Hyderabadi Biryani

The authentic Hyderabadi Biryani is the king of all Indian Biryani Recipes you'll ever savour. In some parts of India this Biryani is served with a particular kind of gravy and Raita. But I like my Hyderabadi Biryani the typical style. So here's how you prepare:

Ingredients:

• 100 gm Mutton 
• 100 gm Basmati Rice
• 1 inch piece of ginger
• 4 pods of garlic
• 3 tsp coriander leaves
• 1 tsp mint leaves (chopped)
• 4 green chillies
• 8 cloves
• 1 inch piece of cinnamon
• 1 tsp kala jeera (black cumin seeds)
• 1/2 tsp jaiphal (nutmeg)
• 8tbsp milk
• 1 tsp saffron 
• 150 gm ghee
• 3 large sized sliced onions
• juice of 2 limes
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 400 gm yoghurt
• 3 hard boiled eggs
• salt to taste

Method:

Wash the meet and rice separately. Grind together the ginger, garlic, coriander, mint and green chillies into a fine paste. Grind together the whole spices into a fine powder. Soak the saffron in lukewarm milk and keep aside. Fry the onions till they are golden brown. Marinate the meat with the ginger garlic paste, yoghurt and the powdered spices, red chilli powder and lime juice. Leave aside for 30 minutes. Heat the ghee and add the marinated meat and cook over a low flame covering with a lid for atleast 40-45 minutes. Stir from time to time. Cook till the mutton is tender and the gravy thickened. In the meantime, in another pan cook the rice till it is more than half done. Take a large baking dish and oil it. Place half the portion of the rice at the bottom, put the meat and the gravy evenly on the rice and cover it with the remaining rice. Sprinkle the saffron milk and cover tightly with a foil. Place a lid and cook in a pre-heated oven at 180 degree Celsius for 15 minutes or until the rice is done. Garnish with the eggs cut into slices and onion slices. Serve with Butter Paneer or just have it as a stand alone dish.

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