To cook lamb or chicken biryani in an authentic way, you need to prepare the following ingredients:

• cloves
• black cardamon
• green cardamon
• javetri-mace
• turneric
• black cumin
• pepper corns
• ginger garlic paste
• cumin powder
• coriander power
• chilli power

• bay leaves
• coriander leaves
• mint leaves

• fried onion
• yogurt
• oil
• salt

1. Marinate the lamb (or chicken) with all the ingredients listed above.
2. Soak rice in water for over 30 minutes before cooking it.
3. Drain the soaked rice and add it into boiled salty water, and half cook the rice.
4. Put the chicken or lamb mixture into a deep pan, and lay the half cooked rice on top of it, and cook in medium meat for 30 minutes.