Dum Biriyani

Ingredients


For the marinade:
3lb goat meat / mutton
handful of chopped coriander
handful of chopped mint
2 cups curd
4 - 5 cloves
4 - 5 cardamon
4 mace
1 tsp black cumin (shahjeera)
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp chili powder
5 - 6 chopped green chilies
3 tsp crushed pepper
4 - 5 bay leaves
juice of 1 lemon
4 tbsp oil / ghee
1 tsp meat tenderizer


Biriyani Ingredients:
3 cups basmati rice
chopped coriander
chopped mint
3 tsp garam masala
3 onions chopped


Method

1. Add meat tenderizer to mutton and keep aside for 1 hour
2. Marinate meat with the above ingredients and keep aside for 2 hours
3. Fry the onions in oil until it turns brown
4. Wash and soak rice for 1/2 hour
5. Add rice and cumin seeds to 4 1/2 cups of boiled water
6. Remove 1 cup of rice from pan after it is 40% done
7. Cook the rest of rice for 1 more minute and remove from heat
8. In a heavy bottomed pan, add meat
9. Layer the 40% cooked rice, coriander and mint over the meat
10. Layer the 60% cooked rice coriander and mint over the above mixture
11. Sprinkle garam masala over the rice
12. Cover the pan with a cloth and slow cook it over medium heat for 50 minutes
13. Serve with mirchi ka salan and raitha