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Nawabi Biryani Recipe

• 1/2 Kg - Basmati rice
• 1/2 kg Mutton, - cut in pieces
• 3 Onions, - sliced
• 1/2 tbsp. - Ginger-garlic paste
• 1 tsp.- Garam masala
• 3 nos.- Red chilies
• 1" piece - Cinnamon
• 1/2 cup - Curd, beaten
• 3 nos. - Green cardamom
• 5 nos. - Pepper
• 5 nos. - Cloves
• 1/2 tsp. - Shahjeera
• 1/2 tsp. - Turmeric powder
• 1/4 cup - milk with Saffron
• 1 pinch - Coriander/Pudina, chopped As required
• Jardalu (apricots 5 nos.)
• Dry fruits
• Ghee As required

• Fry the dry fruits & apricots in 2½ tbsps. ghee with a little salt to taste.
• Now grind the fried onions and red chilies to a fine paste.
• Marinate the mutton pieces with curd; ginger-garlic paste, onion paste, turmeric powder and salt keep it for a hour.
• In a pressure cooker add ghee and heat, add the marinated mutton and pressure cook till done.
• Heat ghee again in another vessel, add the whole spices, fry for a while and then add the washed rice.
• Add salt, warm water so that comes 1½ inch above the rice and cook till the rice is done.
• Remove, spread out to cool and remove the whole spices.
• Now to assemble, apply ghee to a heavy bottomed vessel, add the cooked mutton and sprinkle little garam masala. Cover with a layer of rice, followed by a melted ghee and then the saffron milk.
• At last add the fried nuts, cover tightly and keep on dim for 15-20 minutes.
• Mix and serve hot garnished with chopped coriander & pudina.