Nawabi Biryani

Ingredients:

• 325 gms Basmati Rice
• 1/2 kg. Mutton (cut in pieces)
• 3 Onions (sliced)
• 1/2 tbsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
• 1 tsp Garam Masala
• 3 small-sized Red Chilies
• 1 piece cinnamon
• 1/2 cup Curd (beaten)
• 3 Green Cardamom
• 5  Pepper
• 5  Cloves
• 1/2 tsp Shahjeera
• 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/4 cup Milk, with saffron
• 1 pinch Coriander/Pudina (chopped)
• Jardalu (5 apricots )
• Dry Fruits
• Ghee, as required.

Method

• Fry the dry fruits & apricots in 2½ tbsp ghee, with a little salt (to taste).
• Now, grind the fried onions and red chilies, to make a fine paste.
• Marinate the mutton pieces with curd, ginger-garlic paste, onion paste, turmeric powder and salt.
• In a pressure cooker, heat ghee, add the marinated mutton and cook till done.
• Heat ghee again in another vessel, add the whole spices, fry for a while and then add the washed rice.
• Add salt and warm water, enough that it comes 1½ inch above the rice. Cook till the rice is done.
• Remove the rice from the pan, spread out to cool and remove the whole spices.
• To assemble, apply ghee to a heavy bottomed vessel, add the cooked mutton and sprinkle some garam masala.
• Cover with a layer of rice, followed by melted ghee and then the saffron milk.
• Lastly, add the fried nuts, cover tightly and keep on dum for 15-20 minutes.
• Mix and serve, hot garnished with chopped coriander & pudina

mutton biryani

Mutton Biryani recipe

Basmati Rice 4 cups Mutton 1 kg. Curd 1 cup Onion 2 cups Tomato’s 2 nos. Coriander leaves 1 cup Mint Leaves 1 cup Ginger 1 inch Garlic clove 1 large Oil 1 cup Cloves 3 nos. Cardamom 3 nos. Cinnamon 2 sticks Turmeric 1 tsp. Cumin Powder 2 tsp. Coriander powder 2 tsp. Chilly Powder 1 tsp. Chillies 6 nos. Salt

Preparation

Grind ginger, garlic, mint and coriander leaves to a fine paste along with yogurt.Wash the rice and meat pieces. Heat oil and fry all the spices and onions. Fry them till they turn to golden brown. Now add the ground masala paste and finely chopped tomatoes. Fry this out till it is cooked well. Now add the washed meat and water. When it starts to boil add salt, turmeric, chilly powder. Add the rice and allow it to cook for about 15 minutes.Cover the half cooked biryani and over this keep red hot coal for about 20 minutes. Stir in-between once. Keep it close till it is served. Serve it hot with any spicy curry and raitha.