Recipe - Biriani

LAYER A
6 Chicken legs, skinned
and cut up (keep the bones)
or
2 pound Beef, boiled for 1 hour
One half cup Plain yogurt
2 teaspoon Ginger
2 teaspoon Garlic
1 teaspoon Salt
1 teaspoon Black pepper
One half teaspoon Turmeric

LAYER B
4 tablespoon Oil
1 Can tomato paste
1 lg Tomato, chopped
3 Green onions, chopped
One half md Green pepper, chopped
2 tablespoon Lemon juice

LAYER C
2 One half cup Basmati rice, washed
7 cup Water
2 tablespoon Salt

LAYER D
2 tablespoon Oil
3 Cloves
1 Cinnamon stick
4 Peppercorns
1 teaspoon Jeera seeds

Layer A Mix these together and cook, covered, in a medium pot until the
chicken is done.

Layer B Heat oil in a frying pan. Add above ingredients and fry for 12
minutes. Add mixture to the chicken and add 2 tsp garam masala and 1 cup
fried onions. Salt and 1 tsp chilli powder can be added also if desired.

Layer C Boil water. Add rice and salt and continue boiling until nearly,
but not quite, cooked. Strain and place in a Corningware pot.

Layer D In a frying pan heat oil. Add cloves, cinnamon, peppercorns, and
jeera seeds. When slightly brown pour over rice. Make a layered dish of
ricemeatricemeat.

Cover and place in Microwave oven for 10 minutes or conventional oven for
20 minutes at 375 F. Walt MM

Christine Toronto, Canada casmith@interlog.com
Posted to MMRecipes Digest V3 #263

Date: Wed, 25 Sep 1996 23:36:59 0400

From: Walt Gray waltgray@mnsinc.com