Malabar Mutton Biryani

Malabar Mutton Biryani

Ingredients for Malabar Mutton Biryani 

Basmati rice - 1/2 kg

Mutton - 1/2 kg

( cut into big pieces)

Onion - 1/4 kg

( sliced)

Tomato - 100 gm

( sliced)

Green chillies - 10 nos

Ginger - 10 gm

Garlic pods - 8 nos

Pepper powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Cashewnuts - 10 gm

Cinnamon(Karugapatta) - 4 sticks

Cloves(Grambu) - 4 nos

Cardamom(Elakka) - 4 nos

Curd - 1 tbsp

Fennel(Perinjeerakam) - 1/2 tsp

Mint leaves(Pudhina) - 1/2 bunch

Coriander leaves - 1/2 bunch

Ghee - 1/4 cup

Oil - 1/4 cup

Salt - As reqd

Preparation Method of Malabar Mutton Biryani 

1)Grind together ginger, garlic and green chillies into a coarse paste.

2)Clean and soak rice for 30 mins. Keep aside.

3)Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan or a kadai.

4)Add 1/2 of the sliced onions and fry, till golden brown.

5)Heat up the remaining oil.

6)Season fennel.

7)Add rest of the sliced onions and cashews and fry, till it becomes soft.

8)Add tomatoes, ground paste, turmeric powder, pepper powder, curd, mint and coriander leaves and saute, till the oil starts to separate.

9)Add mutton and cook, till the mutton is 3/4th cooked.

10)Add salt.

11)Cook the rice along with all spices and salt, till it is 3/4th done.

12)Grease a vessel with little ghee.

13)Spread 1/2 of the mutton masala and place 1/2 of rice over it.

14)Pour 2 tbspn of ghee on top of it and sprinkle some roasted onion.

15)Spread the remaining masala and top it with rice followed by ghee and fried onion.

16)Close it with a air tight lid and put Mutton biryani in dum for 10 - 15 mins.

( put Mutton biryani in oven after layering it in a pyrex or oven safe bowl. Pre heat the oven for 200 degree and keep it for 10/15 mins.)

(Serve mutton biryani hot with raita and papad.

pickle is the good combination of biryani)

Malabar Mutton Biryani Ready....