Mutton/Beef Briyani

MUTTON/BEEF BRIYANI

• 1½ kg beef/mutton meat
• 80 gm briyani powder mix
• 1 inch ginger
• 5 garlic
• 2 large purple onions
• 3 green chilli
• 2 red chilli

(Blend all items in red)

• 2 tomatoes (slice thinly)
• 2 inch of cinnamon stick
• 5 cloves
• 5 cardamom
• abit of mint leaves
• abit of coriander leaves
• 50 gm almond & cashew nut (soaked and blended)

Mix meat with blended ingredients, briyani powder and all above ingredients. Allow it to marinate for 2 hours.

• ½ large purple onion (sliced thinly)
• 1 cup fried onions
• 3 tbsp tomato puree
• 200 gm QBB Ghee + 4-5 tbsp cooking oil 
• salt to taste

Directions to Cook Meat

1. Heat ghee and oil. 
2. Sautee ½ large onion with cloves, cardamom and cinnamon stick
3. Add in marinated meat. Mix well till it simmers.
4. Once the mean is ½ cooked,add in the tomato puree and salt to taste.
5. Once meat is fully cooked and tender, add in fried sliced onions and stir. Lower heat and allow it to cook till oil floats on top. Set aside.

Directions to Cook Rice

• 1 kg basmathi rice (soak for 15 mins and drain)
• water - same measurement when cooking rice
• 2 inch cinnamon stick, 3 cloves, 3 cardamom

• 1 large purple onion
• 3 garlic }
• ½ inch of ginger

(Blend all red items)

• 15 almonds & cashew nuts (blend)
• 4 tbsp ghee
• salt to taste
• abit of coriander leaves
• ½ tin evaporated milk
• ¼ bottle mawar water (Rose Water)
• abit of saffron (optional) or Yellow Food Colouring – mixed with Rose Water

Directions

1. Heat ghee in pot.
2. Add in blended ingredients together with cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom and sautee till fragrant. Then add blended almond and cashew nut and stir well.
3. Pour in water, evaporated milk, coriander leaves and salt to taste. Close the pot and allow it to boil.
4. Next, add in rice and mix well.
5. Close the pot again and allow the rice to cook till there is no more water. Stir the rice well and add in Rose water that have been mixed with colouring.
6. Close the pot with a piece of white damp cloth. Next close the pot with the lid and place a heavy object on the lid.
7. Lower the heat.
8. Once the rice is cooked, split it into 3 parts.

Directions on Layering the Rice and Meat

1. Use a bigger pot. 
2. Add in 1 part of the rice and level it in the pot. Next add in the meat and its gravy on top of the levelled rice.
3. Next, add in the 2nd part of the rice and repeat the same steps above.Lastly, place the 3rd part of the rice on top and level it.
4. Close the pot and leave it till serving time.