Photo of mutton biryani served on a banana leaf

Mutton Biryani

Non-Veg

Pressure-cooked mutton layered with masala rice and slow-cooked together in coconut milk.

Prep time
30 min
Cook time
40 min
Total time
70 min
Servings
6
Difficulty
Hard
CategoriesRice Dish

Ingredients

  • 250 Grams Biryani rice
  • 100 Grams Ghee
  • as needed Big onion
  • a small amount Green chili
  • 2 teaspoons Roasted coriander
  • 250 Grams Mutton
  • ½ whole Coconut
  • a small amount Coriander leaves
  • 1 teaspoon Fennel seeds
  • Cloves, cardamom, cinnamon (roast in ghee and set aside)

Instructions

  1. Clean the rice and drain it. In a pressure cooker, cook the cut mutton pieces with salt, turmeric, and 700g of water. In a pan, heat ghee, add chopped onion, mint, and curry leaves, and saute. Add the cooked mutton, the ground masala, and the rice, stir for 2 minutes, and remove from heat. In the cooker, add the meat along with water and coconut milk and bring to a half-boil. Into the masala-sauteed coconut milk, add the rice and meat with a little salt, stir, cover, and cook on low heat in the cooker for 10 minutes before removing. Let the biryani rest covered and serve hot.