Dum Mutton Briyani recipe

Here I will share the eaiest method of Dum Chicken briyani,which tastes very yummy and I would like to tell my readers to give it a try and enjoy the taste.Lets see the ingredients required.

Ingredients:

• 500 gms of mutton/lamb
• 4 cup of basmati rice
• 6 tablespoon of oil
• 4 tablespoon of ghee
• 4 clove,2 cinnamon,1 cardamom,1 star anise,1 bay leaf(All the briyani spices in short)
• 1 spoon fennel seeds
• 4 onions medium size,cut lengthwise
• 4 tomatoes medium size,cut into small cubes
• 2 tablespoon of ginger garlic paste
• Handful of coriander leaves
• Handful of mint leaves
• 5 green chillies
• 1 spoon turmeric powder
• 2  spoon chilli powder
• 1 tablespoon thick curd
• 6 cups of water(1 cup rice=one and half cup water)if using basmati rice
• Salt to taste

For cooking mutton,

• 1 spoon turmeric powder
• 1 spoon chilli powder
• Salt to cook mutton 

Method:

1. Cook mutton in a pressure cooker by adding the ingredients to cook mutton for 4-5 whistles by adding 1 cup water.
2. Meanwhile start cooking briyani,In a pan or vessel in which you cook briyani add oil,2 tablespoon ghee and all the briyani spices.
3. Add onions and saute till light brown appears.
4. Add ginger garlic paste followed by tomatoes,green chillies and fry till mushy.
5. Add handfuls of coriander leaves and mint leaves.
6. Now add cooked mutton and mix well.
7. Once oil oozes out,add the turmeric and chilli powder and mix well with mutton.
8. Now add curd an mix well.
9. Once raw smell left,add water.After the water starts to boil add rice and check salt.
10. On top add,5-6 mint leaves,2 teaspoon ghee,stir and close,keep in high flame,Once the water evaporates,prepare for dum by keeping a heavy bottom pan under the briyani vessel,and a small vessel with water on top of the closed lid.Keep for 20 mins in very low flame.
11. Switch off stove after 20 mins.But open only after 10 mins and give a rough stir.
12. It goes well with onion or cucumber raita.

                                                           

                                                   

Note

• Its very important to cook dum patiently.
• I used iron dosa tawa for placing on dum(irumbu dosa kal)

Here is the picture of making dum by keeping on dosa tawa.