biryani

Biryani (Chicken Over Rice)

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one of the most famous dishes of Pakistan is biryani or chicken over rice.There are a lot of spices and ingredients that are used to make it perfect.So lets get started.

Ingredient

1. 5 lbs meat ( chicken or goat)
2. 4 tablespoon canola oil
3. 3 medium size onions
4. 2 teaspoons garlic paste & ginger paste 
5. 2 cans 14 1/2 (diced tomatoes)
6. 1/2 cup yogurt
7. 1 teaspoon chili powder
8. 10 whole cloves
9. 8 green cardamom pods
10. 4 black cardamom pods
11. 10 black peppercorns
12. 1 teaspoon cumin powder
13. 2 teaspoons coriander powder
14. 2 teaspoon garam masala
15. 2 teaspoon curry powder
16. 1 cinnamon stick
17. 4 teaspoons salt
18. 2 bay leaves
19. 10 dried plums
20. 4 fresh green chilies
21. 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro
22. 1 pinch saffron
23. 9 cups basmati rice
24. 15 cups waters

Directions

1. soak rice for half an hour
2. cook 15 cups of rice in the rice cooker until its almost done
3. fry onions until golden brown
4. now add ginger and garlic in it
5. add all the spices (chili powder,cloves, cardamom,peppercorn,cumin, curry,garam masala,coriander,cinnamon, bay leaves, dried plum and salt)
6.  add yogurt
7. add tomatoes until its dry
8. add meat
9. add green chilies
10. cook meat until its done (may add water if needed)
11. add cilantro
12. mix saffron with hot water
13. make layers of rice and meat mixture then sprinkle with saffron mixture

AND YOU BIRYANI IS DONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

ENJOY!!!!!!!!!!!!!