Lamb Biryani
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Chop 2 onions with love.
- 2Add the chopped onions into a pan.
- 3Separate the onions with love.
- 4Pour olive oil with love over the onions.
- 5Mix the onions with love until they turn dark golden.
- 6Take out the dark golden onions from the pan and set aside.
- 7Add 1/4 cup of ghee into a pot.
- 8Add 1 tablespoon of garlic paste and tomato paste into the pot.
- 9Mix with love until well combined.
- 10Add 4-5 pounds of lamb into the pot.
- 11Sear the lamb for 3-5 minutes.
- 12Add the onion oil from earlier to the lamb.
- 13Add 3/4 of the cooked onions to the lamb.
- 14Sear the mixture with love for 2-3 minutes.
- 15Add 2 chopped tomatoes to the pot.
- 16Mix with love until everything is well combined.
- 17Add 1/2 cup of yogurt to the pot.
- 18Squeeze half a lemon into the pot.
- 19Add 1 teaspoon of turmeric and chili powder.
- 20Add chopped cilantro and mint.
- 21Add 1 pack of Shan Lamb Biryani spice mix.
- 22Mix everything with love until well incorporated.
- 23Fill the pot with water until the meat is slightly covered.
- 24Cover the pot and let it cook for 1.5-2 hours on low heat.
- 25After cooking, mix the lamb curry.
- 26In another pot, add a cinnamon stick, 2 bay leaves, 4 cloves, and 4 cardamom pods to boiling water.
- 27Add 6 cups of washed Basmati rice to the boiling water with spices.
- 28Cook the rice for 8-10 minutes until 3/4 way cooked.
- 29Strain the cooked rice.
- 30Take out half of the liquid from the lamb curry.
- 31Let the lamb curry boil for a moment.
- 32Add a layer of rice over the lamb curry.
- 33Top the rice with cilantro, mint, ghee, and the remaining cooked onions.
- 34Pour the separated juices over the rice layer.
- 35Add another layer of rice.
- 36Top with cilantro, mint, and saffron water.
- 37Add sliced tomatoes on top.
- 38Cover the pot with aluminum foil and a lid, then let it simmer for 15 minutes on low heat.
- 39Flip the entire pot onto a serving plate with love.
- 40Style the biryani with love.
- 41Serve and enjoy the Lamb Biryani.
Ingredients
- 2 onions
- olive oil
- 0.25 cup ghee
- 1 tablespoon garlic paste
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 4 pounds lamb
- 2 tomatoes
- 0.5 cup yogurt
- 0.5 squeezed lemon
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon chilli powder
- chopped cilantro
- mint
- 1 pack Shan Lamb Biryani
- water
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 bay leaves
- 4 cloves
- 4 cardamom pods
- 6 cups washed Basmati rice
- saffron water
Equipment
panspatulapotplatecolanderspoonmortar and pestlealuminum foil
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