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India - Hyderabadi Mutton Briyani
Ingredients
Meat(lamb) - 1 KG Boneless
Basmati Rice - 1/2kg
Onion - 2 Big (chopped thinly length wise)
Lime Juice - 2 large lemons
Curd - 500 GM
Ginger Garlic Paste - 4-6 Tsp
Red Chilly Powder - 1/2 Tsp.
Green Chilly - 4-6 grind into fine paste
A Pinch of Shahi Geera powder if available.
Clove - 3 to 4
Cinnamon - 1 inch
Cardamom - 4 to 5
Coriander Leaves - A big bunch finely chopped
Mint leaves - one bunch - only leaves
Saffron - 2 pinch of saffron, immerse in water
Ghee - 3 Tsp.
Oil - 2 Cup oil for deep frying onions
Salt - To taste
Method:
1. Cut the meat into 2" square pieces and wash it
2. Add ginger garlic paste to the washed meat and marinate it for 1 hour.
3. While marinating you cut the onions thinly lengthwise and Fry the onions in the oil on low flame till it becomes golden brown.
4. Now remove the golden brown onions from the oil and spread it on the plate, when it cools then crush it with your hand.
5. Now add the curd, 3/4 part of crushed fried onion, Red chilly powder, Green chilly paste, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Shahi Geera, Cloves, Coriander leaves, Mint leaves and saffron water and Green chilies cut length wise . Add salt to taste into this marinated meat and leave for one hour.
6. After one hour half cook the Basmati rice. Remove from flame. Drain out the water completely. Now spread this half cooked rice on the marinated meat. Upon the rice layer you spread lime juice, saffron color and ghee and remaining part of the crushed onion.
7. Now cover the utensil with lid tightly. Keep it on a very low flame after 1/2 hour exactly takes it out from the flame.
8. Mix well before serving. Yummilicious.
Mmm...Briyani. A delicious rice dish. Alice looked down on her mouthwatering recipe paper. Mhmm. As her mother was an Asian, she got the opportunity to taste this rice so many times. It was always delicious. She somehow recalled and managed to list out the ingredients and methods before start the work. Hoping that it would work.
Dun Dun Dun!!
Alice looked at George, nodded her head to do this thing together, but seperate items. "Ofcourse we can. I'm gonna do this rice item," she giggled and looked down at the table. It was full of ingredients and wow. There were lotta work to do still. Okay..first step..
She put the apron on before wash the rice, soaked and kept it aside. It could be like that for another half an hour. She made all the necessary stuffs to get the boneless meat and made them marignate it in ginger garlic paste for 1 hour.
Meanwhile she waved her wand to chop the Onions in lengthwise evenly, well..very finely and fried it on lil oil and mashed it gently by using her hand. Aww..i need to clean my hand now. She used her wand again to clean her hand.
Who likes the stickyness? Ewww..
Now the main part. Alice was so sincere, not wanting to miss any of the method. She wanted to make a delicious dish after all, without any flaws. Okay, she needed tobe focussed. Now..Now..what? The remaining ingredients. She quickly went through the recipe methods. Okay..she took a large bowl and put curd, 3/4 part of crushed fried onion, Red chilly powder, Green chilly paste, Cinnamon, Cardamom, Shahi Geera, Cloves, Coriander leaves, Mint leaves and saffron water and Green chilies(lengthwise slited) She mixed them well and added the marinated muttons with them in the bowl, left them as it was for another half an hour. She looked around to see what others were doing. A wide grin spreaded on her face as she looked at George. He seemed busy with cooking. A 11 year old boy. She giggled and continued her cooking.
The waiting time was killing. She had to wait for another few minutes before the mutton pieces get marinated well with other ingredients. Now ..ah..time...for ..the next step. She brushed aside her hair by her arms. Cooking Basmati rice was not a simple one. Her mother told her. It needed lotta experience and patience.
Let's see what Alice was upto. She half cooked the rice as per the given method and drained the remaining water before added all the ingredients including mutton pieces she started cooking them in a pan, covered in low flame. She knew it would take another half and hour to cook well.
Aha! After the stipulated time, she could smell the mouthwatering aroma. The aroma was good. So tempting. Alice could feel her stomach rumbled postively. Haha. Finally she removed the pan from the flame, and finally garnished it with spring onions and corriandor leaves.
Yay! She clapped her hands together excitedly and looking at George, beamingly.