Mutton Pulav / Mutton Pulao

Mutton pulao is an amazing non-veg recipe made with mutton and rice. You must use very fresh meat to make mutton pulao as choosing the right meat makes a lot of difference to the pulao. Mutton pulao is very common in Hyderabadi recipes and also in different regions of India and Pakistan.We don't use lots of spices in this recipe, but the aroma from this pulao is heavenly

Preparation time: 20 mins

Cooking time: 2 hours

Ingredients:

Basmati rice- 2 cups
Mutton- 300 gm
Onions- 3 large sliced thinly
Mint leaves- 1/2 cup chopped
Coriander leaves- 1/2 cup chopped
Water- 3 cups

For marination:

Ginger garlic paste- 3 tbsp
Green chilli- 7
Pulao biriyani powder- 2 tbsp (I used shan pulav mix)
Curd- 3/4 cup
Lemon juice - 1 tbsp salt to taste
Salt to taste

Whole spices:

Cinnamon- 2 long sticks
Cumin seeds- 1 tsp
Cardamom pods- 4
Krambu- 3

Procedure:


1. Wash and soak rice for 30 mins.

2. Blend the green chillies in a blender.

3. Add all the marination ingredients to the mutton and let it marinate for 30 mins. Take the marinated mutton in a pressure cooker and add 1 cup of water and pressure cook till the meat is tender.

4. Add oil and the whole sizes in another skillet and let it sizzle for a min.

5. Now add in the onions. Fry them till it turns golden.

6. Now add in ginger garlic paste and tomato and saute till it turns mushy.

7. Now add the cooked mutton pieces to it and leave the excess mutton stock. We will use it later.

8. Mix well and let it cook with the onions and tomatoes for 10 mins or more, now add mint and coriander leaves and mix well.

9. Now measure the left over marination liquid and make up to three cups by adding water.

10. Pour the  liquid and water and mix well. Bring this to boil.

11.Now add the soaked rice and mix well.

12. Simmer the flame and cook it on low heat until all the water has been absorbed by the rice.

13.Serve hot with jam and raita.