South Indian Muslim (Bai) Biriyani

Name: South Indian Muslim (Bai) Biriyani
Total time: 7200 s
Yield: 5-serving
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1.5 Kilos Mutton; 1.0 Kilos Basmathi Rice , (Aged and Soaked for hours); 700 Grams Tomatoes (ripe); 1000 Grams Onion chopped (red); 25 Grams Cardomom; 25 Grams Cinnamon; 25 Grams Cloves; 1.5 Mint Leaves bunchs (Pudhina); 1.5 Coriander Leaves bunchs (Kothamalli); 2 Cups Curd cream gelatin , whole non; 5 Tablespoons Lime juice; 1 Gram orange Food color , . Available at the Indian stores; 1 Tablespoon Salt; 20 Tablespoons Oil; 5 Green chillies; 10 Tablespoons Ginger Garlic + Paste; 2 Tablespoons Ghee

Asif Ali @cook_7802885

Santa Clara, CA

South Indian Muslim Biriyani (or Biryani) comes in many flavors. The biriyani mentioned here is that which is popular in Southern Andhra, Tamil Nadu and Bangalore. Please note that Ambur Biriyani is similar, but a lot better.
This biriyani should give you a mouth-watering main course that is typically served in Weddings in South India.

Asif Ali @cook_7802885

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Ingredients

120 mins

5-serving

1.5 KilosMutton
1.0 KilosBasmathi Rice , (Aged and Soaked for hours)
700 GramsTomatoes (ripe)
1000 GramsOnion chopped (red)
25 GramsCardomom
25 GramsCinnamon
25 GramsCloves
1.5Mint Leaves bunchs (Pudhina)
1.5Coriander Leaves bunchs (Kothamalli)
2 CupsCurd cream gelatin , whole non
5 TablespoonsLime juice
1 Gramorange Food color , . Available at the Indian stores
1 TablespoonSalt
20 TablespoonsOil
5Green chillies
10 TablespoonsGinger Garlic + Paste
2 TablespoonsGhee

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Steps

120 mins

1

Fry Cardamom, clove and cinnamon in heated oil. After a few minutes, add onions and fry them till they become golden yellow. Add some salt to accelerate the process.
2

Add mutton and saute till it loses the reddish texture. Add ginger-garlic paste and some salt.
3

Add tomatoes, green chillies and let it cook at medium heat till tomatoes start dissolving to become gravy.
4

At this point add some curd to help cook the mutton.
5

Close the lid until the tomato turns to gravy. Keep stirring as desired.
6

Add chilli powder, Coriander leaves, mint leaves and chilli powder and let this boil. Please do not pressure cook. Add more tomatoes as necessary and a bit of water if desired. Add most of the remaining salt. This gravy must be a little more saltier / spicier than usual.
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The mutton must get cooked through the boiling of this gravy where all ingredients dissolve to become gravy. Cook with a lid closed while stirring occasionally.
8

Boil water separately and add the rice into it when the water reaches a boiling point. Add 1 Tablespoon of oil to separate the rice before the water boils.
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Wait till the rice is half cooked, or less than half cooked. Strain the water completely and let the rice dry a bit.
10

Continue to slow cook the gravy till the oil separates and the gravy is thick. Do not dry out the gravy. Ensure that mutton is more than half cooked and has enough salt. Stop at this point.
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The Dum Process: Put a pan underneath a large vessel (which is used for the final dum or steaming process). Heat the pan with the vessel on top. Mix the gravy and the half cooked rice while ensuring that there is neither too much rice or too much gravy. It should be fairly dry but not white.
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Take care to not to break the rice while mixing it.
13

Mix lime juice, salt and and food color. Sprinkle this colored juice on top of mixed food.
14

Add ghee and cover this up with a lid while ensuring that no steam escapes from the food. This can be achieved by a clean white towel or a paper napkins at the edge of the vessel and a lid.
15

Place the lid and place some weight on top to further trap the heat. Cook rice slowly and mix the rice once, if necessary. Cook for 15-30 mins on low heat. Check to see if the rice is cooked just enough (stop a little early when in doubt).
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Add remaining onions, chopped chills, a few pieces of tomato, coriander leaves and salt in a separate bowl for the raitha. Mix it with curd and some water.
17

Serve steamed biriyani rice with the raitha to taste!