Mutton Biriyani

Ingredients

Basmati Rice 500 Gms

Big onion 5 nos

Bay leaf 1

Cardamom 6

Cashew nuts 100 Gms

Cinnamon 3 pieces

Cloves 8

Coriander leaves a few

Dalda 100 gms

Garam masala 1 tbsp

Garlic 6 flakes

Ghee 200 gms

Ginger 2 inch piece

Green chili 10 nos

Lemon 1

Mint leaves a few

Mutton 1 Kg

Pineapple 200 gms

Raisins 50 gms

Salt to taste

Saunf 1 tbsp

Small onion 10 nos

Tomato 1

Turmeric powder ¼ tsp

Yogurt ½ cup

Method

1. Wash, clean and cut the mutton into small pieces
2. Clean and cut big onions, small onion and green chilies into thin slices.
3. Crush cleaned and peeled garlic and ginger.
4. Fry ¼ portion of the big onion in ghee and set aside.
5. Fry cashews and raisins in ghee and set aside
6. Chop mint leaves and coriander leaves after washing in running water.
7. Heat dalda and ghee together in a thick bottomed pan.
8. Add crushed garlic, ginger, sliced onions, green chilies and turmeric powder with adequate salt and fry for 3 minutes
9. Add chopped tomato, Lemon juice, garam masala powder, half of the mint leaves and coriander leaves into this and stir fry for another 3 minutes
10. Add mutton pieces and yogurt to this and cook till done.
11. Fry Cinnamon, cloves, saunf and cardamom in a thick bottomed vessel using a little ghee and add basmati rice and water( double the volume of rice) into it and half cook.
12. Spread this half cooked rice and cooked meat layer by layer.
13. Spread remaining mint leaves, coriander leaves, fried nuts, raisins, pineapple and fried onion in between these layers.
14. Pour a little ghee above this.
15. Cover the vessel with a lid and seal the lid with some dough and bake for 20 minutes
16. Serve hot