Mutton Biryani Recipe

Mutton Biryani Recipe(NON-VEG BIRYANI)

A hearty mutton biryani that will amaze your guests! Biryani is a dish that nobody can ever resist. Be it a dinner party or any celebratory occasion, biryani seems to be an ideal main dish to serve along with a spicy salan or refreshing raita.

Ingredients:

• 2 cup basmati rice

• 2 green cardamom

• 1/2 cup ghee

• 1 bay leaf

• 1 tablespoon ginger paste

• 1/2 cup cashews

• 1 teaspoon garam masala powder

• 2 dashes saffron

• 1 kilograms mutton

• 1/2 cup fresh cream

• 4 red chili

• 2 teaspoon cumin

• 1 tablespoon garlic paste

• 1/2 cup raisins

• 1/4 cup milk

• 1 cinnamon stick

For Marination:

• 1 cup yogurt (curd)

• 1/2 cup mustard oil

• 1 teaspoon turmeric

• 1/4 teaspoon powdered star anise

• 1 teaspoon cumin powder

• salt as required

• 1 teaspoon coriander powder

• 1 teaspoon red chili powder

For Garnishing:

• 1 cup thinly sliced onion

• 1 teaspoon chopped mint leaves

• 1 teaspoon chopped coriander leaves

• 1 teaspoon kasoori methi powder

Recipe:

• Step 1 Wash the mutton

           Begin with washing the mutton pieces and drain the excess water. Make sure you squeeze out the excess water and prick the meat using a fork, this will help in better absorption of the marinade.

• Step 2 Marinate the mutton

           Now, add all the marination ingredients to it. Rub well with your fingers so that the marination spreads evenly. Ideally, you should leave this meat in the refrigerator overnight. If you have sudden guests coming, then marinate and keep aside for 1-2 hours.

• Step 3 Boil the rice and heat ghee in a pan

           Meanwhile, parboil the rice and keep it aside after spreading it on a plate. If you overcook your rice, it will turn sticky when mixed with the mutton. Dissolve the saffron in ¼ cup milk and set aside. Heat some ghee in a pan and fry the cashews and the raisins.

• Step 4 Fry the onions

          Slice the onions and fry them in the same ghee. Reserve half of the onions and keep them aside. Remove the mutton from the refrigerator and allow it to come down to room temperature. This step is important for the proper cooking of the meat. Heat ghee in a deep bottomed vessel. It should have a tight-fitting lid. You can also use a pressure cooker with the whistle removed.

• Step 5 Cook the marinated meat

          Once the ghee is sufficiently hot, add the whole spices-cinnamon, bay leaf, cardamom, and cumin. Allow them to splutter. Add whole red chilies and marinate the mutton pieces. Add the onions, ginger, and garlic paste and cook covered till the mutton is tender.

• Step 6 Layer the rice & mutton

          Now add garam masala and roast the mutton till the entire water is absorbed and oil separates from it. Remove the mutton from the pan. In the same pan add a layer of cooked rice, followed by a layer of mutton and then again a layer of rice. Between each layer, sprinkle some dry fruits.

• Step 7 Let the biryani cook for 10-12 minutes

           The topmost layer should be rice. Now add the Kesar milk and cream. Pour this evenly over the rice. Cover the lid and cook on low flame for 10-12 minutes.

• Step 8 Garnish and serve

           Remove from flame and garnish with onions, mint, kasoori methi, coriander, and serve hot with raita. Make sure you try this recipe, rate it and let us know how it turned out to be.

Tips:

• Soak the mutton pieces in some lukewarm water with a pinch of salt. This will help in removing bacteria and allergens while making the meat soft.

• Rinse this meat under cold running water to retain the texture.

• To save time you can parboil the meat and then use it to make the Biryani. This will reduce the cooking time.

• To make the Biryani delicious you can also dry roast the spices and then use them.

• To enhance the taste of the dish, you can add raw papaya paste to the marinade.