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doodlemaierNot there aren't better recipes out there, but I made this last night for m' Beautiful Baby:
Lamb Biryani
The recipe is from a British blog so the measurements are a little wonky and they're not real specific when referring to the 'usual pulped chile, garlic and ginger from the frig'. I don't know if there is a conversion but I used U.S. standard tablespoons, and such, 2 lbs. of lamb (they give it to us in kg. and I didn't feel like looking up a conversion reference) and what they referred to as a 'mug of rice' I took upon myself to translate into a cup and a half, and about as much water, where they're not too specific about that, either (but they don't mean to imply the usual 2:1 ratio). As far as the pulped chile, ginger and garlic I used the 'rule of thumb' - a chunk of each just about the size of my thumb. . .
For those who have had 'real' biryani, you will likely bawk, 'that isn't biryani', just like marinara with meat, lasgne noodles, ricotta and mozerella cheese cooked together in a pot isn't lasgne, but this definitely fits the bill! If nothing else, it's better (if only slightly) than the ghetto-biryani I fell in love with.
Lamb Biryani
The recipe is from a British blog so the measurements are a little wonky and they're not real specific when referring to the 'usual pulped chile, garlic and ginger from the frig'. I don't know if there is a conversion but I used U.S. standard tablespoons, and such, 2 lbs. of lamb (they give it to us in kg. and I didn't feel like looking up a conversion reference) and what they referred to as a 'mug of rice' I took upon myself to translate into a cup and a half, and about as much water, where they're not too specific about that, either (but they don't mean to imply the usual 2:1 ratio). As far as the pulped chile, ginger and garlic I used the 'rule of thumb' - a chunk of each just about the size of my thumb. . .
For those who have had 'real' biryani, you will likely bawk, 'that isn't biryani', just like marinara with meat, lasgne noodles, ricotta and mozerella cheese cooked together in a pot isn't lasgne, but this definitely fits the bill! If nothing else, it's better (if only slightly) than the ghetto-biryani I fell in love with.
