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Biryani: Mum-in-law's Way Recipe

Ingredients

How to make it

  • Fry the potatoes in oil till nice and crisp.
  • Cook rice till it is 3/4 done with salt, caraway seeds, bay leaves and Garam masala.
  • Heat butter. Fry the sliced onions till golden brown and crisp. Remove some for garnishing. To the rest of the onions add the paste(the one with poppy seeds, garlic, ginger, coriander seeds, cumin, chilies and turmeric) and fry well. Add little water if needed.
  • Add the chopped tomatoes and cook till they turn mushy.
  • Add the lamb/chicken and cook till done. When the gravy dries up add the yogurt, fried potatoes and the green paste. Cook for a while and remove from heat.
  • Take a little warm milk in a cup and dissolve saffron in it.
  • Take a casserole pot and grease it with a little butter. Arrange the white rice sprinkle half the saffron milk on the rice, then a layer of lamb/chicken mixed with fried potatoes, top it up with another layer of the rice and sprinkle the remaining saffron milk.
  • Cover the pot with a tight lid and put it in a preheated oven (350-400 F) for 45 mins.
  • Serve hot with fried crisp onion, cilantro and lime.

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