The Best Biryani
Ingredients
- 5 lbs goat meat or 5 lbs chicken ⓘ
- 4 tablespoons canola oil
- 3 medium onions ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons garlic paste ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons ginger paste ⓘ
- 2 (14 1/2 ounce) cans diced tomatoes ⓘ
- 1/4 cup yogurt
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 10 whole cloves ⓘ
- 8 green cardamom pods ⓘ
- 4 black cardamom pods
- 10 black peppercorns
- 1 teaspoon cumin powder ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons coriander powder ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons garam masala ⓘ
- 2 teaspoons curry powder ⓘ
- 1 cinnamon stick ⓘ
- 4 teaspoons salt ⓘ
- 2 bay leaves
- 10 dried plums ⓘ
- 4 fresh green chilies ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro ⓘ
- 1 pinch saffron ⓘ
- 9 cups basmati rice
- 15 cups water ⓘ
Instructions
- Soak rice for half an hour.
- Cook in rice cooker with 15 cups of water. Cook rice until almost done.
- Fry onions in oil until golden brown.
- Add ginger and garlic.
- Add chili powder, cloves, cardamom, pepper corn, cumin, curry, graham masala, coriander, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, dried plums, and salt.
- Add yogurt.
- Add tomatoes and cook until dry.
- Add meat.
- Add green chiles.
- Cook until meat is done and add water if needed.
- Add cilantro.
- Mix saffron with hot water.
- Layer rice and meat mixture and sprinkle with saffron mixture.
- Put in oven at 350°F for 20 minutes.
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
1049
kcal
52% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).