Christmas Biriyani
Rating
THE.BEST.RECIPE.EVER.
Ingredients
- 280ml greek yoghurt
- 1 thumb ginger
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 2 green chilli
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- ½ tsp cardamom powder
- ½ tsp cinnamon powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- 1 tsp salt
- 600g Turkey breast
- 2 Large brown onions
- 1tsp salt
- 4 tsp oil
- 1 Cinnamon stick
- 1 Star anise
- 1 bay leaf
- 500g parboiled basmati rice
- 1 pinch of saffron in 3 tbsp warm milk
- Fresh mint
- Fresh coriander
- Chopped dried cranberries
- Cashew nuts
- Fresh pomegranate seeds
- 250g greek yoghurt
- ½ tsp roasted cumin seeds
- 2 tbsp grated cucumber
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Instructions
- Make your marinade by combining ginger, garlic, chilli, lemon juice, cardamom powder, cinnamon, garam masala, salt and greek yoghurt in a blender. Pour over your diced turkey breast, cover with cling film and let marinade for at least 2 hours.
- In a pan, heat vegetable oil and fry sliced onions with salt, a cinnamon stick and one star anise. Set your stove to medium heat and cook until onions are soft and golden. If they begin to catch add a tablespoon of water when needed.
- Rehydrate your cranberries in a small bowl of hot water, just enough to cover them. Once the cranberries have rehydrated and are plump and soft, discard the water and set aside.
- Once your turkey has marinated, begin layering your biriyani. Place ? ? of your turkey meat in the base of a heavy iron pot, then add ¼ of your fried onions, a sprinkle of cranberries and fresh herbs and ? ? of your parboiled rice. Repeat this process until you have layered three times. On the top layer finish off with your remaining fried onions.
- Make small holes down to the bottom of your pot to allow steam to escape, then pour you saffron water over the biryani and add a few knobs of butter.
- Bake your biriyani in a preheated oven at 160 degrees for 35 mins. Once cooked remove your biryani from the oven and let sit for 15 mins.
- Meanwhile make your raita, combine greek yoghurt, toasted cumin seeds, grated cucumber, salt and lemon juice.
- Serve your biryani on a large platter, garnish with more fresh herbs, toasted cashew nuts and pomegranate seeds! Merry Christmas!
