Lazeez biriyani
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 4
 
A fragrant rice dish that is a one pot meal full of deliciousness.
Ingredients
#1 For the stock:
  • 2 lbs mutton/lamb
  • 3 green cardamoms
  • 1 black cardamom
  • 1" cinnamon stick
  • 6 cups of water (or enough to cover the meat)
  • 1 tsp salt
#2 Separately:
  • 4 cups of water
  • 1 tbsp of coriander seeds
  • 3 green cardamoms
  • 4 cloves
  • 1 tsp black peppercorns
#3 For the biriyani
  • 3 cups of rice
  • 3 potatos peeled halved.
  • 3 onions finely chopped
  • 2 tsp ginger garlic paste (freshly made)
  • 2 tbsp ghee
  • ½ tsp cumin seeds
  • 1 tbsp coriander seeds
  • salt to taste
To garnish
  • 6 eggs boiled
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Instructions
#1
  1. Put all the ingredients and cook till the meat pieces are cooked about ¾th of the way. I pressure cooked for 15 minutes.
  2. Pick the meat out and strain the remaining liquid and reserve for later.
#2
  1. In a separate container put the ingredients and boil until the liquid is reduced to half (about 1-1/2 cups)
#3
  1. Wash rice and soak it in 6 cups of water for 30 minutes. Drain well.
  2. Heat ghee in a pan. Crackle the cumin seeds, add the onions.
  3. Once glossy, add the coriander seeds and the meat.
  4. Saute well and when the meat is browned add the ginger garlic paste.
  5. Add potatoes
  6. Add about one cup of stock and let it cook until the meat is tender.
  7. If you are using pressure cooker, bring it to a whistle and cook for 10 minutes on the low.
  8. In a separate pan, add 1 tsp of clarified butter. Add 3 clove pods, 1 bay leaf and lightly saute the drained rice.
  9. Add the rice to the meat. Slowly add stock #1 and #2 (In total about 5 cups of stock)
  10. Cover the rice well, and cook for 20 minutes on low.
  11. For pressure cooker: Simply bring it to one whistle and and let it cool down.
  12. Peel the boiled eggs and cut them in half and place them right on top of the cooked biriyani
  13. Serve with mint or tomato riata.
  14. Tips: The tenderness of the meat will alter the cook time of the meat, as will the altitude.
Recipe by The Lady 8 Home at https://www.thelady8home.com/lazeez-biriyani/