Ingredients:
Mutton pieces - 500 grams
Basmati rice - 1 1/2 cups ( soaked for 30 minutes)
Bay leaves - 2 nos
Green cardamoms - 10 nos
Black peppercorns - 1 tsp
Cinnamon - 3 inch stick
Caraway seeds /shahi jeera - 1/2 tsp
Cloves - 10
Onions sliced - 5 large
Tomatoes – ½ cup
Ginger paste - 1 tbsp
Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Red chilli powder - 1 tbsp
Coriander powder – 1 ½ tbsp.
Gram masala powder – ¾ tbsp.
Turmeric Powder – ½ tsp
Yogurt - 1 cup
Fresh coriander leaves, chopped - 2 tbsp
Fresh mint leaves, chopped - 2 tbsp
Ghee - 4 tbsp
Salt to taste
Oil as required
Method:
Prepare the rice-
Heat five to six
cups of water in a deep pan. To it add drained rice, salt and half of all
the whole spices (bay leaves, cardamoms, black peppercorns, cinnamon stick )and
cook till three fourth done. Drain and set aside.
Make fried
onions-
Heat sufficient
oil in a kadai and deep-fry half the onion slices till golden. Drain and place
on an absorbent paper.
Marinate the
meat –
Take mutton
pieces in a bowl. Add ginger paste, garlic paste and salt and mix. Add the
remaining wholes spices (caraway seeds, cinnamon stick, black peppercorns,
cloves and green cardamoms), red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, gram-masala powder, half the fried onions crushed,
yogurt, coriander leaves, half of the mint leaves and one tablespoon oil and
mix. Let it marinate for about two hours in the refrigerator.
Cook the Meat-
Heat two
tablespoons ghee in a pan, add marinated mutton and diced tomatoes. Stir
and cook on high heat for three to four minutes. Now reduce heat and cook till
almost done with lid on.
Layering the
rice –
Heat the
remaining ghee in a thick-bottomed pan. Spread the mutton along with the gravy at the bottom of the pan, now spread
the rice over the mutton as a layer. Sprinkle remaining mint leaves and fried onions.
Sprinkle saffron milk. Cover with a lid and seal the sides of the lid with
dough. Then cook it in low flame for 15 minutes.
Serve hot with a
raita.
hey its really nice.. i had tried this, and it came out very well... got many appreciations... its an easy and good one...:)
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