Biriyani

Food Type : Non-Vegetarian
Food Region : Indian
Food Category : Main Course



Procedure
1 Soak the biriyani rice in water for half an hour.
2 Drain the water.
3 Take a vessel, heat little clarified butter or vanaspati oil and heat the rice in a low flame for 10 minutes.
4 Keep it aside.
5 Saute the onion, green chillies and tomatoes in a big vessel in vanaspati oil or clarified butter for some time.
6 Add the ground garlic, ginger and half the quantity of the masala powder.
7 Add the chicken pieces, salt and cook for 15 minutes (if it is lamb meat cooking time will be 25 minutes), to it add rice, coconut milk, water, remaining masala powder, coriander and mint leaves and close the lid.
8 Keep it on a gentle fire till cooked dry.
9 While serving garnish with fried onion, roasted cashewnuts and egg.


Ingredients Quantity Details
Meat 1 Kg
Rice 2 Kg
Onion 6 Chopped
Coriander Leaves 50 Gram Chopped
Mint Leaves 50 Gram Chopped
Green Chilli 8 Chopped
Tomato 5 Chopped
Clarified Butter 300 Gram
Garlic 1/4 Cup Grind
Ginger 1/4 Cup Grind
Cardamom 12 Powder
Cinnamon 1 & 1/2 Teaspoon Powder
Cloves 1 Teaspoon Chopped
Water 14 Glasses
Salt 2 Teaspoon