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Spice It Up! Make This Sindhi-Style Mutton Biryani
45 minutes
1 hour 30 minutes
size: 8-10
Steps
- Parboil the potatoes in a large saucepan until par-cooked, then drain. Set aside. Wash the rise, rinse and soak it in a bowl of water for 1 hour, then drain and parboil for 3-4 minutes and drain. Soak the saffron threads in another bowl of hot milk for 15 minutes.
- Heat the oil in a saucepan with a lid over a medium heat. Add the whole spices and allow to splutter. Add the onions and cook for 8-10 minutes until light brown. Add the ginger and garlic paste and cook until the raw smell disappears. Add the mutton and fry until it is sealed all over. Add the tomatoes, turmeric, dried pomegranate powder, salt, dried plums and green chili and cook over a medium-high heat, stirring constantly for about 10 minutes, or until the oil rises to the top and the tomatoes are soft.
- Add the yogurt and cook for about 10-15 minutes, stirring constantly, until the oil rises to the surface of the curry. Cover with a lid and cook for a further 10 minutes. You should be left with a thick curry with oil rising on the top. If it gets too thick, add a few splashes of water and reduce the heat to low until the oil rises back on the top. Add the parboiled potatoes; at this point the meat should also be cooked through.
- Layer the parboiled rice on top of the meat in the pan, then sprinkle the kewra, saffron and ghee over the top. Add lemon slices and mint. Cover the pan with foil firmly around the edges, cover tightly with the lid, reduce the heat to low, and let it cook in its own steam for about 10-15 minutes. If you have a heat diffuser it will help the rice steam evenly. The key is that when you remove the foil, steam should rise to the top and the rice should be standing on end. Anything further and the rice will be overcooked. When ready, using a dessert spoon, stir the rice into the layers carefully so as not to break the rice. Serve hot with a simple raita, such as hibiscus and Himalayan pink salt raita.
Originally published at Foodrepublic.com. Reproduced for personal collection.
