Kerala mutton biryany

I am buckling up for the late and last minute posts  for this month . With the health issues and myself trying to finish up planned posts I try to accommodate as much as possible .     And mum mentioned that I should get my regular  health check-up . I have a few issues but nothing that I can't handle. Umma knows when I take a little of pressure from work I get tensed and all my activities slow down. Because I love to cook at times but also all this depends on my mood. As I was thinking of making something sweet all this week and Aj came up with a huge packet of butterscotch icecream I gave up the plan to do so.

My pantry used to always be filled with the basic necessities for preparing desserts along with biryani, because every Friday and Sunday I make something for the family. After along time i am making this biryani as Fridays we prepare one pot meals . I usually do this because I want to be hasstle free spending some quality time with Aj. As I said before he is  totally a foodie. He wants everything  yo perfect . Biryani should accommodated with chutney,salad , raita, achhar...ah and ofcourse it should be lemon pickle , pappadam and finally a nice lime tea. He lovesbmyblime tea and always says it's  times better than7 up or Pepsi.. Phew... Does your partner really want like this  ? Are all men the same ? I wonder not.

 

Kerala mutton biryany is perfect blend of a nice  golden  masala. When it comes to biryany each member wants it different. My recipe is always a little more of masala blend . I love to have a little more  masala  to the Biryani while umma loves a sparingly of it. Kids don't like onions so there will be a heap of it in the side of the plate.

Coming to the recipe, mutton is cooked into he masala till it's done and then it's dum baked in a heavy bottomed pan .
Follow the recipe ...

Ingredients

• 1 kilo mutton with bones
• 1 and half kilo onions ,Sliced finely
• 1/4 kilo tomatoes , chopped finely
• 1/2 cup ginger garlic paste
• 6 green chillies , crushed
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1/2 teaspoon garam masala powder
• 1 cube chicken Maggi stock
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper powder
• Salt to taste
• A bunch corriander and mint leaves
• A handful curry leaves.
• 2 tablespoon coconut oil
• For the rice
• 1 teaspoon.ghee
• 3 glass (250 ml ) ghee rice
• 6 glasses of hot water
• Few cashews and raisins
• 1/2 cup fries onions

Method .

• To cook the mutton masala
• Fry the onions cashews and raisins. Keep aside.
• Wash and drain rice . Keep aside .
• Heat oil in the pan , add the whole garam masala. Add the onions ,saute till translucent.
• Add the ginger garlic green chilli paste.
• Stir till raw smell goes away.
• Add the tomatoes . Cook till mushy.
• Add the masala powders. And Maggi stock .
• Add the mutton and cook for 20 minutes .
• Cook till mutton is tender.
• to cook rice for biryani
• While the mutton cooks, clean and wash biryani rice and soak and dry it for 10 minutes.
• In a large pot, add ghee and fry the chopped onions , bay leaves, cinnamon sticks,  cloves, cardamom. Add the rice and fry on high flame stirring constantly for 5 minutes ,then add boiling water and add salt .
• Cook the rice until 90 percent done.
• to layer and dum the mutton biryani
• In a large pot in which you want to dum (slow cook) the biryani, add half the cooked rice as a bottom layer.
• Add cooked mutton masala and spread evenly.
• Sprinkle mint and corriander leaves, 1 tablespoon ghee,  and birista ( fried onions) and cashews, raisins on the mutton.
• Add the remaining rice over the mutton layer evenly.
• Add remaining ghee, and reserved oil that we scooped out from the mutton masala.
• Place a heavy pestle on the lid so that the vapour does not evaporate . 
•  Dum cook  the mutton biryani for 20 minutes, first on high flames for 5 minutes and then simmer for 15 minutes.
• Once the biryani is done, allow it to rest for 15 minutes.
• Carefully dish out, Mutton Biryani is ready to serve with raita of your choice.
• Notes
• I have made mutton biryani masala in a pot, but you can make it in pressure cooker as well. My personal favourite is to slow cook mutton in a pot.
• If you are making mutton biryani masala in pressure cooker, then do not add too much water as it will make watery masala base for the biryani as the masala should be thick consistency.