Name: Mutton Biryani recipe by Kumuda Elavazhagan at BetterButter
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 5
Ingredients: For cooking the mutton : 1/2 kg mutton with bone,2 cups water ,1/4 tsp turmeric powder,2 tesp red chilli powder and 2 cups of water.; For the Biryani:; 2 1/2 cup seeraga sambha; 3 tbsp oil; 6 tbsp Ghee; Few cashew pieces; 1"cinamom stick,4 cloves,2 cardamom,1" bay leaf and a small piece of kalpasi; 2 medium sized onion sliced; 2 medium tomato sliced; 3 green chilli slit; 1 1/2 tesp ginger garlic paste; 4 tbsp yogurt; Juice of a lime; 2 tbsp each of chopped mint and coriander leaves; 2 tesp chilli powder; salt as per taste; 1/4 tesp turmeric powder; 1 3/4 cup Water

Ingredients Serving: 5

For cooking the mutton : 1/2 kg mutton with bone,2 cups water ,1/4 tsp turmeric powder,2 tesp red chilli powder and 2 cups of water.
For the Biryani:
2 1/2 cup seeraga sambha
3 tbsp oil
6 tbsp Ghee
Few cashew pieces
1"cinamom stick,4 cloves,2 cardamom,1" bay leaf and a small piece of kalpasi
2 medium sized onion sliced
2 medium tomato sliced
3 green chilli slit
1 1/2 tesp ginger garlic paste
4 tbsp yogurt
Juice of a lime
2 tbsp each of chopped mint and coriander leaves
2 tesp chilli powder
salt as per taste
1/4 tesp turmeric powder
1 3/4 cup Water

Instructions

In a pressure cooker add mutton,2 cups of water,turmeric,salt and chilli powder
Let cook in low heat for 4 to 5 whistle
Wash and soak rice in water
When the pressure has released,open pour in a bowl and set aside.
Place the cooker back on low flame
Add oil and 4 tbsp ghee when hot add all the spices given,to this add green chilli and ginger garlic paste,saute for a minute.
Add onions saute light brown
To this add tomato cook till mushy
Now add the mutton pieces,yogurt,lime juice ,mint and coriander,stir to mix well
To this add chilli powder,turmeric,and salt,stir and pour 1 3/4 cup water plus the biryani liquid,let it come to a boil.
Add the drained rice,stir once gently,let it boil for 2 to 3 minutes.
When you see the rice lightly puffed up , drizzle 2 tbsp ghee on top and close the lid with the weight,and reduce to very low flame.
Let it cool for 15 minutes,in the very low flame.
Once done off the stove,and let it remain closed for 10 minutes
Open and give it a gentle stir
Serve hot mutton biryani with raitha...

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