Mumbai Biryani Masla (120g) - Spice Mix for Delicious Indian Biryani with Salt, Red Chilli, Garlic, Turmeric, and More

Ingredients

Salt red chilli plum rice starch garlic turmeric ginger cinnamon cardamom black pepper bay leaf cloves mono sodium glutamates tumeric (e334 e621 e551) mustard .

Recipe : 500g meat or chicken

600g basmati rice

1 large or 2 small onions

200g chopped tin tomotoes

3 medium potatoes sliced and fried

100g plain yogurt

1.5 teaspoons of garlic and ginger each

4-6whole or chopped green chillies

Sprinkle of chopped coriander

A few strands of saffron(optional)

Pinch of yellow colour in a little water to colour rice

250 ml oil or ghee

1/2 tsp salt

50-70 g of biryani masala according to your level of spice

Cooking method

Fry sliced onions in the oil or ghee till light golden

Add the ginger and garlic,tomatoes and half of the coriander and the biryani masala.

Cook for 10-15 minutes on medium heat whilst stirring at the same time, add the meat or chicken and 1/2 glass of water .

Cook for 20-30 minutes until the meat is 70 per cent done.

Add fried potatoes and cook for another 10 minutes.,and the oil will separate from the gravy . Do not leave the sauce too wet.

Add the green chilli and the remaining coriander and saffron.

In a separate pan boil 6 glasses of water with some salt and bay leaves

Add the rice and cook till 3/4 done. Drain in a colander .

Layer the meat with the rice.

Pour the yellow colour liquid on top of the rice and cover with foil.

Simmer for 5 minutes on a high flame and then cook slowly for a further 10 minutes .