Easy Mutton Biryani Recipe....for biryani lovers

Biryani is a very popular dish in all parts of India. Biryani is a spicy rice mixed with meat (chicken, mutton, beef, prawn and shrimp) and vegetables. The main ingredients are rice, spice, dahi,  meat and vegetables. Everyone loves to eat Biryani, whether it is a chicken biryani, beef biryani, vegetable biryani or mutton biryani. I would love to post this simple and an easy mutton biryani recipe. Here I'm going to show you how to make a mutton biryani step by step.....

Cuisine: Indian     
Cook Time: 1 hr   
Total Time: 1 hr 45 mins
Prep Time: 45     
Servings: 5-6 
Author: Ayesha Md

Ingredients: 

For Mutton and layering:

1 kg mutton (cut into small size of your choice)
2 tbsp ginger and garlic paste
250 ml beaten yogurt
1 tbsp red chili powder or (as per taste)
3 medium size onions, sliced thinly
3 tbsp lemon juice
salt as per taste
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 tsp black pepper powder
2 bay leaves
2-3 small cinnamon sticks
4 cloves
4 green cardamoms
6-8 black peppercorns
2 black cardamoms
1 tsp cumin seeds
100 ml oil
1 bunch freshly mint leaves
6-8 green chilies whole (remove the stems)
1/2 tsp mace powder
1 star anise
25-30 gm Shan/National Biryani masala
2 tbsp Rose water to sprinkle
A pinch of saffron color mix with 2 tbsp of milk
2 tbsp ghee
a cup of water

For boiling rice:

750 gm - 1 kg basmati brown rice
water for boiling the rice
salt as per taste
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 bay leaves
2-3 small cinnamon sticks
4 cloves
4 green cardamoms
6-8 black peppercorns
2 black cardamoms
1 star anise

Instructions for cooking:

1. Wash and soak basmati/brown rice for 2 hrs or more.

2. Clean and wash the mutton and set aside. Heat oil into a pressure cooker and then add bay leaves, cinnamon sticks, cloves, green cardamoms, black peppercorns, star anise, black cardamoms and cumin seeds cook till they crackle.

3. Now add onion and saute till they turn golden brown, then add the mutton and mix well and saute for 5-10 minutes till mutton changed its color and turns golden brown.

4. Now add some salt, ginger garlic paste, red chili powder, black pepper powder, garam masala powder, mace powder, lemon juice, Shan/National Biryani masala, water and beaten yogurt.

5. Cover the lid of pressure cooker and reduce the flame and cook for 2-3 whistles or until mutton get tendered. Switch off the stove and open the pressure cooker, if there is excess water in the gravy, then evaporates, it by cooking on high flame for some time, and keep it aside.

6. Take an empty vessel, add water as required for boiling, add salt, bay leaves, cinnamon sticks, cloves, green cardamoms, black peppercorns, star anise, black cardamoms and lemon juice bring the water to a boil.

7. Add soaked rice into the boiling water and cook further for 30-40 minutes or till rice is cooked about 80-85 %. Now drain the excess water and set aside.

8. Take an empty vessel, now place 1/3 of rice to it and spread it evenly, then add 1/3 of mutton, some mint leaves and green chilies. Repeat this process for the rest of the mutton and rice.

9. Add some ghee and food color at the top of the layer. And sprinkle some rose water.

10. Cover the lid of the vessel, and cook the Biryani for 10-15 minutes on very low flame. Yours Biryani is almost done and ready to be served with your favourite Raita or chuttney.

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And I'll be back soon with an another exciting recipe.....