Mutton Biryani

INGREDIENTS

½ kg mutton
1 ½ cup soaked rice
Salt to taste
1 tbspn Red chilli powder
½ cup yogurt
½ cup oil
2 onions sliced
1 scoop butter
2 tomatoes
1 tbspn meat tenderizer
4 green chillies
2 cardamom pods
1 leaf of jayefil
2 curry leaves
1 tbspn grated ginger
1 tbspn ginger paste
½ tspn ground hot spices
½ tspn ground dry coriander
A big cardamom
A cinnamon stick
1 tspn yellow food colour
Water as required

PROCEDURE

-Marinade mutton pieces in yogurt, salt, red chilli powder, meat tenderizer, jayefil, ginger paste, ground hot spices and coriander powder for 40- 60 minutes.
-Heat oil in a pan and fry half onion slices and cardamom pods in it until brown, now add tomatoes in it and a cinnamon stick and a big cardamom.
-Gradually add water and make masala.
-Add marinated meat in it and cover it to cook meat thoroughly. Add water when required.
-In a separate pan boil rice, drain them and keep aside. Do not boil rice to their maximum, boil them lightly, means 80-90% cooked.
-In a separate frying pan heat butter and fry curry leaves and rest of the remaining onion slices till golden brown. Take them out on an absorbent kitchen towel and allow to cool.
-Mix food colour with water to make a fine mixture.
-When meat is cooked make layers of meat and rice, Sprinkle curry leaves and fried onions on top + food colour mixture and cover for a minute or two.
-Uncover it and mix gently.
-Take out in a plate and serve hot with mint sauce and fresh salad or kachumar salad.