Mutton Biryani

Preparation Time:60 min.

Cooking Time:60 min ,

Yield: makes 5 lbs of Biryani

Serves 10

Ingredients:


Mutton ( cut into med. size pieces )1 kg

• for the marinade

curd 2 cups
ginger garlic paste 3 tsp.
chilli powder 3 tsp.
meat tenderizer 2 tsp
coriander powder 2 tsp.
garam masala 1 tsp.
cilantro leaves 1 cup
mint leaves 1 cup
fried onions 2 cups
green chillies 5 slit length wise

• for the rice

basmati rice 4 cups
whole masala (3 cloves,3 cardamom,zeera 1 tsp. shazeera 1tsp.,bay leaves 4,biryani flower 2 tsp.)
ghee 1 tbsp.
salt according to taste
saffron 10 strands soaked in a tsp. of milk

• Method

1. wash the mutton and drain all the water
2. mix all the marinade ingredients in the curd.
3. add the curd marinade to the  mutton  pieces
4. Keep the marinated mutton  aside for 3 hrs.
5. Wash the basmati rice and soak it water for 1/2 an hr.
6. take a wide bottom pan and add the ghee and add all the whole masalas.
7. after the masalas emanate their individual flavor.Add 10 cups of water.
8. bring the water to boil add a little salt to it.
9. drain all the water from the basmati rice and add the rice to the boiling water.
10. cook the rice till it is 1/2 cooked.This process may take about 10 min.
11. Drain the 1/2 cooked  basmati rice into the strainer and remove all the water
12. Preheat the oven to 450 * F
13. take a aliminium take- along and brush it with ghee
14. take the mutton  marinade on the bottom of the dish  and spread it in a single layer.
15. on top of the mutton arrange the basmati rice
16. pour the milk with saffron on the basmati rice.
17. you may need 5 or 6 layers of the aluminium foil
18. place the biryani in the oven at 450 *F for  1 hour and 15 min.
19. turn off the oven and leave the biryani inside the oven for 30 min. more.
20. now take it out and remove the aluminium foil and scoop out the biryani into the plates
21. if the mutton is not cooked for some reason cover it again and keep it in the oven for 20  more min. on 450 *F.
22. enjoy with muttoncurry and raita.