Mutton Briyani /Lamb briyani

Ingredient's

Mutton    1/2 kg
Ginger Paste 1tsp
Garlic Paste  1tsp
Cinnamon     1 inch
Cloves          6-7
Cardmom     6-7
Curd            3 Tbsp
Mint leaves        2 tsp
Coriander leaves 2 tbsp (finely chopped)
Green chiliies      4-5   (finely chopped)
Turmeric Powder 1 tsp
Ghee                   2 tbsp.
Eating color   a pinch   
Salt as per taste

Onions     3 medium sized
Basmati Rice  2 cups.
Refined oil/ Ghee  7 tbsp

Step 1: Caramelization of onion's :

• Finely chop onion's. In a fry pan heat around  7 tbsp of oil, add finely chopped onions.Caramelize them.
• Remove the caramelized onion and save the oil.

Step 2: For Marination :

• Clean mutton wash it through running water, add ginger garlic paste, cinnamon, cloves, cardmom, curd, finely chopped mint leaves, finely chopped coriander leaves, green chilles, turmeric powder, caramelized onions, salt around 2 tsp. Marinate for one hour or more.

Step 3: Parboil Rice :

•  Fill in open pot with water, add 1 tsp of salt and 3-4 mint leaves. Once water starts boiling add washed basmati  rice.Parboil rice. Drain all water.

Step 4: For  Dum  preparation:

• In half cup of wheat flour, add water. Mix well to make something like chapati/roti  dough. (** Note : Make the dough a bit wet). Now on  lid edge apply the dough. 

 Step 5 : Final Step :

 

 

 

•  In a pan or pot, add oil which was saved  during caramelization of onions. Once oil becomes hot add marinated mutton (Marination made in Step2). Put parboiled rice.  Add eating color to tbsp of milk put it on the rice.From the stock of paraboiled rice, take around a small cup of stock add 2 tbsp of pure ghee, boil this mixture add it to the rice after adding colour. 
• Put on the lid. Put on hot charcoal. (** If using stove keep small grinding stone on the lid) Let it cook for  20 minutes. After around 20 minutes the dough applied to lid starts getting dry and aroma starts coming out . 
• Cook for another 10 to 15  minutes on low flame.
•  Briyani is ready to be served with  lemon dressed mint onion salad.