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Noor Jahani Biryani Recipe By Shireen Anwar
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Noor Jahani Biryani Recipe By Shireen Anwar
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
50 mins
 

This easy, delicious Noor Jahani Biryani Recipe By Shireen Anwar, is great for a weekend treat and is a guaranteed crowd-pleaser. Do try it!

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian, Pakistani
Keyword: Biryani, Eid Recipes, lentil, mince, rice, spicy
Servings: 6
Chef: Shireen Anwar
Ingredients
  • 500 gm Coarsely mince
  • 1 tbsp Mixed whole spice
  • 1 tbsp red Chili powder
  • 1-½ tsp Salt
  • 1 cup Brown onion
  • 20 Mint leaves
  • 1 tbsp Kewra
  • ¾ cup Oil
  • 1 Bay leaf
  • 1 tbsp Coriander powder
  • 2 Tomato chopped
  • 1 cup Whole masoor boiled
  • 6 Green chilies
  • 2 Boiled eggs
  • 1 tbsp Ginger garlic paste
  • ½ tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1 cup Yogurt whipped
  • half bunch Coriander leaves
  • ¼ tsp Yellow color
  • 15 fried Cashew nuts
  • 2 star anise
  • ½ kg Rice boiled with 2 tbsp salt
  • ½ tsp Black cumin
  • 3 tbsp ghee
Cooking Method
  1. Heat oil in a pot over medium heat.
  2. Add whole spices, star anise, ginger garlic paste, salt, chili powder, turmeric, coriander powder and cook for 1-2 minutes.
  3. Then add chopped tomatoes, mince, yogurt, half brown onion, cook for 10-12 minutes or until mince changed its color.
  4. Cover and cook for another 15 minutes, add chopped green masala, boiled masoor and give it a stir.
  5. Boil rice with salt, bay leaf and black cumin till ¾ done.
  6. In a deep pot, first put 1/3 rice, half mince then rice, then mince then left over rice, top with Kewra and color, remaining brown onion, ghee.
  7. Cover and put on dum for 15 minutes.
  8. Remove the lid and stir the rice.
  9. Dish it out and top with fried cashew nuts, boiled eggs quarters.
  10. Delicious Noor Jahani Biryani is ready to serve.
Serving Suggestions

Serve with raita.