BOTI MASALA BIRYANI

Ingredients

1/4 cup oil or ghee
1 tbsp juliennes of Ginger
1/2 cup Onions sliced
Coriander leaves chopped
1 & 1/2 tsp Red Chilly powder
Mint leaves chopped
1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
2 Green Chillies chopped
1 tsp Salt
5 Cloves
1 & 1/2 tsp Ginger / Garlic
1 Cinnamon stick 2"
6 tbsp Yoghurt whipped
12 Peppercorns
1 Tomato chopped
1/4 tsp Yellow food colouring diluted in 1/2 cup water
500 gms Beef undercut cubed
1 tbsp of Water
Rice boiled 1/2 kg

Instructions

Heat the oil. Fry the onions till they are translucent. Add the red chilly powder turmeric powder, salt, and ginger / garlic. Stir and fry till the oil seperates. Add the yoghurt, tomatoes, beef and water. Cook for 15 minutes or until the beef is tender. Remove the pot from the heat. Put in the juliennes of ginger, coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chillies, cloves, cinnamon, peppercorns and yellow food colouring. Add the rice on top along with the additional oil. Cover the pot and return to heat. Simmer over a low heat for 10 -15 minutes.