Ingredients

• 750 g - mutton
• 350 g - basmati rice
• 1 cup - fresh curd
• 2 - large onions sliced
• 2 flakes - garlic
• 3 -large cardamoms
• 8 -cloves
• 1 stick - cinnamon
• 1 tbsp - ginger paste
• 2 tsp - black peppercorns
• 1 tsp - cumin seeds
• 1 tsp - chilli powder
• 1 tsp - coriander powder
• 1/2 tsp - nutmeg powder
• A pinch of turmeric
• Salt to taste
• 100 g - ghee

How to Make Asian style Mutton Biryani

• Bring 750 ml water to boil, add rice, salt and turmeric, cover and cook for 15 mins.
• Heat ghee and fry half the onions till brown. Remove and keep aside.
• Fry raisins, pistachios and almonds in a bit of ghee.
• Add these to the rice.
• Fry rest of onions with ginger, garlic, cumin, chilli powder till golden brown.
• Add mutton and brown on high heat for 5 mins.
• Add cinnamon, cardamoms, cloves, peppercorns, coriander powder, nutmeg, salt and 125ml water. Stir well.
• Cover and simmer for about 10 mins.
• Remove from heat, stir in the curd and simmer for 5 mins.
• Layer a dish with alternate layers of rice and mutton.
• Bake in a preheated oven at 200 degrees C for 10 mins.
• Serve with raita.