Nawabi Biryani

Royal, Scrumptious Nawabi Biryani is one of the most favored dishes on the day of Eid ul Fitr.

Ingredients

• Basmati rice                                325 gms
• Mutton, cut in pieces                   ½ kg
• Onions, sliced                             3 nos
• Ginger-garlic paste                      ½ tbsp
• Garam masala                             1 tsp
• Red chilies                                  3 nos
• Cinnamon                                   1 piece
• Curd, beaten                               ½ cup
• Green cardamom                        3 nos
• Pepper                                       5 nos.
• Cloves                                        5 nos.
• Shahjeera (Black Cumin)             ½ tsp.
• Turmeric powder                        ½ tsp.
• Saffron (Kesar)                          1/4 cup milk 1 pinch
• Coriander (Pudina) chopped       As required
• Jardalu (Apricots)                       5 nos.
• Dry fruits                                    As required
• Ghee                                          As required

 Method

1. Fry the dry fruits & apricots in 2½ tbsps. ghee with a little salt to taste.


2. Now grind the fried onions and red chilies to a fine paste.


3. Marinate the mutton pieces with curd, ginger-garlic paste, onion paste,
turmeric powder and salt.


4. In a pressure cooker heat ghee, add the marinated mutton and pressure
cook till done.


5. Heat ghee again in another vessel, add the whole spices, fry for a while and
then add the washed rice.


6. Add salt, warm water so that comes 1½ inch above the rice and cook till
the rice is done.


7. Remove, spread out to cool and remove the whole spices.


8. Now to assemble, apply ghee to a heavy bottomed vessel, add the cooked
mutton and sprinkle little garam masala.


9. Cover with a layer of rice, followed by a melted ghee and then the saffron milk.


10. Lastly, add the fried nuts, cover tightly and keep on dum for 15-20 minutes.


11. Mix and serve hot garnished with chopped coriander & pudina.