Karachi Mutton Biriyani

Biriyani is a flavorful rice recipe cooked along with meat, fish or often vegetables.Mutton biriyani is the royal biriyani among all other meats. The mutton itself contains lots of ghee which goes very well with the rice and enhances the taste.There are lots of variety biriyani’s named according to the current places in which they made. Here is an easy and differently tasted Karachi / Pakistani mutton Biriyani recipe.
Ingredients:

1. Tender Mutton-1 kg
2. Basmati Rice long- 2 cup
3. Onion-1 large
4. Ginger garlic paste-2 tbsp
5. Curd- 1/4 cup
6. Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
7. Red chilly powder- 2 tsp
8. Coriander powder-3 tsp
9. Garam masala powder- 1 tbsp
10. Cardamom powde- 1/4 tsp
11. Nutmeg powder- 1/4 tsp
12. Mace powder- 1/4 tsp
13. Kewra water-1 tsp
14. Whole garm masala pieces
15. Saffron food color-a pinch
16. Fried onion-1
17. Oil- 1/2 cup
18. Lemon wedges-few

Preparation:

• Wash and soak basmati rice in water for 30 minutes and after that cook it with enough more water, salt and some whole garam masala pieces. Cook until done. Drain it and keep aside.
• Take a heavy bottomed deep pan, heat oil, add whole garam masala pieces.
• Add onion chopped and saute until nice golden brown.
• Add ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute.
• Add yogurt, mutton pieces, turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander powder and salt.
• Mix well, cover the lid and cook for about 40 -45 minutes (by stirring often; if need add 1/4 cup of water to cook mutton) until the mutton pieces become tender and cooked nicely.
• After that add nutmeg powder, mace powder and cardamom powder and garam masala powder; mix well for few minutes.
• Now in another pan, add a tablespoon of oil and spread the cooked mutton masala on top evenly.
• Above that add the boiled basmati rice.
• Sprinkle 1 tbsp of oil on top, fried  onion, lemon wedges, kewra water (mix kewra water with saffron food color and sprinkle it all over  the rice)..
• Cover tightly and put on dum for 20 minutes.
• Serve with salad and  raitha...

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