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In This Thread I Will Be Adding The Steps To Prepare Hyderabadi Mutton Biryani. #Cooking ๐จโ๐ณ #HomeCooking
Image:- Prepared by Me, Last #Sunday.
STEP 1/N:- Wash The Mutton Properly. Add Green Papaya Paste & Ginger Paste. Go For Mutton With Bones & Fats. It Adds A Great Flavor.
STEP 2/N:- Add Garlic Paste, Red Chili Powder, Turmeric Powder & Salt. Mix Well. If Time Permits, Add Each Ingredient Separately & Mix For a Better Result.
STEP 3/N:- Add Lemon ๐ Juice (2 Per KG) , Green Chili Paste, Whole Spices (Green Cardamom, Cloves, Shah Jeera & Cinnamon Sticks), Curd (200 Gm / Kg, Up to 300 Gm is Okay). Mix Well.
STEP 5/N:- To Add Smokey Flavor, Use Hot Charcoal & Pour A Spoon of Ghee on It. Cover With Lid For 15 Mins. This is an additional step. You can avoid if time doesn't Permit.
STEP 6/N:- Add Fried Onion (Birishta), Onion Fried Oil (Keep Little of That Oil To Be Used During Layering Before Dum) & Saffron. Mix Well.
STEP 7/N:- Now Let The Meat Marinate For At Least 4 Hours (8 Hours to Overnight For Better Results).
STEP 8/N:- Cooking the Rice. Boil Water & Add - Salt, Cardamom, Cloves, Cinnamon Sticks, Shah Jeera, Green Chili, Coriander & Mint Leaves, Bay Leaf, Lemon Slices & Oil (In Which the Onion was Fried).
STEP 9/N:- Add Rice in the Boiling Water ( Long Grain Basmati - Soaked in Water For 1 Hour) and Cook the Rice in High Flame. Don't Cover the Lid.
STEP 10/N:- Now Remove the Whole Spices & Herbs From the Water as these ingredients have released the Aroma we needed.
STEP 11/N:- I don't follow that 70% - 80% Cooked Rice Theory. I Keep Part of the Rice (When the Rice Grains Start Dancing Like This ๐. Almost Raw, Probably 20-30% Cooked) for the First Layer.
STEP 12/N:- This is when (Watch the Video To Understand The Timing) the Rice for the second layer onwards is ready. This Rice is 70-80% Cooked.
STEP 13/N:- Keep the following things ready for layering & Dum Cooking. Fried Onion, Oil in which Onion was fried, Ghee, Chopped Coriander & Mint Leaves. We also need : Cardamom Powder, Saffron Milk & Khowa (Optional).
STEP 14/N:- #Layering Place the Marinated Meat at the Bottom of the Biryani Degh (Handi). Add Fried Onion, Cardamom Powder, Chopped Coriander & Mint Leaves. Little bit of Ghee if you want.
STEP 15/N:- For the First Layer of Rice, Use the Rice We Kept Separately (Check: 11/N). This Rice is Almost Raw & Will Be Cooked Perfectly in Dum. Add Fried Onion, Mint & Coriander Leaves, Cardamom Powder, Khowa, Onion Fried Oil.
STEP 16/N:- For the Second Layer, we will use the Rice Cooked up to 70-80% (Step:12/N). Add Cardamom Powder, Khowa, Onion Fried Oil, Ghee, Saffron Milk. Add Hot Rice Cooked Water As Required, It will generate Steam & Rice Will Be Soft.
STEP 17/N:- Now Say Hi To Our Cats PuNchu & PuNchi, Then SEAL the Degh / Handi Using Dough. Place A Weight on The Lid. First 5 Mins High Flame & Then Reduce the Flame Untill The Steam is Coming Out (Next Step) & You Can Smell The Heaven!! ๐
STEP 18/N:- Once the Steam Is Coming Out, No More Direct Flame. Let It Rest on The Chulha For Another 30-40 Mins (As Shown in Video).
For #Gas, Use a Tawa, Place Your Degh/Handi on the Tawa at a low flame.
STEP 19/N:- It's Almost 45 Mins & We are Ready To Open The Lid. Ready for the Magical Moment? ๐๐๐
STEP 20/N:- It's Ready. Enjoy The Legendary Hyderabadi Biryani With Salad, Raita & Mirch Ka Salan.
(I Couldn't Prepare Mirch Ka Salan Due To Lack of Time).
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STEP N/N:- That's It Friends. If You Have Any Questions, Ask. Shall Try To Answer. Feedback is Welcome.
Once You Cook, Post Photos & Quote This Thread. If Possible. ๐๐๐
Have a Great Time Ahead!! Happy Cooking!! โค