Boneless Lamb Biryani.

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu!

In the Name of Allah, Most Gracious, Most Merciful

Yesterday on Instagram, I asked you lot guys whether you lot would similar me to postal service a lamb biryani or lamb curry earlier Eid.

The biryani won in addition to thence hither it is.
It's a boneless lamb biryani that nosotros cooked yesterday for lunch. I'll say you lot most it inward a infinitesimal but first, is your Eid Al-Adha carte sorted? If not, I guide maintain 50 recipes for you lot here starting from breakfast in addition to finishing amongst a post-Eid detox. 
We finished our carte this forenoon in addition to thence now, the prep begins. Our Eid is on Wed in addition to earlier then, I guide maintain spring rolls, masala roast lamb, cupcakes, in addition to lemon posset to prepare. Plus I guide maintain cousins coming over on Tuesday for a pre-Eid instruct together. I'm nonetheless non decided on the savoury but for dessert I mightiness brand chocolate mousse for them.
After all the carte talk, allow me say you lot most this biryani. It starts amongst the lamb marinade which is stored overnight inward the fridge. This gives the lamb fifty-fifty to a greater extent than season but likewise helps it soften upwards in addition to gear upwards faster the adjacent day. Usually amongst curries in addition to rice, lamb on the os is preferred for its extra season but sometimes it's overnice to guide maintain a modify in addition to role boneless.
The other slap-up affair most this biryani is that in that location are no whole spices only waiting to instruct stuck inward your mouth. Of course, in that location are whole spices inward the rice to season but I pose them into a here..

A Simple List of Ingredients:

1. Boneless Lamb Leg Pieces

2. Vegetable Oil

3. Ground Cumin

4. Ground Coriander

5. Ground Turmeric

6. Red Chilli Powder

7. Garam Masala

8. Ginger Paste

9. Garlic Paste

10. Plain Yoghurt

11. Lemon Juice

12. Basmati Rice
13. Whole Spices
14. Onions
15. Fresh Mint
16. Fresh Coriander
17. Green Chillies
18. Kewra Water
19. Food Colour Powder

Bismillah, let's begin!

We start past times marinading the boneless lamb which we will piece of work out overnight inward the fridge. In a bowl, place 500g (1 pound) Boneless Lamb Leg, cutting into bitesize pieces. You tin role upwards to 700g (1 in addition to 1/2 pounds) of lamb pieces.

Drizzle inward 3 tablespoons Vegetable Oil.

Time for the soil spices! Let's add together in:

1 teaspoon Salt

1 teaspoon Ground Cumin

2 teaspoons Ground Coriander

1/2 teaspoon Ground Turmeric

1 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder

1 teaspoon Garam Masala

Along amongst 1 teaspoon Ginger Paste in addition to 1 teaspoon Garlic Paste.

Add inward 235g Plain Yoghurt.

And, finish amongst the Juice of 1 Lemon.

Mix everything upwards in addition to pose the lamb inward the refrigerator to marinade overnight. This volition evidently laissez passer it to a greater extent than season but volition likewise assist soften the meat thence that it volition gear upwards faster the adjacent day.

The adjacent solar daytime when you're ready to gear upwards the biryani, the outset project is to par-boil the rice. But earlier that, nosotros must launder the rice good nether mutual frigidity running water until the H2O coming out is by in addition to large clear. Then, soak the rice for 30 minutes. The rice is 450g Basmati Rice.

While the rice is soaking, piece of cake convey a deep pan of H2O to the boil.

Add 3 teaspoons Salt. Sounds similar a lot but the rice needs it!

Measure out:

1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds

1 teaspoon Coriander Seeds

6 Green Cardamoms

1/2 teaspoon Cloves

1 teaspoon Black Peppercorns

4 Black Cardamoms

1/2 inch Cinnamon Stick

Put these spices into a spice infuser or straight off into the water. By using an infuser, the spices volition laissez passer their wonderful season to the rice but you'll be able to accept them out when they've done their job. So, no 1 volition instruct whatever stuck inward their mouth!

Add the infuser to the H2O in addition to piece of cake convey to the boil.

By boiling it slowly, the spices volition guide maintain fourth dimension to infuse in. The H2O volition modify colour because of the spices.

Once the H2O boils in addition to the rice has soaked, drain the rice in addition to add together to the water.

Bring to the boil again.

Then, laid a timer for 2 minutes in addition to allow the rice boil.

Drain the rice good in addition to allow it sit down until you're ready for it.

At this point, it should hold upwards business office cooked. The grains should interruption but amongst a piddling resistance.

Now, let's gear upwards the base of operations of the biryani. Heat 5 tablespoons Vegetable Oil inward a large pan over medium heat. This is the pan which nosotros will eventually gear upwards the whole biryani thence brand certain it's large enough.

