Saffron Rose Biryani - Instant Pot or Stovetop
Dotted with aromatic spices, this Saffron Rose Biryani (Instant Pot or Stovetop) is a dish fit for kings! Super rich and luxurious, it has paneer, beets, and peas for a rice dish that’s full of complex textures and flavors!
Ingredients
- 1 cup basmati rice
- 2 tbsp ghee
- 1/4 cup peas
- 1/2 cup paneer , cubed
- 3 tbsp carrots , finely chopped
- 1 tbsp beetroot , grated
- 10-12 mint leaves
- 2 tbsp cilantro , chopped
- 1/2 tsp saffron , soaked in 1 tbsp rose water
- 1 1/2 tsp biryani masala
- 1/2 tsp crushed black pepper
- salt to taste
- 2 - 3 green cardamoms , pods
- 1 bay leaves
- 1/4 tsp cardamom powder
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 small cinnamon sticks
- 1 black cardamom
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
- 1 cup water
Instructions
Instant Pot:
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Rinse the rice and soak in room temp water for 15 minutes.
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Put the instant pot on sauté mode and add ghee and heat until it’s shimmering. Add cumin seeds, bay leaves, green cardamom, black cardamom, and cinnamon. Sauté for a minute.
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Add peas and carrots and sauté for a minute. Drain your rice and put it in the instant pot.
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Sauté for a minute until fragrant and add paneer, water, biryani masala, salt, black pepper, and half of the mint leaves. Turn off the sauté mode.
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Using the back of a spatula, submerge the rice in the water. Pressure cook on high for 5 minutes, making sure the lid is on sealing. Release pressure naturally.
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Open the lid and put in the remaining mint, and cilantro, cardamom powder, lemon juice, saffron soaked in rose water, and beets. Fluff the rice with a fork, not vigorously mixing. The pink color of the beet should be in little pockets throughout the rice like little roses.
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Your biryani is ready!
Stove-Top:
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Follow the same steps in a large saucepan. When it comes to cooking the rice, use 2 cups of water instead and simply cover the pot and cook on medium low flame for atleast 10 minutes or until cooked!
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
- Fluff the rice gently with a fork, don't use a spoon, otherwise the rice will break and you won't see the colors of saffron and beetroot
- Make sure you use long grain basmati rice.
- I made this in an Instant Pot Duo Mini 3 Qt