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Mughlai Lamb Biryani
4.8 from 15 votes

Mughlai Lamb Biryani

The recipe for a classic of North Indian cooking: Mughlai Lamb Biryani!

Prep Time
12 hrs
Cook Time
2 hrs
Total Time
14 hrs
Servings: 4 to 6
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients

  • 425 ml basmati rice 15 oz
  • 3.6 water 6 ¼ pints
  • 3 tbsp salt
  • 1 tsp saffron threads
  • 2 tbsp milk warm
  • 3 onion peeled or 1 onion and ¾ cup ready made fried onions (I bought mine at my local Indian store
  • 4 cloves garlic peeled (I used 2 tsp garlic paste)
  • 2 cm ginger peeled and coarsely chopped (I used ½ tbsp ginger paste, fresh, 3/4 inch piece
  • 2 tbsp almond meal
  • 2 tbsp almonds slivered
  • 3 tbsp sultanas
  • 13 tbsp vegetable oil
  • 750 gms lamb shoulder with bone cut into 2.5cm - 1 inch cubes (I used leg chops, 1 ½ lbs
  • 250 ml yogurt 8 oz
  • ¼ tsp clove powder
  • ½ tsp black pepper ground
  • ½ tsp cardamom powder
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp cinnamon powder
  • ¼ tsp nutmeg powder
  • ¼ tsp cayenne pepper or chilli powder
  • 25 gms butter cut into 8 pieces, unsalted, 1 oz
  • 3 egg peeled, hard-boiled
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