Grandma's Biriyani

Name: Grandma's Biriyani
Yield: 8 people
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 kg Chicken/mutton; 1 kg Onion; 25 g Garlic; 100 g Ginger; 100 g Green chilli; 1 bunch Mint; 1 bunch Coriander leaves; 1 cup Yoghurt; 100 g Cashew; 1 pc Lemon; 1 teaspoon Garam masala; As required Cooking oil; 4 cups Basmati rice; 8 cups Hot water; whole spices cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, black pepper; as required Ghee

Jameil Kolliyil @jameil

Grandma's Biriyani

Jameil Kolliyil @jameil

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Ingredients

8 people

Meat masala
1 kgChicken/mutton
1 kgOnion
25 gGarlic
100 gGinger
100 gGreen chilli
1 bunchMint
1 bunchCoriander leaves
1 cupYoghurt
100 gCashew
1 pcLemon
1 teaspoonGaram masala
As required Cooking oil
Rice
4 cupsBasmati rice
8 cupsHot water
whole spices cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, black pepper
as required Ghee

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Steps

1

Fry 3/4 of chopped onion to golden brown in oil
2

Add paste of ginger garlic and green chilli
3

Add salt
4

Add meat pieces
5

When half done, add 3/4 of chopped coriander, mint, yogurt, and garam masala powder
6

When fully done add cashew paste, cook and keep aside
7

Wash and soak rice for 15 minutes
8

Add 2 teaspoon ghee and 2 teaspoon oil and heat the drained rice and fry for 2 minutes in a rice cooker
9

In another vessel boil 8 cups of water, add salt, cinnamon, cardamom, black pepper, and cloves
10

Add this water to rice and cook until first whistle in a pressure cooker, and then simmer for 2 minutes
11

Heat a large vessel and add meat/masala as the first layer, then add a layer of rice, sprinkle ghee and yoghurt on top (Do multiple layers if possible)
12

Sprinkle lime juice, add crisp fried onion, and cashews on top
13

Keep a flat pan on stove flame and keep the sealed large vessel on top of the pan for 10-15 minutes