Ingredients Needed:
Basmati Rice – 1 cup
Onions – 3, julienne
Cloves – 2
Cinnamon – 1″, 2
Cardamon – 2 nos
Bay leaves – 2 pieces
Ginger Garlic paste – 1 tsp
Green Chilli paste – 1 tsp
Tomatoes, puree – 2 big
Red chilli powder – 1/2 tsp
Mint leaves – a handful (chopped)
Coriander leaves – a handful (chopped)
Oil – 4 tbsp
Butter – 1 tsp
Salt to taste
Water – 1 & 1/2 cups
Garnish
Bread slices – 4, cut into squares roasted Ghee – 2 tbsp
Coriander leaves
How to make Tomato Biryani
Trim and cut the bread into square pieces. Heat a pan with the ghee and roast the bread. Keep it aside.
Wash and soak rice for 15 mins. Once done, drain the rice and keep it aside.
In a pressure cooker, heat oil, add the whole spices, saute for couple of mins. Then add the onion julienne, saute till they turn translucent. Then add ginger garlic paste, chilli paste, saute till the pastes till it’s cooked. This takes about 2- 3 mins. Add the mint and coriander leaves.
Then add the tomato puree, turmeric powder, chilli powder and salt, fry for 5 mins. Then add the rice and saute gently, once done, add water and pressure cook for 2 -3 whistles.
Once the pressure falls down, add the butter and chopped coriander leaves and garnish with roasted bread pieces.
Mutter Paneer Recipe | Matar Paneer
Ingredients Needed:
Paneer – 250 gms
Fresh green peas – 250 gms
Ghee 2 tablespoons + to deep fry
Onions – 2 large
Ginger 1 inch piece
Turmeric powder – a pinch
Red chilli powder – 1 tsp
Coriander powder – 1 tsp
Garam masala powder – 1 tsp
Salt to taste
How to make Mutter Paneer
Cut the paneer into cubes. Heat sufficient ghee in a kadai and deep-fry till light brown. Remove and keep it aside.
Chop onions and ginger finely.
Use the same kadai with ghee, add chopped onions and ginger. Sauté till lightly browned.
Add turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, salt and peas and cook, adding a little water, till the peas are tender and a little gravy remains.
When the gravy is cooked, add the fried paneer, garam masala powder and simmer for five minutes.
Garnish with coriander leaves, remove.
Serve hot with tomato biryani.
I took this picture that reminded me so much of my childhood times, when amma would always garnish the biryanis with fried bread pieces.
Since the biryani is tomato base, the gravy went very well as it didn’t have tomato in it.
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28 comments
My tummy is rumbling seeing those delicious clicks.Excellent combo…
Valli…this is so good. Love this…prob will cook for lunch tomoro
Matar paneer looks super delicious and inviting.
Very inviting combo…
looks delicious
Look delicious and appetizing. yummy
I just had my biryani last night. 🙂
lovley combo. I love the fried bread pieces on the rice.
That is one delicious combination to sooth tired nerves..:)
Very homely and comforting.. right for this cold season..
Reva
matar paneer simply looks delcious and tomato biryani…thats new to me but I love the addition of bread croutons in it. sounds so good
Wonderful Combo!!!!
Delicious looking biryani and mattar paneer… love the combination..
Its so comforting to have when its so cold and windy like here 🙂
Lovely combo looks delicious and tempting.
this looks awsum…I too make a pulao with fried bread pieces…something really different…will share the recipe,u will love it..I like the mattar paneer flavors:)
healthy one.. just made a pulav for Sunday brunch last week with bread crumbs
Lovely platter!
The biriyani and the paneer matar look so tempting. A great lunch indeed!!
Matar paneer is my eternal favorite and it will surely be on the menu for small house parties…Like your version
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Delicious recipe n mouthwatering presentation.
Such a yummy combo.. I've never tried tomato biryani, I usually make tomato rice–but this looks delicious.. Bookmarked.. Thanks for the recipe.
beautiful clicks and mouthwatering biryani platter
Yummy rice and love the combo.
Yum yum,just drooling over that fabulous curry….
Way too tempting!
Like you I suddenly remembered that my mom used to make a pulao just with bread slices. That reminds me that I should call mom and ask her about it.
Wow..The biryani luks very tempting ,valli…
Love this! Especially the bread pieces.
Hi,
Just wanted to confirm that you don't add any tomatoes to the Matar Panner?
Hi Anu Yes in this dish I didn't add any tomatoes as it was paired with Tomato pulao, you can check out the other version that has tomato in it..no harm if you want to add tomatoes for gravy, increase the chili though..:)
Oh ok. Thanks. The picture of the matter Paneer looked like it had tomatoes.