Mutton Biryani Recipe Kerala Style Mutton Dum Biriyani മടടന ദ ബരയണ

MUTTON BIRYANI RECIPE - KERALA STYLE MUTTON DUM BIRIYANI - മട്ടന്‍ ദം ബിരിയാണി

Steps:

• Preparation of Masala: Mix the mutton with all ingredients in set-1 and keep it aside for 1/2 an hour to season.
• After 1/2 an hour, cook mutton in a pressure cooker without adding any extra water. Do not over cook. Switch off the flame after one whistle. Keep the cooker lid closed till the masala is ready.
• Before you start preparing the masala, make the paste mentioned in set-2 and set-3 section.
• Then heat oil and saute items mentioned in set-4 one by one. Once sauted, add paste of set-2 and set-3. Mix well. Check salt.
• Then open the pressure cooker. Take the mutton pieces and add to the masala. Mix well.
• Tip: Do Not use the residual water in the cooker in the masala mix. Instead add this to cook rice.
• Allow to cook the masala with mutton for 20 minutes in very low flame. Stir in between. After 20 minutes swithch off the flame. Close with a lid and keep it aside.
• Preparation of rice: Meanwhile heat a thick bottomed pan. Add oil & ghee together and heat.
• In this oil, first fry the onions for garnishing. Once the onion become golden brown, drain and keep it aside.
• Then fry the cashew nut for garnishing and keep aside.
• While you are frying the onion, boil water that is required for cooking rice.
• In the same oil, fry the rice for a while and add all the other ingredients mentioned for cooking rice.
• Mix well and add boiling water to the rice mixture.
• Tip: Add the leftover water in pressure cooker where the mutton was cooked. This will add special flavour to your rice.
• Important Note: The total quantity of water including the water from mutton should be 5 glass.
• Adjust salt and reduce the flame. In low flame allow the rice to cook.
• Mixing the Masala with Biriyani (ദം ഇടുനത് എങ്ങനെ?) In a thick bottomed vessel, add masala first followed by rice. Then a layer of mint leaf followed by drops of lemon-turmeric mix. Then a layer of mutton and masala.
• Fill the items in above order. On top, garnish with fried onion and cashew nuts.
• The remaining fried onion and cashew nuts can be used when serving.
• Close the vessel with a tight lid.
• Place a thick plate on stove with a low flame. Keep the vessel on the plate and allow to settle for 10 minutes or until steam comes from top.
• Note: Do not increase the flame. The flame should be very low.
• Open the mutton biryani vessel (ബിരിയാണി ചെമ്പ് ) and serve hot spicy kerala mutton biriyani with kerala പപ്പടം, ചമ്മന്തി and കചംബർ (yoghurt salad).
• Ummmmm Enjoy!!!