Hyderabadi Lamb Biryani - Pataks USA

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb lamb, diced
• ½ jar Patak’s® Madras Spice Paste or Patak’s® Biryani Spice Paste
• 3 tbsp plain Greek yogurt
• 2 onions, sliced (or store-bought fried onions)
• 4 tbsp oil, divided
• 2 green chiles
• ½ cup oil
• 3 tbsp ginger, minced
• 3 tbsp garlic, minced
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 4 or 5 green cardamom pods, seeded and ground
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• ⅔ cup fresh mint leaves, chopped and divided
• 2 cups basmati rice
• 4 cups water
• Salt, to taste
• 1 cup flour
• Water
• ¼ cup milk
• Pinch of sugar
• Few strands saffron