26/01/2013

Biryani with fried eggs nd Mint Sambol

Biriyani with Mint Sambol
Serves 6.
Ingredients
1 lb meat (chicken/mutton), cut into 1 1/2" cubes
2 cups rice, washed and drained ,06 eggs
1/3 cup raisins (optional)
1/3 cup green peas (optional)
1/3 cup cashew nuts(optional)

5 cloves garlic, minced
1 inch piece of ginger, finely grated
1 tsp chillie powder(optional)
1 tbsp curry powder
2 medium onions, sliced into rings
2 medium tomatoes, diced
5 mint leaves +50g mint leaves,coconut ,4green chillies,salt,lemon/vinegar,

ginger slice
1/2 tsp of turmeric
3 large potatoes, peeled and diced
5 tbsp butter or ghee
3 cardamoms
3 cloves
2 inch stick of cinnamon
salt to taste

Method
(Saute the onions,boiled eggs and the cashew in the butter until golden brown,
about 5-7 minutes. Add the green peas and raisins and fry for a
few more minutes. Remove from the fire, and put them aside.)

Chop all together ginger, garlic, chillie powder, curry powderand put into the
same pan used above and saute for 3-4 minutes. Add the meat and
saute. Mutton should be sauted for about 7-8 minutes, while the
chicken will take about 4-5 minutes. The meat should be about half
cooked at the end of this step.

Add chopped tomatoes,  turmeric, mintleaves
 and salt in to a paste with the grinder and saute for 2 minutes. Add a little water and put cardamoms,cloves and cinnamon stick into a little cheese cloth bag and put into the pan(if not difficult to remove after finish) 
and cook until the meat is almost cooked. Now add the rice and
potatoes. Add the rest of the water and simmer covered, on a very
low flame for 15-20 minutes, until the rice is cooked.

If you are using a rice cooker the transfer the meat to the rice cooker,
add the rice and sufficient water and cook according to directions.

Serve hot, garnished with the fried onions. And serve with mint sambol.(Mint leaves 50g+greenchillies3or4+coconut+salt+ginger>>blend together with a blender and finally put little lemon juice/vinegar to taste.

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