Biryani

Ingredients:
Meat cubed, biryani masala paste, green chilli chopped, ginger chrushed, garlic chrushed, dania, chopped, leaves mint chopped,plain yoghurt, tomato puree, onions finely sliced, salt to taste, basmati rice, cumin seeds, cinnamon powder, cardamon powder, vegetable oil for frying, patatoes cubed, milk with water, turmeric with milk, cashew nuts, sultanas.
Method:
Mix the meat pieces with the next ten ingredients in a large bowl and allow to marinate in a cool place for 2 hours.
Place in apot and cook over medium heat for 10 mins.
Remove and place in casserole dish and set aside.
Boil a large pot of water and soak the rice for 5 mins.
drain well then sprinkle in the cumin, cinnamon. Set aside.
In a frying pan, shallow fry the potatoes until they are evenly browned. Drain and set aside.
Place 1/2 the rice on top of the meat in an even layer. THen make an even layer with the potatoes.
Put the remaining rice on top of the potatoes and spread to make an even layer.
Sprinkle the water/milk over the rice.
Make random holes through the rice and pour into each a little turmeric/milk.
Cover and cook in the oven at 190 degrees centigrade for 1 hour.
While biryani is cooking make the garnish. Heat a little oil in a frying pan and fry the cashew nuts and sultanas until they swell. Drain and set aside. When biryani is ready, the rice should be dry and cooked through.
Sprinkle with the nut/sultana mixture and serve hot.