Mutton Biryani

                     A quick special one pot meal for busy days. Simple preparation, not at all complicated and can be made in less than one hour.

Ingredients

• Basmati rice - 2 cups
• Mutton - 1/2 kg (washed and drained)
• Cloves - 2
• Cinnamon stick - 1/2"
• Cardamom - 2
• Onions - 2 (finely sliced)
• Garlic - 5 pods
• Ginger - 1/2"
• Large Tomato - 1 (finely chopped)
• Red Chilli powder - 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tbsp
• Corriander powder - 1 tbsp
• Garam masala - 1/4 tbsp
• Corriander leaves - 1/4 cup
• Mint leaves - 1/4 cup
• Salt - to taste
• Oil/ Ghee - 3 tbsp
• Cumin seeds - 2 tbsp

Method

1. Soak Basmati rice for atleast 15 mins, set aside.

2. Wash the mutton well and chop into required size pieces.

3. Heat oil/ghee in a pan. Add cumin seeds, after it splutters add mutton and a tbsp of salt. Saute till the oil comes out.

 

4. Heat Oil/ Ghee in a pan. Add cinnamon stick, cardamom, cloves, cumin seeds and dry red chilli. After cumin seeds splutter, add the chopped onions. Saute till it starts browning.

5. Then add the grinded ginger, garlic, corriander and mint mixture into it. Saute it till the raw smell goes. Then add chilli powder, turmeric powder, corriander powder and garam masala. Fry it for 5-6 mins.

6. Now add the chopped tomatoes, saute till the oil separates. Then add the mutton pieces and saute for 3 mins.

 

7. Add a cup of water and cook it in pressure cooker. After whistle comes, let it be in low flame for about 15 mins. 

8.  Once the masala is nicely blended with mutton , add basmati rice - give a quick stir. Then add required water and pressure cook for 3 whistles (after the first whistle , lower the flame). once the pressure releases, fluff the rice with fork carefully without breaking the rice.

Serve it hot with Raita or any gravy.

Happy cooking...