I am very happy to share my most favorite traditional mutton biryani that can be made in a jiffy. This is a delicious Indian recipe popular in Andhra Pradesh. It is different from traditional biryani recipe. It is simple and quick toprepare and suitable for new cooks, busy folks and bachelors. The secret to make any good mutton biryani is tender meat and cooking it the right way to juicy chunks. In this recipe I have included clear steps on how to cook mutton that yields soft and delicious taste. The recipe is made with mutton but can be substituted with chicken also.
Ingredients
To marinate
Basmati rice - 2 cups
Mutton - ½ kg
Yoghurt - 2 tbsp
Turmeric pwd - a pinch
Red chilly pwd - ½ tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Garam masala pwd - 1 tsp
Salt to taste
To make Biryani
Oil -2 tbsp
Ghee -1 tbsp
Bay leaf - 1
Cumin - 1 tsp
Cloves -4
Cardamom -1
Cinnamon - 2
Javithri -1
Sliced onions - 1 ½ cup
Green chilly - 2
Ginger garlic paste -1 tsp
Tomato sliced - 1 cup
Mint and coriander leaves - 1 cup
Yoghurt - 1 tbsp
Biryani masala - ½ tsp
Red chilly pwd - ½ tsp
Lemon juice - few drops
Salt to taste
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Instructions
1.
Wash and soak basmati rice for 5 mins
2.
Drain it completely in a colander and set aside
3.
Clean, wash and chop the mutton to bite-sized pieces
4.
In a mixing bowl, add mutton pieces, yoghurt, turmeric pwd, red chilly pwd, ginger garlic paste, salt and garam masala pwd
5.
Mix well and let it marinate for 30 mins
6.
Transfer to contents to pressure cooker
7.
Meanwhile heat water in a heavy pan
8.
Add the basmati rice to the boiling water
9.
Cook until the rice is three-fourth cooked
10.
Drain the water and spread the rice in a bowl
11.
Take a wide thick bottomed pan
12.
Add oil/ ghee and heat it in medium flame
13.
Add spices one by one from bay leaf, cumin, cloves, cardamom, cinnamon and javithri
14.
Wait to splutter
15.
Add sliced onions
16.
Saute till transculent
17.
Add sliced green chilly and ginger garlic paste
18.
Toss well till raw smell disappears
19.
Add sliced tomatoes and cook
20.
Add finely chopped mint and coriander leaves
21.
Add yoghurt and mix
22.
Add biryani masala, red chilly pwd and stir
23.
Add the cooked mutton along with water
24.
Stir well
25.
Cook till the masala attains thick consistency
26.
Add the basmati rice and mix gently
27.
Keep the flame in low and cover the vessel with lid
28.
Allow to cook for 5 mins
29.
Turn off the flame
30.
For Dum process, heat a dosa pan on low flame
31.
Place the biryani vessel over it and cover with lid
32.
On top of it place a heavy pan of hot water