Beriani

Ingredients

 * 1 chicken, about 900 g (or beef / mutton)
 * 1 tbsp poppy seeds
 * 1 clove garlic
 * 1 cup shallots - sliced
 * 1 tsp curry powder
 * 2 – 3 tsp salt
 * 2 chillies
 * ½ coconut - grated
 * 5 cm piece ginger
 * 4 tbsp ghee
 * 5 cloves
 * 5 cm cinnamon stick
 * 10 cashew nuts
 * 10 almonds
 * 450 g long-grain rice

Directions

 * 1) Cut chicken into 6 – 8 pieces.
 * 2) Grind together garlic, ginger, chillies, poppy seeds, cashew nuts and almonds.
 * 3) Heat ghee and fry cloves, cinnamon, shallots.
 * 4) Add in the chicken pieces, 1 tsp salt, ground ingredients and curry powder.
 * 5) Stir to mix and cook covered for 10 minutes.
 * 6) Extract 1 – 2 cups coconut milk from coconut.
 * 7) Add in salt.
 * 8) Mixed with washed rice and cook it.
 * 9) When the rice has absorbed all the milk, make a well in the center and put the chicken mixture.
 * 10) Cover and allow rice to cook over very low fire.