Had a very stressful day and don’t know how to turn it around. Try this special Mutton Biryani recipe and your day will just end fine.
Food For A Stressful Day: Special Mutton Biryani
Cooking is a great stress buster because it serves as a creative outlet for our numbed senses. Stress numbs our senses and cooking activates them. With aroma, taste, touch, visual delight and sizzling sound, cooking is a great sensory experience. No wonders, many feel de-stressed when they cook. And, stress doesn’t stand a chance if they are cooking Special Mutton Biryani.
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Ingredients:
- Hari elaichi (Green cardamom) 7-8
- Badi elaichi (Black cardamom) 2
- Laung (Cloves) 10-12
- Darchini (Cinnamon sticks) 2
- Sabut kali mirch (Black peppercorns) 7-8
- Jaifil (Nutmeg) ½
- Zeera (Cumin seeds) 1 tsp
- Saunf (Fennel seeds) 1 tbs
- Mutton mix boti ½ kg
- Adrak lehsan paste (Ginger garlic paste) 2 tbs
- Pyaz (Onion) 1 small
- Namak (Salt) 1 & ½ tsp or to taste
- Ghee ¼ Cup
- Pani (Water) 1 litre or as required
- Doodh (Milk) ¾ Cup -Cream ¼ Cup
- Lal mirch powder (Red chili powder) 1 tbs or to taste
- Zeera powder (Cumin powder) ½ tsp
- Javatri powder (Mace powder) ½ tsp
- Kali mirch powder (Black pepper powder) 1 tsp
- Haldee powder (Turmeric powder) ½ tsp
- Jaifil powder (Nutmeg powder) ½ tsp
- Kewra water ½ tbs
- Lemon juice 2 tbs
- Pyaz (Onion) fried 1 medium
- Chawal (Rice) sella ½ kg (soaked & boiled)
- Pani (Water) 2 tbs
- Zarda ka rang (Yellow food color) ½ tsp
- Pyaz (Onion) fried 1 medium
- Ghee 1 tbs
Directions:
- Add cloves, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, green cardamom, black cardamom, cinnamon sticks, black peppercorns and nutmeg on muslin cloth. Tie and make a potli (bouquet garni) and set it aside.
- In pot, add ghee, ginger-garlic paste, onion, salt and mutton and mix well until color changes. Add water and potli, mix well and bring it to boil, cover and cook on low flame until meat is tender and 1 & ½ cups stock remains.
- Remove potli and discard it.
- In separate pot, add milk and heat it.
- Add cream, red chili powder, cumin powder, mace powder, black pepper powder, turmeric powder and nutmeg powder, mix well and cook for 3-4 minutes.
- Now add boiled mutton with stock and mix well.
- Add kewra water and mix well.
- Cover & cook for 4-5 minutes then cook on high flame until oil separates.
- Add lemon juice and mix well.
- Add fried onion and boiled rice.
- Dissolve yellow food color in kewra water and mix well & drizzle over it.
- Add fried onion and ghee, cover and cook on low flame for 6-8 minutes.