Mutton Biryani

Recipe Ingredients:

For Mutton/Lamb Marinate:

500 gm boneless mutton/lamb

2 tomatoes, finely chopped

1/2 cup chopped mint

1/2 cup chopped coriander

2 tbsp ginger garlic paste

1 tbsp turmeric powder

1 tbsp red chilli powder

1/2 cup fresh yoghurt

juice of 1 lime

4 tbsp salt

For Biryani:

3 cups basmati rice

4 1/2 cups water

4 cardamom pods

4 cloves

1 onion, finely sliced

1 tbsp ginger garlic paste

1 tbsp red chilli powder

4 hard boiled eggs, halved

salt (according to taste)

How to Prepare:

In a non metallic bowl add mutton/lamb, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt, ginger garlic paste, chopped mint, chopped coriander, lime juice and yoghurt, mix well untill well combined. Cover and leave to marinate for 3 hours in the refrigerator.

In a heavy base saucepan add oil, when hot add tomatoes and cook for 5-10 minutes or untill tomatoes are soft, add marinate mutton/lamb and cook untill mutton/lamb is cooked and soft and tender, while cooking cover with lid.

Wash rice in several changes of cold water untill the water runs clear. In a large heavy base vessel add ghee, when hot add ginger garlic paste, cumin seeds and chopped onions, cook for 5 minutes now add cardamom pods, cloves, washed rice,  water, mix well and let it cook untill rice is half done, once when the rice is half done add cooked mutton/lamb and mix well to combine, allow to cook for 15 minutes or untill done. Serve hot with half hard boiled egg.

Serving Suggestions:

Serve with raita.