An all-time favourite dish for those who loves to gorge on non-vegetarian food, this Mutton Dum Biryani is truly delicious and can be prepared on occasions anniversary, buffet, and pot luck. Cooked using well-marinated mutton, basmati rice, onion, yoghurt, coriander leaves, mint leaves and a melange of whole and ground spices; this biryani recipe is cooked using dum method. Full of aromatic flavours and mouth-watering taste, this biryani recipe will be loved by people of all age groups. Try it and enjoy with your loved ones!
To prepare this easy recipe, first you need to prepare the marinade. For the same, take a small bowl and mix together salt, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, coriander powder, turmeric, lemon juice and a teaspoon of oil. Massage the mutton and let it marinate for an hour. Afterwards, prepare saffron milk by mixing together saffron and milk in a small bowl and keep aside till required.
After an hour, add marinated mutton along with a cup of water to a pressure cook. Mix once to dilute the marinade and close the lid, cook for 4 whistles on medium flame.
Now, boil 4 cups of water for rice in a deep-bottomed pan along with one teaspoon of oil, a teaspoon of salt and whole garam masala - star anise, bay leaf, clove and black cardamom (leave a little for sauteing). Then, add 3 cups of soaked basmati rice in the pan and cook till 80 per cent done, then strain the extra water.
Put a different pan on medium flame and heat oil in it. Once the oil is hot enough, add sliced onions in it along with the remaining whole spices, and ginger-garlic paste. Saute for a minute or two and then add cooked mutton to it along with green chillies and yoghurt.
Then, add coriander leaves, mint leaves, and kasoori methi in the pan. Add boiled rice over this and a few drops of saffron milk. Next, add a few coriander and mint leaves on top and cook (dum method) on low flame by covering with a heavy lid for 40 minutes. Once done, switch off the burner and serve hot!