Lamb Biryani

Name: Lamb Biryani
Ingredients: 2 lb mutton on the bone cut into 2 inch pieces; 1/2 cup yogurt; 2 inches ginger; grated; 6 cloves garlic; minced; 5 chillies minced; 1/2 tspn saffron; 8 large tomatoes (blanched, peeled and pureed or 1 tin tomatoes); 12 small potatoes (extra oil to fry); 2 tbsp oil; 2 sticks cinamon,; 4 pods cardomom,; 5 cloves; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds; 8 medium onions; minced fine in a food processor; 2 tspn coriander/cumin powder; 1/2 tspn tumeric; 1 tspn garam masala; salt to taste; Rice; 3 cups basmati rice; washed well; and soaked in water for 30 mins; 1 tbspn oil; 1 tspn cumin; 1/2 tspn saffron soaked in a little warm water; salt to taste

23 ingredients

10 steps

Ingredients

2 lb mutton on the bone cut into 2 inch pieces
1/2 cup yogurt
2 inches ginger; grated
6 cloves garlic; minced
5 chillies minced
1/2 tspn saffron
8 large tomatoes (blanched, peeled and pureed or 1 tin tomatoes)
12 small potatoes (extra oil to fry)
2 tbsp oil
2 sticks cinamon,
4 pods cardomom,
5 cloves; 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
8 medium onions; minced fine in a food processor
2 tspn coriander/cumin powder
1/2 tspn tumeric
1 tspn garam masala
salt to taste
Rice
3 cups basmati rice; washed well; and soaked in water for 30 mins
1 tbspn oil
1 tspn cumin
1/2 tspn saffron soaked in a little warm water
salt to taste

Directions

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1. Marinate the mutton in yogurt, garlic, ginger, green chillis, half the tomatoes and saffron overnight if possible; minimum of 2 hours.
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2. Deep fry the potatoes, these don't have to be cooked through, as long as the surface is sealed.
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3. Pressure cook the mutton, or boil until tender.
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3. Heat the oil in a pan, add the cinnamon, cardamom, cloves; cumin seeds, cook for about 3 minutes, the cloves and cardamom should have puffed up
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4. Add the onions and fry until they are a rich golden brown, this is the most important for biryani masala. You can buy prefried onions if you want - available in Indian shops.
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5. Add the other half of tomatoes, cook for about 5 minutes, add the tumeric, cumin/coriander powders.
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6. Add the cooked mutton and the potatoes, mix, making sure that meat and potatoes are coated with the tomato/onion sauce. Cook for 30 minutes.
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Meanwhile cook the rice, add 1 and 1/2 cups of water per cup of rice for 15 minutes,
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Heat some oil in a frying pan, add the cumin, pour the oil and cumin mixture on the rice
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Pour the saffron and water mixture on the rice