Ingredients

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30 grams cardamom seeds 25 kilograms of chicken / mutton 7 kilograms rice 750 grams of ginger{ a bit more if mutton is used} 250 grams garlic { a bit more if chicken is used} 2 kk ghee 4x 750 ml oil 5 kgs masoor{ brown lentils} 50 g whole cinnamon 3 tsp fine cinnamon 2 kgs tomatoes {pureed} 3 kgs onions 1 tablespoon saffron srands 125 g whole green chillies / to taste 125 g red chilli powder 125 g red crushed chillies {fresh / dried} 28 g turmeric 56 g shah jeera {cumin} 14 g cumin powder 4 x 500ml plain yogurt {for mutton use 6x 500ml} 2 cups lemon juice +- 600g salt 4 kg potatoes How to make it

fry the grated onions in oil

fry the potatoes in oil marinate meat with spices and fried onions{save some fried onions to place on top of rice } for several hours? overnight at the bottom of a couldron {large pot for mass cooking ,put oil then the marinated meat ,boiled brown lentils.then the fried potatoes finally top with the rice and the left over fried onions ,with the blobs of the ghee seal the pots with a double layer of foil