 2013 at 5:34 pm

    can i join u for lunch – so inviting 🙂

    Reply
  9. Hamaree Rasoi

    February 16, 2013 at 5:51 pm

    Delicious and mouthwatering mushroom and paneer biriyani. Loved the look of it.
    Deepa

    Reply
  10. Sireesha Puppala

    February 16, 2013 at 6:15 pm

    Drooling rice:)

    Reply
  11. divya

    February 16, 2013 at 7:21 pm

    looks yummy and very very delectable…

    Reply
  12. Helen Prabha

    February 16, 2013 at 7:57 pm

    I haven't added paneer with mushrooms…. Will try this recipe.. 🙂

    Reply
  13. Leena

    February 16, 2013 at 11:34 pm

    biryani looks very yummy n inviting…

    Reply
  14. srikars kitchen

    February 18, 2013 at 12:51 am

    Looks really tempting..

    Reply
  15. WeR SAHM

    February 18, 2013 at 2:00 am

    wholesome yummy biriyani… nic clicks,…

    Reply
  16. Shylaja Praveen

    February 18, 2013 at 4:04 am

    Tempting and delicious Biriyani

    Reply
  17. LakshmiKishore

    February 18, 2013 at 6:54 am

    Love the way you explained the recipe with pics.

    Reply
  18. Sona S

    February 18, 2013 at 9:26 am

    flavorful and delicious biriyani.. bookmarked!!

    Reply
  19. haleema ayub

    February 26, 2013 at 3:46 pm

    tried this dish and turned out reallllllly good:)thanks padhu:)

    Reply
  20. Divia

    March 9, 2013 at 9:05 am

    Really Yumm! i put garam masala instead of biriyani masala as i make my own garam masala with pretty much the same ingriedients… and also the last 5-6 mins I put Dum with a tava. And it really turned out well.
    For the first time my biriyani looks like restaurent made. Usually its tasty but the consistency eludes me…

    Reply
  21. janani veeraraghavan

    January 31, 2014 at 6:38 am

    Reallyyy too too gud.. U r a great teacher padhu.. I included capsicum in this biriyani.. And side dish raitha did well. Step by step explanations.. Great great great!!!!

    Reply
  22. sanju sanj

    April 24, 2014 at 5:24 am

    awesome tastes vry gud…first time i did it it turned out well..

    Reply
  23. Lavz

    June 1, 2014 at 4:55 am

    came out really well.. i added a lot more chilli powder than mentioned ( I used the hot hot version) but felt it would have been more spicer..

    great recipe.. thanks so much for posting !

    Reply
  24. Daryl Darko

    July 27, 2015 at 3:04 am

    Hi, I'm a westerner and am interested in trying out some of your recipes. I have a question about a couple of the ingredients listed above. What is "thick curd", and what are "paneer cubes"? If I go to my local "Indian grocery store" and ask for those items will they know what I'm talking about?

    Reply
    • Padhu Sankar

      July 27, 2015 at 4:26 am

      Thick curd is nothing but plain yogurt. Here in India the terms are used interchangeably. In India, the word curd means plain yogurt .
      Paneer is Indian cottage cheese made from milk. You can make that at home also. Refer how to make paneer at home.

      Reply
  25. Viji Kolappan

    October 12, 2016 at 8:56 am

    Awesomely yummilicious.. Tried wid electric rice cooker.

    Reply
  26. Nidhi Satheesh

    September 3, 2017 at 5:55 am

    Tried and it cane out great. 🙂

    Reply

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