Spicy Mutton Biryani

Mutton
Biryani
Non-Veg
Lunch
Dinner
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Spicy delicious Biryani, Pulao’s are my all time favorite. There’s never been a weekend without homemade Mutton/Chicken biryani and it’s a bliss to enjoy the super delicious aroma and taste. Here is yet another traditional mutton biryani recipe that can be prepared in a jiffy. This quick one pot meal is very simple to prepare and not at all complicated. The tricky part is to cook the mutton perfectly. The marinated mutton chunks should be cooked soft and mouth melting in the biryani. Check out the easy and simple mutton biryani recipe here…

Ingredients

To Marinate:

Mutton pieces - ½ kg

Turmeric pwd - ¼ tsp

Red chilly pwd -1 tsp

Yoghurt - 2 tbsp

Ginger garlic paste- ½ tsp

Salt to taste

To Prepare Biryani:

Basmati rice - 2 cups

Ghee - 1 tbsp

Oil - 2 tbsp

Bay leaf -1

Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Cardamom - 1

Cloves - 3

Saunf - ½ tsp

Cinnamon - 1

Marathi moggu - 1

Onion - 2

Green chilly - 2 or 3

Ginger garlic paste- 1 tbsp

Tomato - 2

Garam masala pwd- ½ tsp

Biryani masala pwd- 1 tsp

Chopped coriander and mint leaves - 1 cup

Yoghurt - 2 tbsp

Salt to taste

Instructions

1.

Wash and chop mutton to bite sized pieces

2.

Prepare a marinade with red chilly pwd, turmeric pwd, yoghurt, ginger garlic paste and salt

3.

Add mutton pieces and mix well, so that the pieces are completely coated in the masala

4.

Allow to marinate for 1 hour

5.

Now take the marinated mutton pieces in pressure pan

6.

Add ½ cup of water and cook till mutton is done

7.

Keep aside

8.

Wash and soak basmati rice for 10 mins

9.

Drain the water and set aside

10.

Heat a thick bottomed wide pan / pressure cooker

11.

Heat ghee & oil in medium flame

12.

Add bay leaf, cumin seeds, cardamom, cloves, saunf, cinnamon and Marathi moggu

13.

Saute for a minute

14.

Add sliced onions and green chilly

15.

Toss until the onions are light brown

16.

Add ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell disappears

17.

Add in tomatoes and cook till it turns mushy

18.

Add the cooked mutton along with the juices /masala

19.

Add garam masala pwd and biryani masala pwd

20.

Mix well

21.

Taste and adjust salt and seasonings

22.

Toss freshly chopped coriander and mint leaves

23.

Add 2 tbsp of yoghurt and mix

24.

Add in the drained basmati rice

25.

Mix gently so that the rice doesn’t break

26.

Cover the cooker and cook in high flame till one whistle

27.

Now turn the flame to low and allow to cook for 5 to 7 minutes

28.

Turn off the flame

29.

Wait till the pressure goes off

30.

Open the lid and enjoy the tempting aroma of mutton biryani

31.

Fluff it gently

32.

Lipsmacking tasty Mutton Biryani is ready

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