Sindh Biriyani

Sindh Biriyani

Preparation time:1 hour             NON VEGETARIAN

Cook time: 35 min            Cuisine: PAKISTAN

Sindh Biriyani

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INGREDIENTS:

1 kg mutton cut into medium pieces

1 kg Basmati rice

1 cup vegetable oil

3 medium onions sliced

3 tbsp. grated ginger

1 tbsp. crushed garlic

100g yogurt

1tbs chilli powder

1 tsp. turmeric powder

1 tsp. sweet paprika

1 tbsp. coriander powder

1 tsp. cumin powder

5 cloves

1 cinnamon stick

14 green cardamoms (8 cardamoms for rice)

3 brown cardamoms

2 bay leaves

5 dried plums (optional)

1 tbsp. salt

8 pepper corns ground

4 green chillies (3 left whole and 1 finely sliced)

3 medium potatoes

1 tbsp. saffron thread-To be soaked briefly in hot milk.

3 medium tomatoes

1 bunch coriander chopped

1bunch mint chopped

4 tbsp. ghee for frying onions and nuts

For garnishing:

3tbs sliced onions-To be fried until it gets caramelised

½ cup fried chopped almonds

½ cup fried cashew nuts

½ cup fried Sultanas

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PREPARATION

1.      Soak the basmati rice for 30 minutes.

2.      Fry onion until golden brown. Then add mutton and fry for 10 minutes.

3.      Stir in the ginger garlic paste then add yogurt, ground spices, bay leaves, salt, pepper, sliced chillies, chopped tomatoes and water. Cover and cook until the mutton is tender .Thick mutton gravy is ready.

4.      Meanwhile boil the diced potatoes with salt until tender. Drain the cooked potatoes and keep it aside.

5.      Boil the soaked rice in sufficient water with 8 green cardamoms and salt to taste.

6.      When cooked, drain the rice and spread half into a bowl, add saffron milk and stir until the rice is even yellow. Layer a little plain rice in a larger bowl, top with mutton gravy, spoon over the half of the saffron rice. Scatter with boiled potatoes,3 green chillies(whole), chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves .

7.      Add final layer of saffron rice and plain rice. Garnish with the fried onions, sultanas and nuts .Cover and cook for 15 minutes on a low flame.

8.      Sindh Biriyani is ready to serve.