Ingredients

• Mutton - 1 kg
• rice - 3 cups
• Curd - 800 gm
• Whole Garam Masala - 2 tbsp
• Red Chilli powder - 1 tsp
• Ginger & Garlic paste - 3 tbsp
• Saffron - a generous pinch
• green chillies, cut into two slits - 4 to 5
• Fried Onions (dark brown) - 3
• Juice of 3 Lemons
• Salt to taste
• Milk

How to Make Rich Mutton Biryani with Indian Spices

• Put the mutton pieces in the pressure cooker, add 1 tbsp whole garam masala, red chilli powder, ginger-garlic paste, curd, salt to taste and cook without water till mutton is almost done.
• Soak the rice for about 1 to 2 hours. Cook the rice in salted boiling water along with the remaining whole garam masala till it is almost cooked. Strain and keep the rice aside.
• Soak the saffron in warm milk.
• Arrange half of the rice in a big saucepan, put one layer of mutton masala and sprinkle with fried onions, green chillies, lemon juice and saffron dissolved in warm milk.
• Now arrange another layer of boiled rice and sprinkle with fried onions, green chillies, lemon juice and saffron dissolved in warm milk.
• Cover with aluminium foil and cook in pre-heated oven for 15-20 mins. You can also cook on gas on very low heat.