Monday Kay,
What you doing??? I'm off to group early, get it over with, I'm doing the Beavers run this week with the kids so can't attend the evening group, just wanna weigh-in & start my week. Weekend was a mixed bag, I find it hard when I've no "control" over my food.
Hope you had a good weekend!!
Serves 6-860) Turkey Biryani
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Ingredients
750g or 1 kg of cooked turkey meat shredded
1kg Basmati Rice (soak in water for 30 mins)
150g Fat Free Yogurt
3-4 tsp salt (according to taste)
1 medium onion sliced
6 garlic cloves crushed
2 cups of water
1 tbsp. ginger paste
12 green cardamoms
1 ½ tbsp garlic paste
12 cloves
1 tbsp ex volive oil (HE b choice)
2 tbsp FloraLighter than Light spread (3 syns)
2-3 tbsp. kewa essence (optional)
½ tsp yellow food colour
1 tsp sweetner
1 pinch of saffron (mixed in 2 tbsp of water)
½ tbsp lemon juice
Method
In a non stick pan heat the olive oil and add the flora lighter than light spread, now add 1 medium onion sliced, add a pinch of salt and fry until golden brown. Now add the rest of the spices and fry for a few more minutes. Now add the shredded turkey meat to the onion mixture in the pan and cook on medium flame for a further 5 mins.
Soak the rice in water for 30 minutes before boiling . 1 kg of rice is approx 4 cups of dry rice. Rice normally takes 2 cups of water to 1 cup of rice, so for 4 cups of rice you would need 8 cups of water,but I always prefer to add a bit less because water can always be topped uplater, but if you put too much water in the beginning then the rice can end up sticking together souse 7 cups of water for 1 kg of rice
Now boil the rice along with 1 tbsp of salt and ½ tbsp. lemon juice until its ¾ cooked. Once the rice is boiled, drain the water and keep aside. Transfer a little rice to a pot and on top of that add some of the turkey masala combo so as to make layers of rice and masala keeping the rice layers both at the bottom and top. When you have finished the layers, sprinkle some kewra essence on top , and yellow food colour, 1 tsp sweetner and saffron soaked in a tbsp. of water. Keep the pot covered on a low flame for about 10 minutes , keeping the lid tightly closed to steam cook. When the rice is done your Turkey Biryani is ready to eat.
Serve with Salad and Cucumber Raita !
Enjoy !! xx