To the hot oil, add together 4 peeled in addition to chopped Onions.

Plus 1 teaspoon Salt.

Fry the onions until they are golden brown.

Then, add together inward the lamb along amongst all of its marinade in addition to 200ml water.

Stir inward the lamb in addition to water.

Before roofing amongst a lid in addition to cooking on medium-high rut for 10 minutes, stirring halfway.

Uncover in addition to nosotros are nearly ready to get together our biryani!

But first, finely chop:

1 Large Handful Mint Leaves

1 Small Bunch Fresh Coriander

3 Green Chillies

And, add together half of them to the lamb.

Stir inward in addition to plough the rut correct down.

Put all the rice over the lamb.

Drizzle over 1-2 teaspoons Kewra Water.

Dot over Food Colour Powder.

I used this one!

Drizzle over the Juice of 1 Lemon.

Sprinkle over the other one-half of the fresh mint, fresh coriander, in addition to green chillies.

Put on 1 thinly sliced Lemon.

Finish past times drizzling over a piddling Vegetable Oil. You could likewise role butter.

Now, let's steam the biryani. Cover the pan amongst a lid in addition to house a heavy object on transcend to weigh the lid downward fifty-fifty more. Put the rut on the highest for 1 minute then turn the rut to the lowest for 30-40 minutes.

Uncover in addition to cheque to run into if the rice in addition to lamb are cooked.

If the rice isn't cooked through, don't hold upwards afraid to add together a splash of H2O in addition to proceed steaming until it is. Once the biryani is cooked, allow it sit down inward the pan for 10 minutes earlier serving.

A biryani packed amongst thence much season that it doesn't demand whatever chutney! So good!

Boneless Lamb Biryani.

a existent crowd pleaser!

Prep Time: About xxx minutes + overnight to marinade.

Cook Time: About 1 hour.

Serves: About 5-6 people.

Ingredients

For the Lamb Marinade

500g (1 pound) Boneless Lamb Legs, cutting into bitesize pieces

iii tablespoons Vegetable Oil

1 teaspoon Salt

1 teaspoon Ground Cumin

2 teaspoons Ground Coriander

1/2 teaspoon Ground Turmeric

1 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder

1 teaspoon Garam Masala

1 teaspoon Ginger Paste

1 teaspoon Garlic Paste

235g Plain Yoghurt

Juice of 1 Lemon

For the Rice

450g Basmati Rice

iii teaspoons Salt

1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds

1 teaspoon Coriander Seeds

half dozen Green Cardamoms

1/2 teaspoon Cloves

1 teaspoon Black Peppercorns

iv Black Cardamoms

1/2 inch Cinnamon Stick

For the Biryani

five tablespoons Vegetable Oil + more, if needed

iv Onions, peeled in addition to chopped

1 teaspoon Salt

Large Handful Mint Leaves, finely chopped

Small Bunch Fresh Coriander, finely chopped

iii Green Chillies, thinly sliced

1-2 teaspoons Kewra Water

Yellow or Red Food Colour Powder, every bit needed

Juice of 1 Lemon

1 Lemon, thinly sliced

Water, every bit needed

Marinade the lamb:
Mix all of the ingredients together in addition to marinade overnight inward the fridge. Take out of the refrigerator 30 minutes before cooking.

Par-boil the rice:
Wash the rice good nether mutual frigidity running H2O until the H2O coming out is by in addition to large clear. Soak inward to a greater extent than H2O for 30 minutes.
Slowly convey a deep pan of H2O to the boil. Add the tabular array salt along amongst all the whole spices every bit they are or inward a spice infuser.
Once the H2O boils, drain the rice in addition to add together to the pan. Bring dorsum to the boil in addition to then boil for 2 minutes. Drain good in addition to laid aside.

Cook the lamb:
Heat the stone oil inward a large pan over medium heat. Add the chopped onions in addition to salt, in addition to modest until golden brown. Add inward the lamb along amongst all of its marinade in addition to 200ml water. Stir earlier roofing amongst a lid in addition to cooking on medium-high rut for 10 minutes, stirring halfway.

Assemble the biryani:
Stir one-half the mint, one-half the coriander, in addition to one-half the light-green chillies into the lamb. Turn the rut to the lowest in addition to pose all the rice on transcend of the lamb. Add the kewra water, nutrient colour, lemon juice, the residue of the mint, coriander, in addition to light-green chillies, the lemon slices, in addition to a drizzle of oil.

Cook the biryani:
Cover the pan amongst a lid in addition to house a heavy object on it. Turn the rut to high for 1 minute earlier turning downward to the lowest for 30-40 minutes until the rice in addition to lamb are fully cooked.

Serve:
Let the biryani sit down inward the pan for 10 minutes earlier gently mixing. Serve!

Keep me inward your duas please, in addition to relish your lamb biryani!

Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu!