Ingredients:
- 1 kg: lamb Mutton
- 2 cups: Basmati rice
- 2 tsp: Whole garam masala
- 2 cups: Yogurt
- 5 tsp: Ghee
- 2 cups: Sliced onions
- 3: Green chillies
- 3 tsp: Ginger paste
- 2 tsp: Garlic paste
- 2 cups: Chopped tomatoes
- Salt to taste
- 2 tsp: Coriander powder
- 2 tsp: Garam masala powder
- 1 tsp: Turmeric powder
- 1 tsp: Cumin powder
- 1 tsp: Red chilli powder
- A pinch: Saffron
- 1" pcs: Ginger
- 1/2 cup: Fresh coriander
leaves
- 1/2 cup: Fresh mint leaves
- 1/2 cup: Warm milk
- 100 gm: Butter
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Method:
- Clean lamb
mutton and cut into one and half inch sized pieces.
- Pick,
clean and wash rice. Soak rice in water.
- Chop green
chillies. Peel ginger and cut into thin strips.
- Wash
coriander and mint leaves and roughly chop them
individually.
- Soak
saffron in warm milk and keep aside.
- Marinade
meat pieces with yogurt, salt, turmeric powder and one
tablespoon each of ginger and garlic pastes. Marinade for
about four hours in a cool place.
- Cook rice
in salted boiling water along with whole garam masala till
rice is almost cooked. Strain and keep the rice warm.
- Heat ghee
in a thick-bottomed pan or pressure cooker. Add sliced
onion and chopped green chillies. Cook till onion is light
golden brown. Make sure to blend continuously.
- Add
remaining ginger and garlic pastes and mix well. Add
marinated meat and cook on high flame for seven to eight
minutes. Now, add coriander powder, cumin powder and red
chilli powder. Mix thoroughly.
- Mix in
three cups of water, bring it to a boil, reduce heat and
cook covered till meat pieces are almost cooked. Add
chopped tomatoes, salt, one teaspoon garam masala powder
and chopped fresh coriander leaves. Cook for fifteen
minutes on medium heat, stirring rarely.
- Ensure
that the cooked meat does not have too liquid gravy. If
that is the case, cook on high flame to reduce water
content.
- Arrange
half the quantity of cooked meat in an oven proof dish and
spread half the quantity of cooked rice on top of the
meat. Sprinkle a little garam masala powder, half amount
each of ginger julienne, saffron dissolved in warm milk
and mint leaves. Dot the rice with half the quantity of
butter. Place a layer of remaining meat on top of the
rice, followed by cooked rice and repeat the previous
process with the remaining quantities of ginger julienne,
saffron milk, garam masala powder, mint leaves and butter.
- Cover it
with aluminum foil and cook in a pre-heated oven for
fifteen to twenty minutes.
- Serve
garnished with fried sliced onions and mixed vegetable
raita.
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