Mughlai Mutton Biryani
Recipe Ingredients:
- 500 gms Basmati Rice
- 1kg Mutton (cut into small pieces)
- 2 tsp Garam Masala
- 6 Red chilies.
- 2 Cinnamon Sticks
- 2 pieces Cardamom
- 5 Cloves
- 3 Bayleaves
- 3 Green chilies
- 7 Cashews
- Onions (finely chopped and fried till crisp)
- Finely chopped fresh coriander
- Finely chopped mint leaves
- 2 tsp Ginger Garlic paste
- 3 tsp. Saffron. (dissolved in a cup of milk)
- 1 cup Curd
- 1 cup Lemon Juice
- 4 boiled eggs.
- 5 tbsp kisan canola cooking Oil
- Salt to taste.
Recipe Method:
- Make a fine paste of chillies and cashew nuts.
- Mix the mutton pieces with the ginger-garlic paste and beaten curd and Keep it aside to set.
- Fry the chili paste in 4 tbsp milk and oil. To this paste, add mutton, onion, garam masala and salt to taste. When the clarified milk separates from the mixture, add one and a half cup of warm water and pressure cook till tender.
- Fry Cinnamon, Cardamom, Cloves , Bayleaves and milk/oil in a vessel. Also add rice, green chilies, salt and enough water for the rice to cook.
- Make a mixture of the coriander, mint, mixed spices and onion and keep aside. Smear milk inside another vessel. Spread a layer of rice in it and cover it with mutton.
- Sprinkle half of the mint mixture and juice of a lime. Sprinkle the rice with saffron milk and some clarified milk. Cover tightly and cook for half an hour over slow fire.
- Serve hot with some raita , lemon wedges and onions slices.