Mom's Recipes - Part VII
Zeenat Q Biriyani 4 Ramadan. Have fun! Ingredients: 1 kg basmati rice [soak for 2hrs] 2 kg mutton 3 fat chopped onions 2 thinly sliced onions [keep for barista] 2kg Potatoes [soak for 1hr] ½ kg ghee 1 Aarong dahi [curds] 6 tbsp ginger paste Ground Dried Masala: *Heat all these in a tava, grind to smithereens and leave aside Joitree [screw-pine] Jaifol [Nutmeg] Black pepper corns Shah Jeera [cumin seeds] Red chillies Bay leaves Cardamoms [big 2/tiny 6] Heat pot on low heat, put ghee, ginger paste, dry masala, dahi, fat onions, salt, ground masala, and saffron with red food color. Add meat [beef/mutton]. Put on low heat and cook for 1½ hr. While beef is cooking, soak rice for 2hrs. Heat water in a big pot for boiling rice. Par-boil for fluffiness [only 2min]. Don't forget to boil the potatoes [and don't overcook the potatoes!] Strain and keep aside. Throw away the starch. In a big kadhai, add ghee, fry the thinly sliced onions until golden brown and crispy. Add the boiled potato...