Recipe: Tasty Thalassery Style Mutton Dum Biryani

Thalassery Style Mutton Dum Biryani.

You can have Thalassery Style Mutton Dum Biryani using 41 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Thalassery Style Mutton Dum Biryani

1. You need of For Marination:.
2. Prepare 1 kg of Mutton cut into medium sized pieces.
3. It's 1/2 inch of Ginger piece.
4. Prepare of Garlic – 10 medium sized cloves.
5. Prepare of Green chillies – 10, adjust according to the spice level.
6. Prepare 1 tsp of Red chilli powder –.
7. Prepare 1/2 tsp of Turmeric powder.
8. You need 1 tsp of Garam Masala Powder.
9. It's 1/2 cup of Yogurt/curd.
10. Prepare 1 tbsp of Lemon Juice.
11. It's 1 tsp of Salt.
12. You need of For Mutton Masala:.
13. It's 6 of Onion medium sized, finely sliced.
14. Prepare 2 of Tomato, medium sized finely chopped.
15. You need 1/2 cup of Ghee.
16. You need 1/2 cup of Butter.
17. It's of Water as required.
18. You need to taste of Salt.
19. It's of For Rice:.
20. It's 4 cups of Jeerakasala/kaima rice.
21. It's 4 pods of Green Cardamom.
22. It's 2 of Star Anise.
23. You need 6 of cloves.
24. It's 1 of Bay leaf.
25. You need 2 of Cinnamon Stick.
26. Prepare 1 tbsp of Lemon Juice.
27. You need 1 tablespoons of Ghee.
28. It's To taste of Salt.
29. You need of Water as required.
30. Prepare of For Layering & Garnishing:.
31. You need 2 cup of Onion thinly sliced.
32. It's As needed of Cashew nuts.
33. Prepare As needed of Raisins.
34. It's 3 tbsp of Ghee.
35. Prepare 1/4 tsp of Garam Masala.
36. You need 1 tbsp of Rose water.
37. You need 3/4 cup of Chopped coriander and mint leaves.
38. You need of For Dum.
39. It's 2 cup of All-purpose flour :.
40. You need of Water as required.
41. Prepare of Mix together and make a smooth dough like chappathi.

Thalassery Style Mutton Dum Biryani step by step

1. Clean and wash the mutton pieces and keep aside. Coarsely grind together ginger, garlic and green chilies into a coarse paste. Marinate the mutton pieces with the ginger-garlic-green chillies paste along with the other ingredients mentioned in the “For marination” section and keep it aside for 30 mins or overnight..
2. In a pan, heat 3 tbsp oil + 1 tbsp ghee. Add sliced onion, salt, & turmeric and saute until the raw smell goes away. Add chopped tomatoes and saute until the tomatoes are mushy. Add the marinated mutton pieces aloong with water and mix well. Cover and cook stirring occasionally for 30 minutes until the gravy becomes thick & the meat is tender. You could also pressure cook the meat mixture for 3-4 whistles. Switch off the flame and set aside..
3. Wash and soak the rice for 20 mins. Drain the water completely and set aside. In a heavy-bottomed vessel, add the whole spices mentioned under “For rice” and saute until fragrant. Lower the flame and add the drained rice and saute for few mins. Add water, lemon juice, salt and bring it to boil. Cook the rice only 3/4th and the rest will be cooked during the dum process. Fluff the rice gently using a fork..
4. In a pan, heat ghee, add the sliced onions and fry until golden brown and crispy. Remove from heat and drain on a paper towel. In the same pan, fry the cashew nuts & raisins until they turn golden colour and drain on a paper towel..
5. In a biryani pot, spread ghee evenly to the bottom of the dish. Add half of the prepared mutton masala and spread it evenly. Layer half of the cooked rice over the mutton masala. Repeat the process again. Add half of the fried cashew nuts, raisins, fried onions, chopped mint & coriander leaves. Add the final layer of rice on top of it. Finally add the leftover toppings. Sprinkle ghee and rose water over the final layer on the top..
6. Close the biryani pot with a tight fitting heat resistant lid, and seal the edges of the lid with the prepared dough without the slightest opening. Place the biryani pot on top of a tawa and cook on low heat for 20 mins until steam comes out from the dough seal. Switch off the flame after 20 mins. Leave it on the tawa unopened for 10 more mins. Break open the dum seal. Using a long spoon, gently mix the rice and mutton masala. Serve hot with raita and pappadam..