Nasi Beriani Accompaniments

The nasi beriani Johor is eaten with mutton, beef or chicken cooked in a special spicy gravy together with mixed vegetable pickle.

Mutton Beriani

Ingredients:
1 1/2 kg mutton, cut into cubes
2 liter water
200 g beriani powder
150 ml cooking oil
1/2 tin evaporated milk
salt, (sugar, stock cube, if desired)
Frying ingredients:
3 sticks cinnamon
3 star anise
6 cloves
6 cardamoms

Grounded Ingredients:
50 g dried chillies
2 onions
10 cloves garlic
10 cm ginger

Cooking Method:

Heat oil in a wok and fry the frying ingredients.When the aroma rises, add in the grounded ingredients and fry till slightly dry. Add the beriani powder and cook till fragrant over low heat.
Add the mutton, water and seasonings. Stir continuously until the mutton is cooked. Add in the evaporated milk and cook till the sauce thickens.

You can add in 3 tablespoons of tomato puree or tomato sauce if you prefer. The recipe above does not require you to do so.

You can substitute the mutton for 1 1/2 kg beef or 1 chicken, cut in as curry dishes. Don,t forget to remove visible fat and skin the chicken.

The mixed pickle recipe has been included in a previous post.