Name: Biriyani
Yield: Serves 6–8
Ingredients: 2 large onions, sliced thin; 3 cups basmati rice; 1½ cup sunflower or vegetable oil; Whole masala made up of 8 sticks of cinnamon, 8 cloves and 8 cardamom pods; Some yellow or orange food colouring; 2 tins chopped tomatoes; 1 cup crisply fried onions (available ready-made at Asian food stores); 2 cups ordinary, plain yoghourt; 1 large tsp saffron; 1½ tbsp crushed garlic/ginger mix; 3 tbsp lemon juice; 2 lb cut pieces of leg of lamb, fat shaved off; 1½ tbsp garam masala; 8 small parboiled potatoes; Salt to taste; 3 green chillies, chopped; 5 tbsp tomato purée; 1 large onion, chopped

Preparation info

Serves
6–8

Difficulty
Medium

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The Settler's Cookbook

By Yasmin Alibhai-Brown

Published 2009

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Ingredients

3 cups basmati rice
2 large onions, sliced thin
1 large onion, chopped

Main course
Gluten-free
Spicy

Method

You need to marinate the meat overnight, or for at least six hours, in the yoghourt, garlic, ginger, half the saffron, salt, green chillies, chopped onion, tomatoes, tomato purée and half the whole masala.
Cook this in the oven in a covered pan (350°F, 180°C, gas mark 4). The meat needs to be soft. It takes about an hour and a half but may need less or more

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