Recipe for Nawabi biryani

Ingredients

  • 325 gms Basmati Rice
  • 1/2 kg. Mutton (cut in pieces)
  • 3 Onions (sliced)
  • 1/2 tbsp Ginger-Garlic Paste
  • 1 tsp Garam Masala
  • 3 small-sized Red Chilies
  • 1 piece Cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup Curd (beaten)
  • 3 Green Cardamom
  • 5 Pepper
  • 5 Cloves
  • 1/2 tsp Shahjeera
  • 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
  • 1/4 cup Milk, with saffron
  • 1 pinch Coriander/Pudina (chopped)
  • Jardalu (5 apricots )
  • Dry Fruits
  • Ghee, as required

Cooking Directions

Fry the dry fruits & apricots in 2½ tbsp ghee, with a little salt (to taste).

Now, grind the fried onions and red chilies, to make a fine paste.

Marinate the mutton pieces with curd, ginger-garlic paste, onion paste, turmeric powder and salt.

In a pressure cooker, heat ghee, add the marinated mutton and cook till done.

Heat ghee again in another vessel, add the whole spices, fry for a while and then add the washed rice.

Add salt and warm water, enough that it comes 1½ inch above the rice. Cook till the rice is done.

Remove the rice from the pan, spread out to cool and remove the whole spices.

To assemble, apply ghee to a heavy bottomed vessel, add the cooked mutton and sprinkle some garam masala.

Cover with a layer of rice, followed by melted ghee and then the saffron milk.

Lastly, add the fried nuts, cover tightly and keep on dum for 15-20 minutes.

Mix and serve, hot garnished with chopped coriander & pudina.

Nawabi biryani Photos

by Pak101.com (few years ago!) / 1248 views
(Not Rated Yet)
 

Other Similar Recipes from Biryani

Kashmiri Biryani
Kashmiri Biryani
few years ago! 
Boti Masala Biryani
Boti Masala Birya..
few years ago! 
Prawns Tawa Biryani
Prawns Tawa Birya..
few years ago! 
Pasanda Biryani
Pasanda Biryani
few years ago! 
Handi Biryani
Handi Biryani
few years ago! 
Nawabi biryani
Nawabi biryani
few years ago! 
Delhi Biryani
Delhi Biryani
few years ago! 
Kacchi Biryani
Kacchi Biryani
few years ago! 
Keema Biryani
Keema Biryani
few years ago! 
Chicken Biryani and Bangun Ka Raita
Chicken Biryani a..
few years ago!