Lamb / Goat 500g
Onion 1
Tomato 1 optional
Ginger 1 inch
Garlic 10 pods
Green chilies 5
Biriyani spices (cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, cashew, bay leaves, stone flower, star anise, fennel seeds, corriander seeds)
Mint leaves and corriander leaves handful
Basmati rice 500 g
Turmeric 1/4 spn
Chili powder 2 spn
Curd 50g
Salt as required
Oil 3 tspn
Ghee 2 spn

Cut and clean the mutton keep aside..
Grind onion, ginger, garlic and green chilies and keep aside..
Dry grind all biriyani spices into a coarse powder..

Heat a nonstick or heavy bottom pan..
Add oil and ghee..
Add the onion paste..
Fry until raw smell leaves..
Add the biriyani spice powder 3 spn is enough..
Fry for 2 minutes in low medium flame ..
Add tomato.. fry until mushy..
Add turmeric ,chili powder and salt..
Fry again.. add curd now..
Saute until it melts.. add mutton pieces..
Fry in high flame until masala coat well..
Add mint and corriander leaves too..
Fry well..
Add 500 ml water now..
Cover and cook for 20 to 25 minutes in medium flame..
Soak the rice now..
After 25 minutes check salt add soaked rice..
Cover air tight and cook in low medium flame for 20 to 25 minutes..
Turn off and leave it for 10 to 15 minutes..
Serve hot with raita or salna..
Yummy mutton biriyani ready..