Recipe - Chicken Or Lamb Biryani

FOR THE MEAT
2 One half pound Lamb or chicken
1 teaspoon Coriander powder
One half teaspoon Ground cloves
1 teaspoon Cumin powder
One fourth teaspoon Black pepper, ground
1 teaspoon Chili powder (cayenne)
One half teaspoon Ground cinnamon
One half teaspoon Cardamom powder
One half pt Yogurt
1 Juice of on lemon
3 cl Garlic
Salt to taste
1" fresh ginger (or 1 ts
Ground ginger)
4 Large onions
8 ounce Oil (canola preferable)

FOR THE RICE
1 One half pound Rice
5 Bay leaves
6 Green cardamoms (may
Substitute
Black)
10 Whole cloves
4 Small cinnamon sticks
10 Black peppercorns
4 teaspoon Salt
One half teaspoon Saffron strands
2 teaspoon Milk

Wash meat and cut into 1inch cubes; place in bowl with ground spices,
yogurt, lemon juice, finely chopped garlic and salt. If fresh ginger is
used, chop finely and add to meat. Slice the onions finely and fry them in
the oil until crisp and golden brown. Remove onions and put twothirds into
the meat mixture..

Soak the rice for one hour before cooking. Fill large pan Three fourths full with
water. Put rice spices and salt into the water and bring to a boil. Add the
rice and remove from heat after six minutes. Drain thoroughly without
rinsing and spread onto a large flat dish to cool.

Mix saffron in hot milk. In a large pan, put in the meat and yogurt mixture
and cover with the rice; pour in the spiced oil from the onions and the
saffron/milk mixture.

Bring to a boil, then put in the oven for 1 hour or more. After 30 minutes,
reduce heat. Stir before serving and sprinkle remaining fried onions top.

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