Another biriyani recipe to my biriyani list.

The meat is made into koftas and added to the rice.

Flavourful,Aromatic and tasty rice!

You can use any meat to make this type of biriyani.The same can be tried to make

stringhoppers biriyani too.

Now for the recipe.

INGREDIENTS

For the kofta

500 gm boneless chicken

2-3 green chilli

1 tblsp ginger-garlic paste.

1/2 tsp.garam masala powder.

Salt to taste

Few curry leaves

1/2 cup roasted gram dal / soaked channa dal

Oil for frying.

METHOD

Blend all together coarsely.Form into koftas and fry till golden brown and set aside.

Ingredients for rice.

500 gm rice

3-4 onions sliced

A little coriander leaves,mint leaves,some fried onions ground to a coarse paste

1 tsp red chilli powder

2 tblsp biriyani masala powder ( biriyani masala powder)

5-6 slit green chillies

1/4 cup curd

1 tsp. whole peppercorns

juice of 2 limes

Whole garam masala (3 cardamons,2 inch cinammon ,4-5cloves,1 tsp saunf)

Few curry leaves

2-3 tomatoes

Ghee

2-3 tsp kasuri methi leaves.

salt to taste

METHOD

Take a little oil from the left over fried oil and add the whole garam masala first ,and

then add sliced onions. (reserve a few amount of fried onions )

Once it is slightly brown,add the slit green chillies.

When you see the chillies turning color ,add ginger garlic paste, tomato,chilli

powder,coriander- mint paste and biriyani powder,curd and cook till you see all well

blended.Add the koftas and mix well.

Add 1 cup warm water and cook for 5 minutes.

For the final mix

Add some ghee and the reserved onions at the bottom of the vessel you are going to cook

the rice.

Add the soaked rice,and pour the kofta mixture over it.

Add lime juice and a few mint and coriander leaves.

Add warm water 1 inch above the rice level.

Check for salt and cook on a slow fire till done.

When done heat a little ghee ,pour ove rice and cover.

Garnish with coriander leaves and fried cashewnuts if you prefer.

Serve with raita ,and dishes of your choice.