Mutton Kurma

Who doesn't like mutton? My husband loves mutton in any form and growing up my brother was pretty much like that too..hmm..Is this is a guy thing? :) Anyway, this is a mutton curry adapted from my mil's recipes. My mom's is a little different from this which I will post some other time for sure..

Ingredients:
Mutton - 2 lbs
Onion, diced - 1 large
Tomato, diced - 1 large
Chilli powder - 1 1/2 tsp
Curry powder - 2 tsp
Turmeric powder - 1tsp
Ginger Garlic paste - 1 Tbsp
Meat Masala - 2 tsp (optional)
To Grind: 
Onion - 1/2 large
Poppy seeds - 1 tsp
Coconut, shredded - 2 Tbsp
Fennel seeds - 2 tsp
Red chillies - 2
Cashews - 4 nos

Method:

1. Grind all the ingredients from the "To Grind" list into a paste.
2. Take a pressure cooker and add all the rest of the ingredients from above. Add the ground paste and add 2 cups of water and cook in medium flame for 3-4 whistles and switch off.
3. Once the pressure goes off, remove the lid and boil in medium flame until the gravy thickens and oil separates out. Add cilantro and serve hot. 

Mutton Biriyani

When I hear the word “Mutton biriyani” I only dream about this biriyani that I once had at my schoolmate’s house on Ramzan. Recently, one of our friends made this amazing biriyani which tasted a lot similar and I fell in love with it. I tried to recreate his  recipe and here is my best try.

Ingredients:

Marinade:

Mint Leaves, finely chopped - 1/2 bunch

Cilantro, finely chopped - 1/2 bunch

Ginger garlic paste - 2 Tbsp

Lemon juice - 2tsp

Yoghurt - 1 cup

Turmeric powder - 2 tsp

Chilli powder - 4 tsp

Curry Powder - 4 tsp

Garam masala - 2 tsp

Biriyani Masala - 4 tsp

Biriyani paste - 3 tsp, optional

Mutton - 3lbs

For Biriyani:

Onions, thinly sliced - 2 large

Tomatoes - 1

Basmati rice - 3 cups

Spices - Cloves-3, cinnamon-2, anise-2, cardamom-2

Fried onions - 1/4 cup, optional

Method:

1. Marinate the mutton overnight with all the ingredients from above overnight.
2. Cook rice in the rice cooker with 1 1/2 cups of water per cup of rice, oil and all the spices and cool it in a large mixing bowl or tray.
3. In a large saucepan, add onions and fry until browned. Add tomatoes and the marinated mutton and cook for 45 minute or so until the mutton cooks and becomes a thick gravy.
4. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
5. In an oven safe tray, layer rice with the gravy one on top of the other and cover with aluminuim foil and bake it for 30 minutes.
6. In you have fried onions, mix it with the biriyani towards the end and serve hot.

Enjoy with raitha and boiled eggs :)