Mutton Biryani With Seeraka Samba

Ingredients:

Goat meat/Mutton - 1.5 lb
Seeraka Samba Rice - 2 cups
Onion large - 1 ( thin sliced )

Green chillies -6 nos

Tomato - 1 ( chopped )

Ginger garlic paste - 3 tbsp

Chilli powder - 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Mint - 20 leaves.

Corriander leaves - 1 handfull

Curd - 2 tbsp
Bay leaf - 3
Star anise - 1 no
Oil - 4 tbsp

Ghee 1 tbsp ( optional )

Salt to taste.
For powder:

Cinnammon stick - 1

Clove - 2

Cardomom - 2

Fennel seeds - 1 tsp

Poppy seeds - 1 tbsp
Grind them into a fine powder.
Method:

• Wash and soak the rice 15 minutes.
• Cut the mutton pieces into medium size & wash it nicely.
• In a pressure cooker, heat oil then add bay leaves, star anise& grinded masala powder.
• 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 turmeric, 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 4 cups of water for 2 cups of rice including the gravy.( For example, if there is 1 cup 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.