Quick Mutton Biryani Recipe
This Quick Mutton Biryani Recipe is a very simple yet delicious way of preparing Biryani. Biryani is made in so many different ways across India. The recipe which I am sharing today gives you the flavour of market bought Biryani. It is the easiest way of preparing restaurant style Biryani at home. Dont forget to try chicken Biryani.
Prep time
30 mins
Cook time
50 mins
Total time
80 mins
Servings: 4
Author: Neha Sharma
Prep time
30 mins
Cook time
50 mins
Total time
80 mins
Ingredients-
- Mutton- 1 kg (Cut)
- Basmati Rice- 500 gms
- Red Chilli powder- 1 tbsp
- Garam Masala- 1 tbsp
- Turmeric Powder- 1 tbsp
- Ginger Garlic Paste- 8 tbsp
- Green chilli paste- 3 tbsp
- Curd/Yogurt- 1 cup (Beaten)
- Fried onions- 2 cup
- Coriander Leaves- 2 cup
- Tomatoes- 1/2 cup (Chopped)
- Ghee- 6 tbsp
- Cardamom- 4 green and 4 black
- Cumin/Jeera- 2 tbsp
- Bay leaves- 6
- Cinnamon Stick- 8 (small)
- Cloves- 8
- Green Chillies- 6
- Salt- To taste
- Saffron Strands/food colour-1/4 tbsp
- Milk- 1/2 cup
Method-
- Wash and soak rice in warm water for 20 minutes, in a pan with boiling water(3-4 litres of water) add salt, 1 tbsp cumin, 4 clove, 3 bay leaves, 5 tbsp of Ginger Garlic Paste, 2 tbsp of green chilli paste, 4 cinnamon sticks, 1 tbsp ghee, 2 green and 2 black Cardamoms. Allow the water to boil for 3 minutes.
- Add soaked rice to the boiling water. Let it cook on a high flame for 12 minutes or until rice is 95% cooked.
- Once done drain the water using strained and let the rice cool down.
- In a big bowl take Mutton pieces, add the remaining Ginger Garlic Paste, Chilli paste, yogurt, garam masala, red chilli powder, 1 1/2 cup coriander leaves, remaining bay leaves, green and black Cardamoms, cloves, Cinnamon sticks, 1 cup fried onion, saffron strands/food colour, 2 tbsp of ghee, green chillies. Mix it well and keep it aside for 30 minutes.
- After 30 minutes, take a pressure cooker add the marinated mutton, chopped tomatoes and milk. At last add oil and mix it well.
- Cover the lid and pressure cook the Mutton for 4 whistles, after 4 whistles let the pressure release on its own.
- To layer the Biryani take a new pan, layer half of Mutton gravy and top it with a layer of cooked rice (don't press the rice).
- Drizzle 1 tbsp of ghee, fried onions and coriander leaves.
- Repeat the layers (at last you will have a layer of cooked rice along with ghee, fried onions and coriander leaves as topping).
- Let it cook for 14 minutes ( 7 minutes on high flame and 7 minutes on low flame, do not pressure cook it).
- Serve hot with Raita.
