Brown Rice Mutton Biryani

Name: Brown Rice Mutton Biryani
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: for Marination -; 500 grams mutton with bones; 1/2 cup yoghurt; 1 tbsp. ginger-garlic paste; 1 small onion, ground; to taste salt; 1/2 tsp. turmeric powder; 1 tsp. garam masala powder; 1 tbsp. mustard oil; For Rice -; 1 cup brown Basmati rice, soaked for an hour; 1 tbsp. ghee; 2 cups water; 1 " cinnamon stick; 2 star anise; 2-3 green cardamoms; 4-5 cloves; 2 bay leaves; other Ingredients -; 1-2 tbsp. oil; 2 small potatoes; 1 onion, sliced; 1 tbsp. ghee; 1 " cinnamon stick; 1 star anise; 1 bay leaf; 2 cardamoms; 4 cloves; 1/2 mace; For Toppings -

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

Sharjah (UAE)

#Rainbowweek2 - This is a perfect one pot meal for a lazy weekend lunch. I substituted white rice with brown basmati rice to dish out this yummy mutton biryani. It was my first try and it came out perfect. The spices were the basic ones that is generally used but I added potatoes to it, a la Bong style. You may skip it if you wish.

I followed the layering method, where I cooked the mutton and the rice separately. Then I layered them by adding few toppings over it to be cooked in the dum style. You can relish with some raita, sliced onion, boiled egg and lime wedges as accompaniments.

Bethica Das @kitchen_flavours

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Ingredients

forMarination -
500 gramsmutton with bones
1/2 cupyoghurt
1 tbsp.ginger-garlic paste
1small onion, ground
to tastesalt
1/2 tsp.turmeric powder
1 tsp.garam masala powder
1 tbsp.mustard oil
ForRice -
1 cupbrown Basmati rice, soaked for an hour
1 tbsp.ghee
2 cupswater
1" cinnamon stick
2star anise
2-3green cardamoms
4-5cloves
2bay leaves
otherIngredients -
1-2 tbsp.oil
2small potatoes
1onion, sliced
1 tbsp.ghee
1 " cinnamon stick
1star anise
1bay leaf
2cardamoms
4cloves
1/2mace
ForToppings -
pinchsaffron soaked in 2 tbsp. milk
2 tsp.lime juice
1 tsp.kewra water
1 tsp.dry rose petals
2 tbsp.chopped mint-coriander leaves
8-10cashew nuts
1 tbsp.ghee
8-10almonds
1 tsp.chopped pistachios
1/2 tsp.garam masala powder

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Steps

1

Mutton Curry - Marinate the mutton with all the mentioned ingredients for 2-3 hours or preferably overnight.
2

Heat oil in a pan & fry the onion till golden brown in colour. Keep aside. In the same oil fry the potatoes too till golden brown. Keep aside.
3

Heat 1 tbsp. ghee & temper with bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamoms, cloves, mace and star anise. Add the marinated mutton and cook, covered till the moisture evaporates.
4

Add 1 cup water & the fried potatoes. Pressure cook for 15-20 minutes. Simmer till the gravy turns thick.
5

Heat ghee in a pan & temper with cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, star anise and bay leaf. Add the soaked rice and saute for 2 minutes. Keep aside.
6

Add water & cook for 20 minutes on a low to medium flame. Then switch off the flame and keep it covered for 15 minutes. The rice will be done by now. Fluff it up and keep it aside.
7

In a pressure cooker or any heavy-bottomed pan, spread the cooked mutton followed by the cooked rice.
8

Garnish with all the mentioned ingredients & cover tightly with a lid or an aluminium foil. Cook for 8-10 minutes on a very low flame. When done. keep it covered for 10 minutes more.
9

Serve with raita for a great comfort meal.