Mutton_Briyani

Ingredients:

Basmati rice -2 1/2 cups

Coconut water - 1 cup

Water - 2 1/2 cups

Milk - 1/2 cup

Oil - 2 Tbs

Ghee - 1 tbsp

Fennel seeds -1 Tsp

Cloves -3-4 nos

Cinnamon -1-2" long

Cardamom - 4-5 nos

Bay leaves - 2 nos.

Onion(sliced) - 1 no

Green chillies - 2 nos (slit).

Tomato -1 large no

G & G Paste - 1 tsp

Red chilli powder -1 tsp

Coriander powder - 2 tsp

Mint leaves - a handful

Cilantro - a handful

Salt to taste.

To marinate:

Mutton - 1 lb

Yogurt -2 Tbs

Lemon juice -  2 Tbs

Garam masala - 1 tsp

G & G Paste - 1 tsp

Green chilli - 2 nos

Salt, 1/2 tsp

Method:

 * Marinate the mutton with yogurt, lime juice, garam masala,green chilli,ginger garlic paste and salt for 30 minutes.

 * Wash and Soak Basmati rice in water for 30 minutes.

 * In a pressure cooker, heat oil & Ghee, add fennel seeds, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and bay leaves and fry for 2 minutes then add the slit green chillies and onions and saute till onions turn translucent.

* Then add ginger garlic paste.Fry it for a while. Then add chilli powder, and coriander powder and 

* Then add mint leaves, cilantro and marinated mutton , 1 cup water.Then add pieces tomato and pressure cook upto 3  whistles or 20 mins then wait till the pressure releases and add the soaked basmati rice and add required salt and water and  pressure cook again.

* Let it cook 7 to 10 min in the low flame. Remove from the heat and wait till the pressure releases. Gently fluff it up and serve with raitha.

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