Mutton Biryani

Ingredients : -

• Mutton - 500grms cut into medium pieces 
• Basmati rice - 2cups soaked for 1hours
• Raw papaya paste - 2tbsp
• Onion - 4 nobs cut into slices 
• Ginger and garlic paste - 1/2cup allmost  4tbsp
• Yogurt - 1 cup
• Turmeric powder - 1/2tbsp
• Chilli powder - 2tbsp
• Salt as per taste 
• Oil as per requirement 
• Cumin powder - 1tbsp
• Coriander powder - 1tbsp
• Biryani masala powder - 2tbsp (here I am using my homemade biriyani Masala)
• Garam masala powder - 1tbsp
• Bay leaf - 1piece
• Black pepper - 1/2tbsp
• Cinnamon - 1inch stick
• Clove - 4
• Green cardamom - 3-4
• Black cardamom - 1
• Star flower - 2 pieces 
• Sahi jeera - 1/2tbsp
• Kewra water - 1tbsp
• Rose water - 1tbsp
• Ghee -2-3 tbsp
• Fresh mint leaves - 1/2cup  
• Fresh coriander leaves - 1/2cup
• Saffron - a pinch
• Wheat flour dough to seal

Method : -

• First wash the mutton pieces and put it into a bowl and add the papaya paste and mix it 
• properly then keep into the fridge with lid for 2-3 hours.
• Then take a pan add oil  allow it to heat then add the sliced
•  onions into the oil nd deep fry the onions till browned. Then take it with a absorbent paper.
• Then we will do the mutton marination so take the mutton from the fridge  and keep it aside.
• One again mix the mutton and know we will add all the spices. Add yogurt,green chilli,turmeric powder,red chilli powder,cumin powder,coriander powder,ginger and garlic paste,half of the fried onion,chopped mint and coriander leaves,salt, half oil,garam masala powder,biriyani powder,cinnamon sticks,cardamom,clove,bay leaves and mix it properly and cover with lid and again keep it in refrigerator for another 15-20 minutes.
• Then we will prepare the rice , for that take a big handi pour water as per your rice quantity in the water add little oil,Sashi jeera,salt,1/2 lemon juice,paper,star flower and let it boil nicely then add the soaked rice in do the water and let it cook. And check it when rice will be half done then switch off the flame Drain well and keep it aside.
• Take a bowl with warm milk and dissolve the saffron into it and keep it aside.
• Then take deep pan for preparing the Biryani and add some oil/Ghee let it hot then simmer the flame.
• Then into the pan add marinate mutton and spread it properly then on top add the half boiled rice and cover the rice properly.
• Then sprinkle the remaining fried onions,kewra water,rose water,chopped coriander,mint leaves,saffron with milk,ghee,and 1tbsp of Biriyani powder and cover the pan with lid and seal it with wheat flour dough.
• Then place a tawa in the gas then keep the biriyani pot top up the tawa and some heavy things in top up the Biriyani pot.
• Then cook on low flame for 50-60minuts till the mutton and rice will be well cooked.
• After 50mints switch off the flame and immediately don't open.let it be like that for 10-15mints.
• After 15mints your mutton Biryani is ready to eat.so prepare some raita and serve hot mouth watering Mutton Biriyani and enjoy your meal.