Delicious Kashmiri Kabab Biryani to serve for Iftar

Try out this delicious Kashmiri Kabab Biryani for this Iftar.

Kashmiri Kabab Biryani

Cooking Time: 45 Minutes

Serve: 4

Ingredients

• 400 g kabab
• 3 cups boiled rice
• 1/2 cup yogurt
• 2 bayleaf
• 2 black cardamom
• 2 green cardamom
• 2 cinnamon sticks
• 4 cloves
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp crushed cumin
• 2 tbsp roasted cashew nuts
• 2 tbsp coriander powder
• 1 tbsp chilli powder
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1/4 nutmeg-ground
• 1/4 tsp saffron mixed with 1 Tbsp milk
• 2 Tbsp pure ghee
• 2 Tbsp cooking oil
• Salt to taste
• 1 cup chopped mint and coriander leaves
• 6-7 green chili
• 1 tsp kewra kater
• ½ tsp yellow color

Directions

• Cook basmati rice in more than enough water with little salt, till just 3/4 done. Drain and keep aside.
• Get your kebab ready
• Heat ghee in a pan, add cloves, black cardamoms, green cardamoms, cinnamon, bay leaf, salt, cumin powder, turmeric powder, crushed cumin, coriander powder and cook for a while now add yogurt. Now cook it for more 2-3 minutes and add cooked kabab and cook it 1-2 minutes in the gravy.
• Now in a bowl take ½ cup of boiled rice add saffron mixed with milk, yellow colour and mix well.
• Layer the biryani as follows:
• Put the layer of prepared kafta kabab gravy in the bottom
• Over the gravy add 1 ½ cups of white boiled rice, coriander, mint leaves and green chilis
• Put another layer of kababs gravy with the topping of ½ cup white boiled rice, 1 cup yellow coloured rice with coriander, mint leaves, green chilis, cashew nuts and kewra water.
• Shut the pot tightly. Cook on a low fire for 8 -10 minutes.
• Serve with pickle & raita.