Easy Version Lamb Biryani with Step by Step Guide Recipe

Name: Easy Version Lamb Biryani with Step by Step Guide Recipe
Ingredients: 1 kg. lamb or mutton leg/shoulder cut into small pieces (meat on bone is good for this dish), washed and drained.; For the assembling biryani:; 5-6 large onions (750gm.), peeled and thinly sliced; 4 cups oil, for deep frying onions and cooking the biryani meat etc.; The marinade; 1 inch piece ginger, chopped or grated finely; 3-4 cloves of garlic, chopped finely; 2- 2 1/2 tsp. salt (adjust to taste); 1/2 tsp. chilli powder (adjust amount to your taste); 1/2 cup thick yoghurt; 2 large tomatoes (250gm.), chopped; 1 bunch of coriander leaves, chopped; 1 small bunch of mint leaves, chopped; 2-3 green chillies- slit lengthways (adjust amount to your taste); 1 lime or 1/2 lemon, cut into small pieces; For cooking the meat; 2-3 tbsp. Ghee or cooking oil; 4 large cardamoms*,; 6 green cardamoms*; 2-3 inch piece of cinnamon*; 4-5 bay leaves*; 8-10 black pepper corns*; 8-10 cloves*; 1 heaped tsp. black cumin (kala jeera)-use ordinary cumin, if you don't have it; For Cooking the Rice:; 750 gm.-1 kg. Basmati rice; 2 1/2 litre water for rice; 1/2 tsp. salt; A small sprig of mint leaves-you must remember to add these to rice water; A couple of sprigs of coriander leaves. You must remember to add these to rice water

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Biryani is a rich rice dish, a whole meal in itself. It does take time to go through various steps and to assemble it. It does not have to be a long and complicated recipe though.

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Ingredients

1 kg. lamb or mutton leg/shoulder cut into small pieces (meat on bone is good for this dish), washed and drained.
For the assembling biryani:
5-6 large onions (750gm.), peeled and thinly sliced
4 cups oil, for deep frying onions and cooking the biryani meat etc.
The marinade
1 inch piece ginger, chopped or grated finely
3-4 cloves of garlic, chopped finely
2- 2 1/2 tsp. salt (adjust to taste)
1/2 tsp. chilli powder (adjust amount to your taste)
1/2 cup thick yoghurt
2 large tomatoes (250gm.), chopped
1 bunch of coriander leaves, chopped
1 small bunch of mint leaves, chopped
2-3 green chillies- slit lengthways (adjust amount to your taste)
1 lime or 1/2 lemon, cut into small pieces
For cooking the meat
2-3 tbsp. Ghee or cooking oil
4 large cardamoms*,
6 green cardamoms*
2-3 inch piece of cinnamon*
4-5 bay leaves*
8-10 black pepper corns*
8-10 cloves*
1 heaped tsp. black cumin (kala jeera)-use ordinary cumin, if you don't have it
For Cooking the Rice:
750 gm.-1 kg. Basmati rice
2 1/2 litre water for rice
1/2 tsp. salt
A small sprig of mint leaves-you must remember to add these to rice water
A couple of sprigs of coriander leaves. You must remember to add these to rice water
For assembling the Biryani
A few strands of saffron soaked in 2 tablespoons of warm water or a little yellow colour added to the water.
Rose water and/or kewra (screw-pine flower) water
1 tbsp. <a href="/recipe/how-to-make-ghee-clarified-butter/">Ghee</a>