The flavour-packed Mutton Biryani recipe with delectable spices is easy to prepare and mouthwateringly delicious.
This Mutton Biryani is simple and pantry friendly ingredients that tasted just like a to restaurant-style mutton biryani.
This recipe was a huge hit in my family due to its complex flavours, although made with simple ingredients.
The following step by step pictures of the dum biryani recipe will help you prepare the best mutton biryani in a short span of time.
This delicious mutton biryani recipe can be eaten during any meal. All it takes is 4 simple steps that you need to follow in this mutton biryani recipe and you will crave for it every time.
- Marinate the mutton
- Cook the rice
- Prepare the hot and spicy Mutton gravy masala
- Layering and Dum.
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Why This biryani Recipe Works:
- Authentic flavours that give you the ultimate biryani experience
- Make this restaurant-style biryani at home with fresh and preferred ingredients without compromising on the exquisite taste
- Indulge your family in the mutton biryani for any meal that you prefer.
How to make mutton biryani:
For Marination:
For Mutton Gravy
To cook rice
Heat water in a deep pot, add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, bay leaf, star anise
Once the water has come to a rolling boil. Add basmati rice and cook till the rice is 3/4th cooked.
Drain out the water in the colander.
For Layering
Tips to make the best Mutton Biryani recipe:
1. Rice: It is recommended to use good quality basmati rice for an authentic biryani taste and flavour. Soak the rice in cold water for about 15 minutes before cooking it. While cooking, do not stir the rice as it breaks the long grains of rice. Cook the rice till it’s 3/4th cooked. It will cook completely when it is getting infused with the flavours of the biryani masala. This ensures that your rice is not overcooked or undercooked and gives you the right consistency.
2. Cooking utensil: Always use a heavy bottom pan so that it doesn’t burn.
3. Dum process: Cover the biryani with an aluminium foil before closing the lid so that it is well sealed and the aroma doesn’t escape. Cook for about 20 minutes on a very low flame.
4. Serving: Carefully remove the aluminium foil and gently mix the biryani so that the rice or the mutton pieces don’t break or become mushy. Serve hot with lemon and onion raita. You can also sprinkle fried golden brown onion before serving the mutton biryani.
Frequently Asked Questions:
1. How to keep the rice from turning sticky or mushy?
Soak the rice in cold water for 15-20 minutes before cooking. While cooking, add a tsp of ghee or oil to prevent the rice from becoming sticky and also to enhance the flavour.
2. What if my rice is not cooked enough?
The masala gravy has some water content. Add some warm water depending on the quantity of rice and how hard it is during the dum process. This will ensure that the rice is properly cooked by the end.
3. What if my rice is well cooked?
Cook the mutton curry until all the water evaporates. Then add the rice. Also, don’t leave the biryani in the dum for long. Else, the rice may get overcooked and mushy.
4. How long can I store the leftovers?
Use an airtight container to store the mutton biryani for up to 2 days in the refrigerator.
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Hyderabadi Mutton Biryani Recipe
The flavour-packed Mutton Biryani with delectable spices is easy to prepare and mouthwateringly delicious. Use simple and pantry friendly ingredients to make this restaurant-style mutton biryani.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 60 minutes
- Yield: 3 1x
- Category: Maincourse, Rice
- Method: stoveTop
- Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients
For Mutton Marination
- 1/2 Kg Mutton
- 1/2 cup curd
- 1 tablespoon Ginger garlic paste
- 2 tablespoon Chilli powder
- 1teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/2 cup Mint leaves
- 1/2 cup coriander leaves
- 1 green chilli
For the mutton gravy:
- 3 tablespoon oil
- 1 tablespoon ghee
- 3 onions sliced
- 2 Tomato
To cook Rice:
- 2 cup Basmati Rice
- 3-star anise
- 3 cardamom
- 4 bay leaf
- 1 cinnamon
- 3 cloves
- 4 cups of water
For layering:
- 1/2 cup mint leaves chopped
2 teas
Instructions
Prep work:
- Wash and soak the basmati rice prior cooking.
- Addling little water, Grind coriander leaves, mint leaves and green chilli to a fine paste.
- To marinate:
- To a mixing bowl, add mutton, Ginger garlic paste, chilli powder, turmeric powder, curd/yoghurt, ground coriander-mint paste. Give a mix and marinate for 15 mins.
- For Mutton Gravy:
- Heat up oil in a pressure cooker, add sliced onions and fry them to nice golden colour. Collect half the fried onions in a bowl and set aside.
- Add ghee to the remaining fried onion, add marinated mutton. Stir and cook for 5 minutes. Then add tomato cook for another 5 mins, add 1.5 cups of water and pressure cook for 5 hisses.
- Release the pressure naturally. Collect the mutton along with gravy in a bowl and set aside.
- To cook Rice:
- Heat water in a deep pot, add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, bay leaf, star anise. Once the water has come to a rolling boil. Add basmati rice and cook till the rice is 3/4th cooked.
- Drain out the water in the colander.
- For Layering:
- Spread the gravy to the bottom of the pressure cooker, spread the cooked basmati rice, sprinkle chopped mint leaves, fried onions and some ghee.
- Spread some mutton gravy on top again layer with basmati rice, sprinkle mint leaves, fried onions and some ghee.
- Cover with the aluminium foil, keep in very low heat and dum for 20 minutes.
Notes
Rice: It is recommended to use good quality basmati rice for an authentic biryani taste and flavour. Soak the rice in cold water for about 15 minutes before cooking it. While cooking, do not stir the rice as it breaks the long grains of rice. Cook the rice till its 3/4th cooked. It will cook completely when it is getting infused with the flavours of the biryani masala. This ensures that you rice is not over cooked or undercooked and gives you the right consistency.
Cooking utensil: Always use a heavy bottom pan so that it doesn’t burn.
Dum process: Cover the biryani with an aluminium foil before closing the lid so that it is well sealed and the aroma doesn’t escape. Cook for about 20 minutes on a very low flame.
serving: carefully remove the aluminium foil and gently mix the biryani so that the rice or the mutton pieces don’t break or become mushy. Serve hot with lemon and onion raita. You can also sprinkle fried golden brown onion before serving the mutton biryani.
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I tried this delicious recipe at home. I love this recipe and my family member also love this incredible recipe.
★★★★★
Thank You, Abhinav.