Friday, August 17, 2012

SHAHI HYDERABADI MUTTON BIRIYANI


Hyderabadi biryani is one of the most popular among the biryani recipes. Mutton or chicken cooked with yogurt, mint and spices is layered in between half boiled rice and kept on dum by sealing the handi or pot with dough.

Ingredients:
Mutton - 1 kg
Onions – 5 to 6 chopped onions
Garlic (peeled) - 1/2 cup
Ginger (pieces) - 3/4 cup
Green Chillies -  8-10
Mint Leaves - 1 bunch
Coriander Leaves - 1 bunch
Cloves - 10 to 15
Cinnamon - Three 5” pieces
Nutmeg or Jaiphal - Less than ¼ piece
Mace or Javitri - 1 piece
Small Cardamoms - 10
Black Cardamoms - 1
Tomatoes - Approx. 3
Yogurt - 3 to 4 tbsp
Lemon Juice - About ½ lemon’s juice
Red food colour
Salt to taste

For Rice:
Rice - 6 cups
Cloves - 2
Cinnamon – 1” stick
Small Cardamoms - 2
Mint Leaves - a handful
Coriander Leaves - a handful
Lemon juice - Juice of 1 lemon
Water - 12 cups
Salt to taste

Method:
1. Grind cloves, cardamoms, mace, nutmeg, cinnamon to a fine powder. To this add garlic, ginger, coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chillies and salt and grind to a smooth paste. Add water if necessary.
2. Marinate mutton with this paste for atleast 15 minutes.
3. Heat 2 tbsp oil and 2 tbsp ghee. Fry onions till light brown. Keep aside some onions for garnishing.
4. Add marinated mutton and cook for a while. Add tomatoes, yogurt, lemon juice and little water and cook till mutton is tender.
(Take care not to make too much gravy)
5. Meanwhile, keep 12 cups of water to boil. Add cloves, cinnamon, small cardamoms, mint leaves and coriander leaves, lemon juice, salt and let it boil. Add rice and let it cook.
6.When rice is 3/4th done, strain & transfer over mutton.
7. Do not mix. With big spoon, make slits for air. Add ghee & red colour. Cover first with wet cloth, then with lid, and keep a weight over the lid. Simmer for about 15 minutes.
Garnish with fried onions and cashewnuts. Add boiled eggs if you like.
Serve with raita.


Raita:
Beat 1 cup yogurt. Add 1/4 cup water, finely sliced green chillies, finely chopped onions, tomatoes, coriander leaves and 1/2 tsp salt. Beat well and serve with biryani.

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25 comments:

  1. Thanks for your entry Vinita. The Biryani looks superb.

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  2. hi shobha, this is superb..very rich ingredients..
    i cant thank you enough for your willingness to do this recipe as a guest post in my blog... this is truly a gourmet food indeed.
    :)))))

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  3. Hi Shobha ,

    Briyani looks YUMMMMY !!

    as usual Your's !!!

    Keep it up Dear :)

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  4. this is truely amazing!!!!!!!brought back so many happy memories of gorging on yummy hyderabadi biryani!

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  5. Biryani looks awesome! For the past few weeks, every Saturday is mutton biryani day at home.. Going to prepare it in few hours!

    Thanks for participating in Red Meats Feast and looking forward to see some of your delicious recipes even this time.

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    1. Thats the most loved one pot meal even in our home

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  6. so mouthwatering biryani recipe. love this

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  7. Omg, mindblowing and super irresistible briyani.Inviting!

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  8. wow vinita.. biriyani is awesome..

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  9. Bookmarked it.love to prepare it anytime.

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  10. wow.. superb and rich.. looks fabulous and yummy biryani..

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  11. thank you for linking this delicious biryani

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  12. picture perfect...tempting .will try for sure

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  13. Very delicious & tempting biryani! That looks great.

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  14. Perfect Biryani....

    http://anshu-mymomsrecipes.blogspot.in/

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