Malabar Mutton Biryani Recipe

Name: Malabar Mutton Biryani Recipe
Prep time: 60 min
Cuisine: Malabar
Ingredients: 2 cups Basmati rice; soaked for 15 minutes and drained; 300 grams Mutton; chopped; 4 Green Chillies; 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste; 1/4 cup Coriander (Dhania) Leaves; chopped; 1/4 cup Mint Leaves (Pudina); 60 ml Curd (Dahi / Yogurt); 3 Tomatoes; chopped; 3 Onions; sliced; 1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera); 1 Bay leaf (tej patta); 5 Cashew nuts; 15 Sultana Raisins; 1 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds; 2 tablespoons Ghee; (more to serve); 1 tablespoon Coriander Powder (Dhania); 100 ml Milk; 1 Saffron strands; soaked in bit of milk; 4 cups Water; To be ground to paste; 2 Green Chillies; 2 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini); 2 cloves Cloves (Laung)

By Admin

Prep Time Total in 60 M

Course Main Course

Cuisine Malabar

Diet Non Vegeterian

Malabar Mutton Biryani Recipe is a non vegetarian delicacy from the Malabar region of Kerala is very popular, especially amongst Biryani lovers. This uses a freshly homemade biryani masala paste with cinnamon, cardamom, green chillies, fennel and peppercorns.The mutton is separately prepared with this masala paste and mushy cooked tomatoes till cooked to tender.

Ingredients

2 cups Basmati rice
soaked for 15 minutes and drained
300 grams Mutton
chopped
4 Green Chillies
1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
1/4 cup Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
chopped
1/4 cup Mint Leaves (Pudina)
60 ml Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)
3 Tomatoes
chopped
3 Onions
sliced
1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)
1 Bay leaf (tej patta)
5 Cashew nuts
15 Sultana Raisins
1 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
2 tablespoons Ghee
(more to serve)
1 tablespoon Coriander Powder (Dhania)
100 ml Milk
1 Saffron strands
soaked in bit of milk
4 cups Water
To be ground to paste
2 Green Chillies
2 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
2 cloves Cloves (Laung)
1 teaspoon Fennel seeds (Saunf)
3 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
3 Whole Black Peppercorns

Instructions

Step 1

To begin making Malabar Mutton Biryani Recipe, prep all the ingredients well

Step 2

Once done, take the ingredients for biryani masala in a mixer grinder and grind to a smooth paste with the help of little water

Step 3

Also soak basmati rice in water for 10-15 minutes

Step 4

Heat the ghee in a cast iron or heavy bottomed kadai; Once the ghee is hot but not yet smoking, add the sliced onions and saute till golden brown in colour and caramelized

Step 5

You can take these onions out and add them at the end of the recipe for a nice texture

Step 6

Now into the same pan, add the sliced tomatoes and saute well till mushy

Step 7

Once the tomatoes are mushy, add in ginger garlic paste, curd and freshly ground biryani masala paste, cardamom, turmeric powder, and coriander powder and saute a bit till the raw smell of ginger garlic paste goes away

Step 8

Add the mutton pieces and cook well with lid closed

Step 9

Melt the ghee in a biryani pot and add in the remaining spices- green chillies, mint, coriander leaves, cashew nuts, raisins, bay leaves and saute till brown in colour

Step 10

Add milk, curd, and water

Step 11

Wait till it comes to a boil and then add rice

Step 12

Add salt to taste

Step 13

Lower the heat, cover the pan with a lid and continue to cook for 15 minutes or till teh rice is done

Step 14

Take another biryani pot, place half the rice into it

Step 15

Now layer the cooked flavourful mutton on the top of the rice

Step 16

Add the remaining rice on top of the mutton

Step 17

Spread the contents of the pan to make an even layer

Step 18

Make random holes through the rice with a spoon and pour into each a little saffron milk

Step 19

Place a few spoons of ghee, caramelized onion, cashew nuts and raisins on the surface and cover tightly

Step 20

Serve the biryani hot

Step 21

Serve Malabar Mutton Biryani Recipe along with Biriyani Chammanthi Recipe (Green Chutney Recipe) and Masala Chaas Recipe (Indian Spiced Buttermilk)