🇮🇳 Indian

Classic Mutton Biryani

Name: Classic Mutton Biryani
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 100 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 cup Yogurt; 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste; to taste Salt; 3 tbsp Ghee; 400 g, soaked 30 minutes Basmati Rice; 2 tbsp Biryani Masala; 1/2 cup Mint Leaves; 2 tsp Whole Garam Masala Spices; 1 cup Fried Onions; 500 g, bone-in Mutton

🇮🇳 Indian

A dum-cooked classic biryani: mutton marinated in yogurt and spices, layered with par-boiled basmati and finished under steam so every grain stays separate and perfumed. About 100 minutes from fridge to table.

Prep 40 min Cook 60 min Serves 4 Hard

Ingredients

Yogurt1 cup
Ginger Garlic Paste1 tbsp
Saltto taste
Ghee3 tbsp
Basmati Rice400 g, soaked 30 minutes
Biryani Masala2 tbsp
Mint Leaves1/2 cup
Whole Garam Masala Spices2 tsp
Fried Onions1 cup
Mutton500 g, bone-in

Optional extras

Fresh Cilantro1/2 cup
Saffrona pinch, soaked in warm milk

Instructions

1
Soak the basmati for 30 minutes, then par-boil it in salted water with the whole spices until 70% done — it should break with a snap, not go soft.
2
Marinate the mutton in yogurt, biryani masala, ginger garlic paste and half the fried onions for at least an hour.
3
In a heavy pot, layer the marinated mutton on the base, then the drained rice, then mint, cilantro, the rest of the onions and the saffron milk.
4
Seal with a tight lid (dough if you have it) and cook on the lowest possible heat for 25 minutes — the steam finishes everything gently.
5
Rest sealed for 10 minutes more, then open at the table.
6
Keep the layering clean — each spoonful should carry both rice and the mutton.
7
Serve with a cool onion raita and lemon wedges.

Chef's tip

70% rice is the whole game — past that, dum turns it to mush.

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