CHICKEN BRIYANI [OR] MUTTON BRIYANI}-2:

CHICKEN BRIYANI[OR MUTTON BRIYANI}-2:

Ingredients:

Briyani rice-6 cups

Mutton or chicken pieces-11/2 kg

Big onions-5[sliced]

Tomatoes-4[chopped]

Ginger paste-1tbsp

Garlic paste-1tbsp

Cashewnuts-1/4 cup

Green chillies-12

Curd-1/4 cup

Mint leaves- 2 handfuls

Coriander leaves- 1 handful

Juice of 2 small limes

Grind to a powder:

1sp cumin seeds, white pepper-1sp, 1sp poppy seeds,

chilli powder-1sp, 1sp cinnamon pieces, 1sp cardamom, cloves-15,

Enough oil and salt

Ghee-1cup

METHOD:

Wash and soak the rice in water.

Heat the ghee in a vessel and add the onions and fry well.

Then add the green chillies and the pastes.

Fry well until the oil floats on the top and then add the tomatoes.

Cook the tomatoes until they are crushed well and the oil comes on the surface.

Add the curd, chilli powder, the greens and the mutton pieces with enough salt. Cook over medium fire until the gravy is thickened and the mutton is well cooked. Now add the masala powder and cook for a few minutes.

 Grind the cashew nuts in a little milk and add that to the masala.

Add the lemon juice, mix well and put off the fire.

In a separate vessel prepare the rice with enough salt until all the water is absorbed and the rice is 3/4th cooked.

Mix the masala with the rice, add some chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves. Cook the briyani in the ‘dhum’