Vellore Biriyani


Ingredients:

Biriyani Ella (Bay Leaf) - 3
Cinnamon - 1
Cardamom- 2
Onion - 1
Tomato - 1
Mint - 1 bunch
Coriander(Kothamalli) 1/2 bunch
Garam Masala - 1 tsp
Aniseed

Marinate:

Mutton - 1 kg
Yogurt - 5 tsp
Salt to taste
Turmeric Powder 1/2 tsp
Chilli Powder – 1 1/2 tsp
Pepper Powder - 3/4 tsp
Lemon Juice - 4 tsp
Ginger Garlic Paste – 1 1/2 tsp

Paste:

Cashew Nuts Plain - 20
Cumin seed a - 1/2 tsp
Fennel seed 1 tsp
Garlic - 8
Chilli Green small - 2
Rice 4 Cups

Preparation:


* Rub the meat with ginger garlic paste and then add salt
* Mix the remaining ingredients given for marinating and keep aside for 1 hour or more for meat to get tender.
* Grind the ingredients given in paste to make a smooth paste adding little bit of water.
*Heat ghee if you like ghee or( if you are concerned about health and want to look after your heart go for sunflower oil it still taste the best.) in a sauce pan and fry the rest of the ingredients in specified order. Now add the marinated mutton, ground paste and 1 cup of water. Cover and cook till meat becomes tender.  You can also use cooker for this process. Leave for 1 Whistle. ( approximately 15 minutes real cooking time if you don't have pressure cooker)*Once the cooker cools down add rice to the mutton mixture. For 4 cups of rice (1:1.5 ratio),add 5 cups of  water have water. Cover and cook for one whistle (approximately 15 minutes)if you are using  pressure cooker
* There are many benefits to using a pressure cooker, like reduced cooking time and better retention of vitamins and minerals.* Or use the normal rice cooker which will do the job.

Cook top cooking
* Or gas cook top cooking or any other cooktop cooking will also give the same result.Cooking time would be 15 minutes  moderate heat and you need to keep an eye stirring occasionaly so that it doesn't get burnt at the bottom of the dish.

Doing dum biriyani

Cover the dish with foil the stream will keep the biriyani dum or if you have a lid slightly deeper you can add boiling water on top to keep biriyani dum.

!Carefull with hot water don’t pour on yourself


Remove from heat.