Name: Biryani
Prep time: PT1.5M
Cook time: 2 min
Total time: 3 min
Yield: 8 servings
Cuisine: Main Meals
Ingredients: olive oil ¾ cup,saffron a few strands ,onions, finely sliced 2,mutton pieces 1 kg,ground garlic, ginger and red chilli paste 1 heaped t,plain yoghurt 1½ cups ,grated tomato 2 T ,cumin 1 t,turmeric ¼t ,biryani masala 2 T ,salt 1 t,ground cumin 1t ,ground coriander 1 t ,freshly squeezed lemon juice 1 T ,green chillies, slit 3,mint 1 sprig ,cardamom pods, cracked 3,cinnamon sticks 2,brown lentils 380 g,basmati rice 370 g,potatoes 6,butter, melted 150 g,boiled free-range eggs, shelled 4

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Grilled lobster tails

Serves 6

Difficulty Easy

Prep Time 20 minutes

Cooking Time 15 minutes

Ingredients

6 lobster tails
150 g butter
6 cloves garlic, finely chopped
1 t ground green chillies
2 T fish spice
sea salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste
1 lemon, juiced
2 T fresh parsley, chopped
olive oil, for brushing
1 cup cream

Method

1. Using sharp kitchen scissors, cut through the lobster shells from the top of each tail up to where the body used to be. Using a sharp knife, cut through the lobster meat all the way to the bottom of the shell to cut the tail in half lengthwise. Rinse, pat dry and set aside in a greased ovenproof dish.

2. Melt the butter in a saucepan over a medium heat. Add the garlic and braise for a few seconds, then add the chillies, fish spice and seasoning. Stir and braise for a few more seconds. Add the lemon juice and parsley, stir and remove from the heat.

3. Baste the lobster tails with the olive oil and season, then grill in the oven, flesh side down, for 6 minutes. Remove from the oven, baste with half of the garlic butter mixture (at the most), then return to the oven for a further 5 minutes.

4. While the lobster is in the oven, mix the cream with the remaining garlic-butter mixture over a medium heat and stir to combine.

5. Remove the lobster from the oven and pour over the garlic butter. Serve hot with lemon wedges.

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Production: Khanya Mzongwana

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