String Hoppers Biryani

Name: String Hoppers Biryani
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 120 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Sri Lankan Moor
Ingredients: 25 g cooked string hoppers; 500 g beef; 250 g carrots; 200 g spring onions; 200 g tomatoes; 2 onions; 2 aubergines; 1 tbsp red chili powder; 0.5 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tbsp coriander powder; 3 curry leaves; 3 cardamom seeds; 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste; 5 tbsp oil; 2 maggi chicken stock cubes; salt

Beef, aubergine and string hoppers cooked in a pan and spiced with chilli and turmeric for a Sri Lankan biryani. It's finished with spring onions.

2 hr · Serves 5 · Medium

Method

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Time: Prep 60 min · Cook 60 min · 120 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Cut the meat into 2 cm cubes. Add salt, chilli powder, corriander powder and turmeric powder.
2
Mix well. Chop the onions and tomatoes. Heat oil in a pan. Add the onions, ginger-garlic paste, curry leaves and cardamom seeds.
3
Fry for 2 minutes. Add the meat, cook well and then remove from heat. Cut the aubergines into cubes.
2 min
4
Add salt and a pinch of turmeric powder. Fry until golden brown. Cut the spring onions and grate the carrots.
5
Heat oil in a pan. Add the grated carrots and chicken cubes. Cook for a while. Add the fried aubergines.
6
Allow it to cook for some more time. Remove from heat. Tear the string hoppers and put the meat.
7
Add all the cooked ingredients. Mix well. Garnish with spring onions. Serve.