Ingredients
mutton pieces – 1/2 kg.?
3/4 cup oil
Whole spices: 1 stick cinnamon,
? 3 cardamoms,
? 3 cloves.
1 large onion, sliced
garlic ginger paste – 2 tbs.
1/2 bunch mint leaves, chopped
1 small bunch coriander leaves, chopped
2 medium sized tomatoes, chopped
1 1/2 – 2 tsp. chilli powder
turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp.
1 cup water
salt – to cook mutton – 1 1/2 tbs.
salt – to cook rice – 1 tbs.
1/2 cup curds
112 large lime, juice extracted
1 tbs dhania powder
1/4 tsp kesan powder – optional
Method:
1. Heat 3/4 cup oil in a pressure cooker.
2. Add the whole spices, then the sliced onions, fry lightly for a minute till brown.
3. Add garlic ginger paste, fry lightly for 1 min Add mint and coriander leaves, stir and fry well a minute.
4. Add chopped tomatoes & fry for 2 minutes.
5. Add chilli powder, turmeric powder, fry for 2 minutes.
6. Add raw meat and 1 1/2 tbs salt, fry for a minute, then pour 1 cup water and cook till the meat is tender. Keep aside.
7. Cook rice, as usual with 1 tbs. salt, in water. When rice is just a little under-cooked, strain the rice.
8. In the pressure cooker, mix in rice with the meat. Add curds, lime juice & dhania powder.
9. Keep rice and meat on slow flame for 20 minutes till rice is done.
10. Lastly sprinkle 2 tbs. ghee, if desired.
Serve hot with cucumber or onion raita.
