Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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   1      medium        onion -- chopped
   1      tablespoon    vegetable oil
     1/4  cup           almonds -- sliced
   3      cans          tropical fruits in juice*
   1      tablespoon    biryani paste -- (patak's) in water
   1 1/2  cups          Basmati rice

Preparation:

* can be lychee, pineapple, mango, peaches, etc. Sauté the onion in the oil, and when it goes transparent, add the sliced almonds. Sauté for 5 minutes, then add the fruit, including liquid, and the biryani paste. You may add more paste if you like, and I usually do. Fry briefly, then add sufficient water to keep the mixture liquid. Meanwhile, boil the rice until it's half cooked, then put it in an oven-proof casserole dish. Add the biryani liquid on top, and bake for about 20 minutes at 190C