Mutton Biryani

Ingredients:
Goat meat/Mutton - 1.5 lb

Basmathi Rice - 3 cups

Onion large - 1 ( thin sliced )
Green chillies - 10 nos
Tomato - 1 ( chopped )
Ginger garlic paste - 4 tbsp
Chilli powder - 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Mint - 20 leaves.
Corriander leaves - 1 handfull
Curd - 3 tbsp
Cinnammon stick - 1
Clove - 2
Cardomom - 2
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
star anise - 1
Bay leaves - 2
Oil - 4 tbsp,
Ghee 1 tbsp ( optional )
Salt to taste.
Method :

• Wash and soak the rice 15 minutes.
• Cut the mutton pieces into medium size & wash it nicely.
• Marinate the mutton pieces with turmeric powder,curd & salt. Keep it aside for 30 minutes.
• In a pressure cooker, heat oil then add bay leaves, star anise,cardomon,cinnamon sticks,cloves and fennel seeds.
• Now put in the sliced onions and green chillies & fry it till golden brown.
• Now add the ginger garlic paste & fry for 5 minutes.
• Then add the tomatoes & fry it till the tomatoes are soft.
• Add the mutton pieces along with chilli powder and salt. and saute for 5 minutes.
• Now add mint leaves and corriander leaves and fry it for 1 minute.Then pour little water & mix it nicely.
• Now close the lid and pressure cook the mutton till it is tender.
• Now open the lid and and measure the gravy in the mutton. We need total 5 cups of water for 3 cups of rice including the gravy.( For example, if there is two cups of liquid in the mutton, add 3 cups of water.)
• Add the soaked rice along with the required amount of hot water to the mutton in the pressure cooker.mix it gently.
• Close the pressure cooker and cook till the first whistle or cook 10 minutes in medium flame.
• Switch off the stove and let stand till it cools down.
• Delicious mutton biryani is ready. Serve with onion Raitha.