Ingredients

• 500 g - basmati rice, washed and drained
• 500 g - chopped mutton
• 5 - crushed cardamoms
• 1 - bay leaf
• 2 - small sticks of cinnamon
• 1 cup - sliced onions
• Salt to taste
• 5 cups - water
• 2 tbsps - oil
• 1 tbsp - ghee
• 10 - garlic cloves
• 1 - piece of ginger
• 3/4 cup - milk
• A pinch of saffron

How to Make Sultanpuri Pulav

• Pressure cook the mutton with 1 cup water, crushed cardamoms, bay leaf, cinnamon and 1/2 cup sliced onions with salt as per taste.
• Once cooked, remove mutton from the stock and reserve the liquid.
• Heat oil and ghee in a pan.
• Add 1/2 cup sliced onions, garlic and ginger. Fry till golden brown.
• Now add the pressure cooked mutton and fry till browned.
• In the pressure cooker, spread a layer of basmati rice. Spoon the fried mutton on top.
• Add second layer of rice.
• Pour the reserved stock and remaining water.
• Add milk with a pinch of saffron dissolved in it.
• Pressure cook for 20 mins.
• Let it cool. Serve hot with raitha.