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Mutton biriyani
















Ingredients
For 4
For100

Meat:



Mutton
500gms
12.5kg
Onions
115gms
2.8kg
Ginger
5gms
115gms
Garlic
a few flakes
30gms
Coriander powder
15gms
340gms
Green chillies
3
85gms
Chilli powder
1tsp
50gms
Dried coconut (copra)
50gms
1.25gms
Poppy seeds (ground)
10gms
225gms
Cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, peppercorn
2gms
30gms
Curds
225gms
5.6kg
Salt
to taste
80 – 100gms
Fat
50gms
1.25kg

Rice:



Pulao rice 
400gms
11kg
Onions
55gms
1.35kg
Cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaf
2gms
30gms
Salt
to taste 
50 – 80gms 
Fat
50gms
1.25kg

Clean and cut meat. Soak in curds. Roast and powder cloves, cardamom, cinnamon and peppercorns. Grind together red chillies, half the onions, ginger, garlic and green chillies and copra. Heat fat, add sliced onion. Add ground spices and fry. Add meat. Fry well. Add ground poppy seeds. Add remaining curds and salt and cook gently till meat is tender. Add powdered spices. Remove from fire.

Rice

Slice onions. Heat fat, fry onions and remove. Add spices. When they crackle, add rice and fry for a few minutes longer. Add salt and double the quantity of hot water. When rice is cooked and all moisture has evaporated, remove from fire.

Biryani

Make a layer of rice in a pan, sprinkle with saffron water, place meat layer over it and again cover with rice. Serve hot, garnished with fried onions and fried nuts.

Note: Chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves may be added to mutton if desired.