Mutton Biryani

Ingredients
For rice
Basmati rice -2 cups (1/2 kg)
Water - 2 cups
Cinnamon (Karuvapatta) - 2 sticks
Cloves (Carambu) - 3
Cardamom (Elakkai) - 2
Bay leaf- 1
Lemon juice- 1 tbsp
Salt to taste
Biryani Masala:
Cinnamon - 1 inch piece
Cardamom - 3
Cloves - 4-6
Nutmeg - 1/2
bay leaves- 1
Mace - 2-5
1. Chilly powder - 1/2 tsp
2. Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
3. Fenneel seed powder - 1/2 tsp
Grind all the biryani masala ingredients except 1,2,3.
For mutton curry
Mutton - 1/2 kg
Onion chopped - 4 big
Tomato chopped - 2 medium
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Green chilly chopped - 4 nos
Chilly powder 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 2 tbsp
Turmeric powder -1/2 tsp
Yogurt - 1/2 cup
Cinnamon -1/2 inch
Cloves - 1no
Cardamom - 1no
Garam masala - 3/4 tsp
Fennel seed powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander & mint chopped 1/4 cup
Water - 1/2 cup
salt - to taste
Oil - 3 tbsp
Ghee - 3 tbsp

Method
In a pan boil 2 cups water (2 cups rice needs 3 cups water.here we cook the rice its 3/4 time of the actual cooking.and remaining 1/4 cooking is with mutton curry) with the spices except lime juice and rice from the rice ingredients. Add rice and lime juice, stir well and close with a lid.When it done put off fire and keep aside.

Heat oil in a Pan,add Cinnamon stick,Cloves,Cardamom stir it for a while, saute onions and ginger garlic paste till the onions become translucent.Put the chopped green chilly, saute it.Add chopped tomatoes saute it till the oil get seperated.Put chilly powder, coriander powder,turmeric powder, stir it for 1 minute.Add the cut and cleaned mutton pieces and mix it well with garam masala and fenugreek powder.Pour 1/2 cup water. Close with alid and cook it almost done (still has a bite left). Add the yogurt mix all together and keep it for 1 minute and put off fire.

Heat a vessel,pour a little of ghee. Put a little of cooked rice and one layer of mutton cooked above it.Repeat the process till the rice and cooked mutton are over. Close the lid tightly and heat on a low flame for about 8 - 10 minutes.Add the prepared biryani masala amd mix it before put off fire.Serve with onion raita, pickle and papads.minutes. Mix before serve. Serve with yogurt and cocunut-pudina