Sunday 19 January 2014

Hyderabadi Mutton Briyani


Ingredients


  • Basmati Rice 500 gm
  • Mutton 1000 gm
  • Green chillies 4
  • Salt
  • Red chilli powder 2 tbs
  • Coriander powder 2 tbs
  • Cumin powder 1tbs
  • Black cumin seeds 1tbs
  • Crushed pepper 1tbs
  • Ginger Garlic paste 2 tbs
  • Whole garam masala (bay leaf, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom green and black)
  • Curd 21/2 cups
  • *Chopped coriander and mint leaves 2 cups
  • *Fried onions 2 cups (deep fried in olive oil)
  • Lemon juice
  • Olive oil 1 cup
  • Saffron 1tsp (soaked in warm water)


Preparation

First boil the water, add oil, salt and cook rice (half cooked – 1st filter the rice when it is 30% done 2nd drain the water when the rice is 70% done)
Next marinating mutton, in pan take mutton, add all the spices, paste, curd, fried onion (1/2), leaves (1/2)
Now in a thick bottomed pan add little oil, add the marinated mutton in the bottom and top it off with 30% cooked rice, add half of the remaining mint leaves, coriander leaves, fried onions and a pinch of saffron water. Repeat the same process twice with the 70% cooked rice. Cook for 30 to 40min

*serve hot with raita