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Swahili Biryani

Name: Swahili Biryani
Total time: 1h 30m
Yield: 6 servings
Cuisine: Tanzania
Ingredients: 3 cups basmati; 800g beef or chicken; 3 onions; 4 tomatoes; Garlic-ginger; Biryani masala; Saffron; Yogurt; Cilantro, mint

Tanga-style biryani layered separately — spiced meat sauce spooned over saffron rice, unlike a mixed pilau.

1h 30m 6 servings Medium

Ingredients

• 3 cups basmati
• 800g beef or chicken
• 3 onions
• 4 tomatoes
• Garlic-ginger
• Biryani masala
• Saffron
• Yogurt
• Cilantro, mint

Method

Step 1 of 520%

Fry onions golden; reserve half.

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1
Fry onions golden; reserve half.
2
Cook meat with garlic-ginger, masala, tomato and yogurt 40 min.
3
Boil rice with saffron 70% done; drain.
4
Layer rice over sauce; steam 15 min.
5
Serve rice topped with sauce and fried onions.