My Style Pressure Cooker Mutton Biriyani

 Mutton Biriyani is my personal favourite right from my childhood. All my Sundays began with Idly / Mutton Kuzhambu ( Recipe here) followed by Mutton Biriyani for lunch and a good nap till I got married to a Pure Vegetarian :D Now my Sunday routine has slightly changed but I never miss a chance to eat a good Mutton Biriyani.  So here is the recipe of my style mutton biriyani , an adaption of my Mother’s biriyani recipe.

Ingredients:

Mutton - ½ Kg

Basmati Rice - ½ Kg soaked for 30 mins in drinking water

Oil - 5 tbsp

To Temper

Bay leaves - 2

Star anise - 2

Cinnamon - 2 (½ inch pieces)

Cloves - 6 pieces

Marathi Moggu - 2 pieces (Optional)

Fennel seeds - 1 tsp (Optional)

Pepper corns - 5 - 6 (Optional)

Stone flower / Kalpasi - small piece (Optional)

Onion - 2 Medium sliced lengthwise

Tomato - 4 Medium finely chopped

Mint leaves - few chopped

Coriander leaves - few chopped

Kashmiri Chilli powder - 1 tsp (Does not add to spice, only for colour)

To grind to a paste:

Garlic cloves - Medium size - 40

Ginger - 1 inch ginger pieces - 2

Cardamom - 4

Red Chillies (Round) - 12 (adjust according to taste)

Mint leaves - ½ bunch

Coriander leaves - ½ bunch

Method

1. Add oil to a pressure cooker and add all the items under 'To Temper'

2. Add a few coriander ,mint leaves and Onion. Saute till onions are soft

3. Add the ground paste, required salt, Kashmiri chilli powder and saute in low flame for 10 minutes until oil oozes out

4. Add chopped tomatoes, coriander powder and cook till mushy.

5. Add washed mutton, give it a quick stir

6. Keep the flame to high, Add 1 ½ cups of water and pressure cook for one whistle and simmer for 10 mins. Once the pressure subsides, open and check. Mutton must be cooked thoroughly. Check for salt and adjust.

7. Turn the stove on, add extra 2 cups of water, when the water boils add the soaked basmati rice and add it to the boiling water and allow it to boil again with the rice

8. Turn the flame to low, close the lid, and leave it for 10 minutes.

9. Turn the stove off. Open the pressure cooker strictly only after 15 mins..