Mutton Biryani

The process of making Mutton Biryani is little bit time consuming.The hardest part is to cook mutton perfectly. Here is a flavorful recipe for mutton biryani lovers.

 Ingredients:

Basmati Rice - 2 Cups
Mutton - 1/2 Kg
Buttermilk - 1 Cup
Water - 3 Cups
Cinnamon - 1/2"
Cloves - 3
Cardamon - 1
Bay Leaves - 2
Onion - 1
Ginger & Garlic Paste - 1 tspn
Tomato - 1
Chilli Pwdr - 1 tspn
Turmeric Pwdr - 1/4 tspn
Coriander Powder - 1 tspn
Biryani pwdr - 1 tspn
Coriander Leaves - 1/4 Cup
Mint Leaves - 1/4 Cup
Salt as required
Ghee - 3 tspn
Oil - 2 tspn

To Marinate:

Lemon - 1/2 (juice)
Curd - 1 1/2 tspn
Chilli pwdr - 1/4 tspn
Coriander Pwdr - 1/4 tspn
Ginger & Garlic Paste - 1/2 tspn
Salt - 1/2 tspn

Method:

1. Soak basmati rice for half an hour.

2. Marinate the mutton with the ingredients mentioned 'To marinate'  and keep it aside for 20 min.

3. Heat 1 tspn oil and 2 tspn ghee in a pressure cooker. Add Bay leaves, Cinnamon, Cardamon,Cloves and saute for a min.

4. Add sliced onions until it becomes translucent. Add ginger & Garlic paste and saute till the raw smell goes.

5. Add chopped tomatoes and saute for a while.

6. Add turmeric pwdr,biryani pwdr, chilli pwdr,coriander pwdr, coriander leaves and mint leaves and saure for 5 min.Add marinated mutton along with 1 cup water  and allow it to boil.

7. Pressure cook mutton for 3 whistles. Turn off heat and allow it to cool. Remove the lid and see, it will look like a thick gravy.

8. Turn on the heat again. Add remaining water and 1 cup buttermilk. Add salt and drained rice. 

9. Pressure Cook for 1 whistle and turn off the heat. Once it cool down,remove the lid and add 1 tspn of ghee and mix it.

10. Serve hot with raita.

Hope you all enjoy this mutton biryani.