Lamb Biryani – fast, fresh and fabulous!
With this recipe, you'll have dinner on the table in a flash, a little stockpile in the fridge for lunches and only 1 pot to wash up. How good is that?
- 1 tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 kilogram Lamb mince
- 2 cups white rice
- 1 brown onion
- 4 cloves garlic
- 4-6 cups water
- 3 tablespoons curry powder ((or 1/2 jar of your favourite curry paste))
- 3 teaspoons stock powder
- 200 grams green beans
- 200 grams kale
- 50 grams Peanuts
- 1/2 cups coriander
- 1 cup greek yoghurt
Heat oil in large pan, brown mince. Add onion and garlic, saute until onion is soft. Don't worry if you get some crusty burnt bits - it all adds to the flavour!
Add the rice, and cook for 1-2 minutes until translucent. Add curry powder and saute until fragrant. Next add 4 cups of water and stock powder. Bring to a gentle simmer.
Add the kale and beans and put the lid on to steam. You can add more or different vegies if you want - spinach, zucchini, eggplant and peas are all great and mushrooms work well too. If you have some capsicums or sweet potato starting to get a little sad, invite them to the biryani party too. If you're adding lots of extra veg, you will need to adjust the curry powder, stock powder and water in the same proportions as the main recipe.
Check the pan after 10 minutes and give the mix a stir, you will notice that the rice is starting to absorb some of the liquid. You will want to stir so the bottom doesn't burn (but not too frequently), more often as the liquid is almost all absorbed.
In between stirs of the biryani, chop the coriander and peanuts as you will need these to serve.
To serve, add the greek yoghurt to the top in dollops. Sprinkle with nuts and coriander. Bring to the table and serve from the cooking pan. To further reduce washing up, just give the guests a spoon each!
Servings 8
- Amount Per Serving
- Calories 536kcal
- % Daily Value *
- Total Fat 23g36%
- Saturated Fat 7.6g38%
- Sodium 25mg2%
- Total Carbohydrate 48g16%
- Dietary Fiber 3.8g16%
- Sugars 1.4g
- Protein 35.7g72%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily value may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
- Any mince will do, so will any veg
- Ditto with the curry paste, but long grain rice is best
- Leftovers will taste even better the next day