Mutton Briyani #1

Ingredients:

Jeeraga Samba rice - 2 3/4 cup
Mutton - 150 g (boneless)
Oil - 1 1/2 tbsp
Ghee - 1 1/2 tbsp
Onion - 1 (puree)
Tomato - 1 (fine chop)
Mint leaf - Little (fine chop)
Coriander leaf - Little (fine chop)
Curd - 1/4 cup
Lemon juice - 1/2 limes
Kashmiri Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam Masala - /12 tsp
Briyani Masala - 2 1/2 tsp
Water, Salt - As reqd

For Masala paste:
Ginger - small piece
Garlic - 3
Green chilly - 3
Cinnamon stick - 1/2 inch
Star anise - a petal
Clove - 1

Method:

• In a blender add items under "for masala paste" and add little water.
• Blend this to a fine puree.
• It was app 1/2 cup, set this aside.
• Soak rice in water and strain it.
• Heat ghee in pan and add in rice and saute for a while.
• Transfer this to cooking bowl.
• In a pan add mutton, little salt and water.
• Pressure cook this for 4-5 whistles and set aside.
• Strain the stock water, it was app 1 1/4 cup
• Heat oil and butter in pan and add fine chopped onions.
• Now add tomatoes and saute for a while.
• Add in briyani masala, garam masala and chilly powder.
• Add in salt and mix well.
• Add in coriander leaf and mint leaf.
• Turn off range and add lime juice.
• Add this to rice and mix well.
• We have to add 5 1/2 cups of water for this rice quantity.
• We are adding stock, curd, puree also.
• So add water accordingly.
• Add in boiled mutton pieces.
• Cook this for desired time.
• Serve hot with raita and gravy of your choice.
• I served with mutton gravy.