Biryani

Ingredients

• 1 chicken, cut up, cleaned and soaked in lemon, vinegar and oil
• 2 potatoes, cubed
• 1/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 2 tomatoes, grated
• 2 tbsp tomato paste
• 1 tbsp turmeric
• 1 tbsp biryani spice
• 1 green bell pepper
• 1 tsp black pepper
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cups basmati rice, soaked
• 1 stock cube

Method

1. Fry the chicken until browned.
2. Fry the potatoes.
3. In the chicken oil, add the onion, tomatoes, biryani spice, green pepper, salt and black pepper and bring to a boil.
4. Cook the rice with 1 1/2 cups water per cup of rice and the stock cube until the water is absorbed, then layer it over the chicken and the sauce and cook for 20 minutes until done.