biriyani recipe

made biriyani today, so thought i` would share the recipe whilst it was fresh in my head. this one is especially for my sister in law's sister in law (i'm sure there must be a word for that??)

Ingredients

2 onions, finely chopped.
I garlic, grated
4 tomotoes, chopped.
1 pound boneless chicken
2 medium sized glasses of rice
Salt, pepper and chilli powder (to taste)
I teaspoon tumeric powder
I teaspoon coriander powder
2 heaped tablespoons of cumin seeds
I box of biriyani mix
I oxo cube
I lemon
2 peppers, chopped
4 carrots, grated
4 medium sized potatoes, cubed
2 onions, thinly sliced.
5 boiled eggs, thinly sliced



Preparation


Fry the onions and garlic in some oil, add the chopped tomatoes when onions have browned slightly. leave to simmer for five minutes. Add the boneless chicken. Add salt, pepper, oxo cube, biriyani mix(sometimes I use Indian oxo cubes), coriander powder, tumeric powder and red chilli powder. Add the juice of one lemon and leave on low until the chicken is cooked. Add peppers and grated carrot just before taking off the heat.

Fry the onions and potatoes and leave to one side.

Boil the rice, adding salt and cumin seeds, until almost cooked. Drain and leave to cool slightly.


Use a deep oven proof pan. Add a touch of olive oil to the bottom of the pan. Add a layer of rice, then a layer of the chicken mixture followed by another layer of rice. Then add fried onions and potatoes, ensuring all layers are spread evenly. Add another layer of the rice and chicken mixture, finishing with a final layer of rice. Leave dish on low heat, or in the oven for half an hour. serve on a try with the boiled eggs. Oh and invite hema round for dinner:)