South African Malay Lamb Breyani (Or Chicken) Recipe

Name: South African Malay Lamb Breyani (Or Chicken) Recipe
Total time: 150 min
Ingredients: 4 cups basmati rice; 1 piece cassia (ZEE ( you can use a little nutmeg instead); 2 cardamom pods; salt; 1 cup lentils, brown; 2 onions, thinly sliced; 1 cup vegetable oil; 4 medium potatoes, peeled and halved; 2 1/4 lbs mutton (ZEE ( use lamb or chicken); 2 cups plain yogurt; 14 ounces tinned chopped tomatoes; 2 cinnamon sticks (ZEE ( use 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon if no sticks available); 4 allspice berries (ZEE ( use 1/2 t. ground allspice if no berries); 6 whole cloves; 1 tablespoon ground cumin; 2 teaspoons ground coriander; 1 teaspoon turmeric; 1 teaspoon chopped fresh gingerroot; 2 teaspoons crushed garlic; 2 tablespoons masala (ZEE ( a spicy mix, like a mild and spicy curry, but no bite); 1 pinch saffron (ZEE ( use a 1/2 teaspoon turmeric); 1/2 cup butter; 1 cup water

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This is from "Culture & Cuisine of the Cape Malays" by Cass Abrahams, a well-known Malay cookery expert. It's not the way I would make i

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Ingredients

4 cups basmati rice
1 piece cassia (ZEE ( you can use a little nutmeg instead)
2 cardamom pods
salt
1 cup lentils, brown
2 onions, thinly sliced
1 cup vegetable oil
4 medium potatoes, peeled and halved
2 1/4 lbs mutton (ZEE ( use lamb or chicken)
2 cups plain yogurt
14 ounces tinned chopped tomatoes
2 cinnamon sticks (ZEE ( use 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon if no sticks available)
4 allspice berries (ZEE ( use 1/2 t. ground allspice if no berries)
6 whole cloves
1 tablespoon ground cumin
2 teaspoons ground coriander
1 teaspoon turmeric
1 teaspoon chopped fresh gingerroot
2 teaspoons crushed garlic
2 tablespoons masala (ZEE ( a spicy mix, like a mild and spicy curry, but no bite)
1 pinch saffron (ZEE ( use a 1/2 teaspoon turmeric)
1/2 cup butter
1 cup water