Zurbian


Ingredients
1 Meat 1kg (cut in pieces)
2 Basmati rice 3 cups (soaked in water for 20 minutes)
3 Onion 1 medium (chopped)
4 Ginger Garlic paste 1 tbsp
5 Butter 2 tbsp
6 Turmeric powder half tea spoon
7 Salt as per taste
8 Cinnamon powder half tea spoon
9 Almond 1/4 cup (peeled and sliced)
10 Tomatoes 2 (chopped)
11 Cardamom 1tbsp (ground)
12 Black pepper 1tsp (ground)
13 Plain yogurt 1 cup
14 Potatoes 2 (pealed and cut)
15 Cooking oil half cup
16 Coriander half cup (chopped)
17 Water 12 cups
18 Salt 3 tbsp (or as per taste)
19 Eggs 3 (hard boiled and sliced)

Method
1 In a pan heat cooking oil on low flame, add onions and cook till golden brown.
2 Heat 2 tbsp of butter on low flame and add meat to brown it on all sides, add water and stir well, cook for about 1 hour or till the meat is cooked, remove the meat from the stock once its cooked.
3 Add rice to the stock (should be about 6 cups left) boil the rice till about 90% boiled, drain the rice, add cooked onions, meat, ginger & garlic paste, turmeric powder, salt, cinnamon powder, cardamom, black pepper and cook on medium flame.
4 Add yogurt and tomatoes and cook for few minutes on medium flame.
5 Add the cooked rice over the meat mixture, cover and cook over low heat for 25–30 minutes or until the rice is cooked.
6 Serve on a large serving dish and garnish with almonds and egg slices.

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