tips for a fluffy & flavorful paneer dum biryani that rivals my favorite classic chicken dum biryani! Meet my mom’s paneer dum biryani… the best vegetarian biryani I’ve ever had personally. As someone who used to say veg biryani isn’t the real deal, this recipe is 100% the exception for me especially when you follow my mom’s tips to make that restaurant-style paneer biryani at home. This is an easy paneer biryani, so really comes down to a few steps and boils down to marinated paneer layered over par-cooked rice with fried onions, cilantro and mint, then sealed and steamed the classic dum way (except we’re using aluminum foil to keep things simpler) A few tips that make this stovetop paneer dum biryani foolproof: Taste at all times! This is a simple recipe but each step builds in a new layer of flavor. The marinade and the broth should both should taste a touch saltier than you want the final dish. Pull the rice at 80% cooked. It finishes steaming during the dum, so undercook it slig...