Mutton Biryani in Pressure Cooker

Posted by Angela Steffi on 8:54:00 PM Mutton Biryani is the king of all biryanis. Mutton biriyani is made in hyderabadi style, Mutton dum biryani Recipe , One pot style  biryani and in Pressure cooker. One of the key advantage of making mutton biriyani in pressure cooker is the mutton and rice are going to get cooked together in the same vessel so  all the flours of the mutton and spices are going to get infused with rice and the meat is going to be tender and juicy. Also this method of making biryani is considerably faster than other methods

Serving Size: 5

Preparation Time : 45 mins

Difficulty:

Spice Level:

Quantity	INGREDIENTS
	For Biryani Masala
1	Star anise
1	mace
1 inch	Cinnamon stick
3	cardamom pods
4	cloves
1 tsp	Cumin seeds
1/2 tsp	fennel seeds
1/2 tsp	pepper corns
2 tsp	coriander seeds
1	Bay leaf
	For Mutton Biryani
2 Tbsp	Ghee / Clarified Butter
2 Tbsp	Oil
	2 bay leaves , 3 green cardamom , 3 cloves
1(250 g)	Onion
2 Tbsp	Ginger Garlic paste
5	green Chilies
1/2 tsp	Turmeric powder
1-2 Tbsp	Red Chili Powder
1(150g)	Tomato
1/2 cup	Yogurt / Curd
Handfull	coriander and Mint leaves
500g	Mutton (lamb)
2 cups	Basmati rice
3 cups	Water
	Salt to Taste

Cooking Method

1) To make Biryani masala dry roast star anise ,cinamon stick,cloves , mace, cardamom, cumin seeds, fennel seeds, pepper corns, coriander seeds and bay leaves for 2 minutes on a low heat and grind it to a fine powder

2) In a cooker heat 2 tbsp. of oil and 2 tbsp. of ghee /Clarified butter and add 2 bay leaves ,3 green cardamom , 3 cloves

3) Add 1 sliced onion(200g) add some salt and saute until golden brown. For biryani we need to brown the onions to get best result at the same time be careful do not burn them.Now to this add 5 green chilies add 1tbsp of ginger paste and 1 tbsp of garlic paste

4) And after the raw smell is gone add  1/2 tsp of turmeric powder , masala powder (freshly ground biryani masala powder in step 1) and also add 1 -2  tbsp of chilli powder depending on your spice preference and mix all the ingredients together and then add 1 sliced tomato (150g) and cook it until everything turns into a paste we don’t want tomato chunks in our biryani

5) Now to this add ½ cup yogurt/curd and cook it for 2-3 minutes and then add some coriander and mint leaves.I like to add mint little extra than coriander leaves


6) Add the mutton pieces also add 1 cup of water and cook for 4 whistles on a medium heat


7) After the mutton pieces are nicely cooked now add the basmati rice which has been soaked for 20 minutes, today I have taken 2 cups of basmati rice i.e. 400g of rice for that I have taken 500g of mutton (for best biryani always use equal or slightly more meat than rice)



8) For 2 cups of rice we need 3 cups of water but already we have add 1 cup water while cooking mutton so add 2 cups again. Since the mutton is also going to release lot of moisture we only need to add little water while cooking.Check for salt,if needed add more salt
cover and cook it for 1 whistle on a low heat or just cook for 10-15 minutes without weight(whistle)
And after a whistle switch off the heat and let it stand for 15 more minutes.


Our Delicious Mutton biryani is ready to be served will all its flavor and Taste :) Happy Cooking !!!