Ingredients:-
For the rice:-
Basmathi Rice – 2 cups
Ghee – 2 tbsp
Star aniseed- 1 number
Cloves – 6 numbers
Green cardamom -4 numbers
Cinnamon – two 1″ sticks
Onion – 1 medium, thinly sliced
Cilantro – 2 tbsp, finely chopped
Salt – 2 tsp
Rose essence -1/2 tsp
Boiling water – 4 cups (1:2 ratio)
For the mutton masala:-
Mutton – 500 grams, cut into bite size pieces & washed with water & little vinegar
Canola oil – 2 tbsp
Cloves – 4 numbers
Cardamom- 4 numbers
Cinnamon -one 1″ stick
Onion – 2 numbers, big, thinly sliced
Greenchilly – 4 numbers, crushed
Ginger -2″ piece, crushed
Garlic cloves – 7 big, crushed
Coriander powder – 1 tsp ( heaped)
Kashmiri chilly powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Tomato – 1 big, deseeded & chopped
Salt -11/4 tsp
Garam masala powder – 1/4 tsp
Lime juice – of one lime
Water – 1/4 cup
Chopped cilantro – 1/4 cup
Method:-
Soak the basmathi rice in water for 30 minutes. Drain the water completely & keep aside. Heat the ghee & add all the spices. Add the sliced onion when you get an aroma of the spices & fry till the onion turns golden brown in color. Add the drained rice & fry for 2 minutes on medium high heat, pour 4 cups of boiling water, add 2 tsp of salt, rose essence & cilantro. Cover & cook on low heat for 10 minutes. Keep the cooked rice covered for another 10 minutes. Let the rice cool completely.
For the mutton masala, heat the oil & add all the whole spices. Fry the onions till they turn golden brown in color. Stir in all the crushed ingredients & fry for 5 minutes. Add the coriander, turmeric, kashmiri & garam masala powders & fry for 1-2 minutes on low heat. Throw in the tomato, mutton pieces & salt. Keep mixing on medium-high heat for 7 minutes/ till the mutton pieces turn brown in color. Add the lime juice & water. Mix well & bring to a boil, add more salt if needed. Transfer the ingredients to a pressure cooker & cook till the meat is tender & there is a very thick gravy left behind. I cooked the meat for 17 minutes on low heat after the first whistle. Open the cooker when the pressure completely subsides. Add the chopped cilantro.
Mix the mutton masala carefully with the cooked rice. Serve hot with pappad & raitha.
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