Mutton Dhilrubha

Mutton, boiled –  500g

Ghee – 50ml

Cinnamon –  1nrs

Cardamom – 3nrs

Cloves – 4nrs

Bay leaves – 1 big

Onion, chopped – 2nrs

Tomato, Chopped – 3nrs

Green chillies, chopped – 2nrs

Chilli powder – 2tbsp

Coriander powder – 1tbsp

Turmeric powder – ½ tsp

Garam Masala powder – 1 tsp

Ginger & Garlic paste – 2tbsp

Curd – 50ml

Salt – as required

Mint leaves and Coriander leaves, chopped – a few

Basmathi Rice, boiled – 1 kg

Cashewnuts, golden fried – 30g

Method of preparation

1.     Heat oil in a pan, add the whole garam masala ingredients one by one, allow to splutter.

2.     Add the green chillies now. Add the onion, fry it until golden colour. Add the tomatoes. Saute’ till onion and tomato merge well. Add the ginger and garlic paste.

3.     Add the masala powders. Stir all around. Now add coriander and mint leaves. Stir and add the salt and mutton pieces. Mix well and add little water, let it boil for few minutes.

4.     Add the beaten curd, stir all around. Add the basmathi rice. Mix well. Put mint leaves and cashewnuts on top. Cover the pan with tight lid or something. Open it after 15 minutes, mix and serve with your favourites.

Mutton Biriyani

Vanaspathi – 100ml

Coconut oil – 100ml

Ghee- 150ml

Refined oil – 150ml

Seeraga Samba Rice – 1 kg

Coriander leaves – 50gms

Mint leaves – 50gms

Curd – 250ml

Cinnamon – 1g

Cloves – 1g

Cardamon – 1g

Bayleaves – 1g

Kalpasi- 1g

Mace – 1g

Staranise – 1g

Saunf- 1g

Small onions – 350gms

Onion, sliced – 1 kg

Tomato, diced- 1 ½ kg

Green chillies, slitted – 50g

Ginger and Garlic Paste – 150gms

Chilli Powder – 10g

Turmeric Powder – 4g

Coriander powder – 15g

Garam masala powder – 8g

Cinnamon Powder – 4g

Mutton – 2kg

             

  Method

 1. Heat the oil & ghee in a heavy bottomed vessel, splutter the whole garam masala. 

2. Add the small onion paste, fry it for sometime. Then add the onion and green chillies, fry till onion turns golden colour.

3. Add tomato, fry till it soft. Add the ginger and garlic paste now, mix all again.

4. Add the masala powder (except cinnamon powder) into the mixture. Stir continuously which merge and oil comes out on the top.

5. Add the mint and coriander leaves. Add the mutton pieces, salt and stir all around for another 2 minutes in slow fire.

6. Pour the curd with the mutton mixture. Add the cinnamon powder now and mix all well.

7. Add the water (1 part rice: 2 part water). Make it to roll boil.

8. Add the seeraga samba rice / basmathi rice in to the boiling water. Once the water evaporated, spread the banana leaves on top and close the vessel with tightly fitting lid.

9. Take it out from fire and put the live charcoal on the top of lid. Leave it for dum for 20minutes.

10. After that open the lid and mix the biriyani with spatula. Serve it as hot.