Hyderabadi Mutton Biryani - Nawabi Cuisine Recipe

Ingredients:

1kg Rice   

1.5 kg Mutton  

1/2kg Curd  

3 big Onion  

4 Lemon  

4 Tbsp Red Chili Powder  

Salt

4 tbsp Turmeric  

1 Tbsp powdered Biryani Garam masala  (1 tsp Shajeera, 8 Cloves, 1” Cinnamon Stick, 4 Elachi / Cardamom, 12-15 Black Pepper Corns )

1 tbsp Ginger Garlic paste

2 tbsp  Green Masala (4-5 Green Chillies, 3 tbsp Coriander Leaves finely chopped, 2 tsp  Mint(Pudina) leaves finely chopped)

5 tbsp Oil

1 tbsp Ghee

Preparation:

1. Roast and grind all garam masala ingredients.
2. Grind green chillies, coriander leaves and pudina leaves to Green masala
3. Wash mutton. add Turmeric, Salt, Red Chilli Powder, Ginger Garlic Paste, Curd and hara masala. 1 lemon juice, Keep aside for marination for 1 hour. 
4. Slice onions, fry in mixture of ghee and oil till golden brown(caramelized). Drain oil and keep aside. Crush after they cool down. 
5. Take half of this oil and add the marinated mixture. Cook till well done. 
6. Add garam masala, remaining lemon juice, and half of the crushed onion. 
7. Add water to a deep bottom vessel, add Salt, Garam masala and Hara masala to water. When water boils add the rice. Stir it time to time, ensuring the rice doesn't form a lump. 
8. After rice is almost cooked, drain and layer rice and mutton mixture in a vessel. Put for final steaming Leave for sometime, don't start eating immediately . 
9. Garnish with remaining crushed onions, coriander and ginger juliennes

Note: For Chicken Biryani, follow the same procedure.

Recipe contributed by Sana Muzaffar