Mutton Biriyani

This weekend was all about fun and excitement for me, as it was Eid season. The real reason behind my excitement was that I was visiting my Mom after a long time. As usual, I was expecting something special from her and this time too; she did succeed in making me something special that was a real treat to the taste buds.

Since this was Eid this week, she prepared a yummy Mutton biriyani for all of us. My mom is my Guru in Cooking. Hence I am very much aware of how she would prepare that tasty Mutton Biriyani which was served right in front of me. So here you are the recipe for Mutton Biriyani right for those who are interested in making one someday.

Ingredients

·         Basmati rice – 1 kg

·         Mutton – I kg

·         Onions – 4+2

·         Green chilies- 4

·         Tomatoes – 2 large

·         Ginger garlic paste – 2 tsp

·         Khus Khus – 50 gms

·         Pepper – 2 tsp

·         Garam masala – 3 tsp

·         Cashew nuts – 100 gms + 50gms

·         Kismis - - 25 gms

·         Rambha leaves- 2

·         Pudina leaves – a bunch

·         Coriander leaves – a bunch

·         Salt

·         Ghee

·         Vegetable oil

Method

Step 1

·         Soak rice in water for 30 min

·         In a large pressure cooker, add ¾ water and boil

·         Add salt and spices

·         Add the soaked rice and cook

·         Strain the water and keep the rice aside

Step 2

·         In a mixer jar, add soaked khus khus, cashew nuts (100gm), pepper powder, Garam masala, Ginger garlic paste and grind well

Step 3

·         Heat a kadai and add ghee to it

·         Finely cut onions into long slices

·         Fry these onion slices in ghee until they turn golden brown

·         Remove them

·         Now fry cashews and keep aside

·         In the same oil, fry Kismis and keep aside

·         Now you may add in some amount of vegetable oil in the same kadai and sauté finely chopped onions (4 nos) along with green chilies

·         Add finely chopped rambha leaves and pudina leaves to it

·         Add the mutton pieces and add salt. Close the lid and cook well after adding one cup of water only

·         Now add the khus khus –cashew paste that was ground earlier, to the cooked mutton

·         PS: if you add the khus khus paste earlier, you will burn the curry

·         Allow the curry to boil and let the liquid dry up a bit

Step 4

·         Heat a large vessel and add some ghee to it

·         Add the cooked rice to the vessel

·         Now add the mutton curry on top

·         Mix well and garnish with fried onions, fried kismis and fried cashews

·         Serve hot with Raitha