Mutton Biryani

Mutton biryani

Ingredients:

Basmati rice - 1/2 kg

Mutton (chops) -1/2 kg

Onion finely chopped (Julian cut) – 5-6

Curd - 2 cups

Red chilli powder - 2 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Garam masala – 1 tsp

Green chilli finely chopped - 2

Ginger & garlic (Julian cut) – 2tbsp

Ginger & garlic paste – 2tbsp

Coriander finely chopped – 1 cup

Mint Leaves finely chopped – 1 cup

Cumin seeds (sahi jeera) – 1 tsp

Salt - as required

Oil – as required

Cashew nuts – 15-20

Raisins   – 10-12

Pistachio – 10-12

Saffron – 1 pinch

Milk – 2 tsp

Potali ingredients

Black pepar – 6-7

Cardamom – 4-5

Tej patta - 2 leaves

Cloves – 4-5

Cinnamon - 1 inch

Method:

1.  Wash and Soak the basmati rice for 1/2 hour.
2. Take a muslin cloth and put potali masala into it and tightly pack it, boil water add salt cumin seed (sahi jeera) potali and bring it to a boil add soaked rice and cook till it gets 75% done. Strain the rice and pour cold water so cooking process gets stop.
3. Mix pinch of saffron in warm milk and keep for 5 minute.  
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5. Make two portions of rice. Keep one part as it is and add saffron milk in another part .
6. Take onion and deep fry it. Deep fry raisins , cashew nuts. Fry the ginger garlic (Julian cuts) till gets light brown.
7. Take curd, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt, garam masala, chopped green chillies ginger and garlic paste, chopped mint leaves, coriander and half of the fried onion marinate this with mutton chops for 1/2 hour.

7.         Now take pot, pour half of the marinated mutton at the bottom, then add the layer of part of plain rice , sprinkle cardamom powder, fried onion, fried dry fruits, chopped coriander and pudina then add left over Marination. Thereafter give layer of another part of rice with saffron. Sprinkle cardamom powder, fried onion, fried dry fruits, chopped coriander and mint leaves. Now cover the pot with tight lid or use the dough for sealing the pot. thereafter keep this pot on high flame for 5 minutes and afterwards keep pan under the pot on slow flame for 45 minutes.

8.         Remove the dough from lid and take biryani on serving dish then add Julian almonds and pistachio. Fried Cashew nuts and coriander and mint leaves. Serve with slice of onion and lemon.

9.         Enjoy your YUUUUUUUUMMMMMMMYYY......Birbal Ki Birayani…..