arabic laham biryani /arabic special recipe /arabic biryani /

lamb

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: beef

Chicken is leaner and more affordable than lamb.

saffron

🥗Healthier: turmeric

💰Cheaper: yellow food coloring

Turmeric provides color and flavor at a lower cost.

basmati rice

🥗Healthier: quinoa

💰Cheaper: long-grain rice

Quinoa is a healthier grain alternative, while long-grain rice is more economical.

yogurt

🥗Healthier: Greek yogurt

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Greek yogurt adds creaminess with fewer calories.

Add 2 tablespoons of ghee to a pot and heat it.

Add whole garam masala: whole cumin seeds, small cardamom, big cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, black pepper, and bay leaves. Sauté for a minute.

Add 2 sliced onions and fry until golden brown, adjusting the flame as necessary.

Add 2 tablespoons of ginger garlic paste and fry for 10 minutes until the raw smell disappears.

Add 700 grams of mutton cut into small pieces, salt, 1 teaspoon cumin powder, 1 teaspoon coriander powder, 1 teaspoon turmeric powder, and 2 teaspoons paprika powder. Mix well.

Add 2 sliced tomatoes and fry, adding water if the masala starts to burn. Cook for 15 minutes to combine flavors.

Add water to boil the mutton, cover, and cook on medium flame for at least half an hour until 70% cooked.

Wash 400 grams of basmati rice, changing the water 2-3 times, then soak for half an hour.

Check the mutton after half an hour; it should be 70% cooked. Add 3 tablespoons of curd, 3 dry lemons, and 4 green chilies. Cook for another 5 minutes until the mutton is 90% cooked.

In a separate pot, boil water with whole garam masala and add oil and salt to taste.

Add the soaked rice to the boiling water and cook until 70% done. Remove the rice from heat.

In a baking tray, arrange the cooked mutton at the bottom, then layer the rice on top.

Add food color made from saffron and rose water, and top with fried onions and chopped coriander.

Cover and grill in the oven at 180°C for 20 minutes, using only the lower part of the oven.

After 20 minutes, remove from the oven and serve with raita or Arabic spicy tomato chutney.

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