| Prep Time | 40 minutes |
| Servings |
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Ingredients
For garam masala:
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 2 tsp Cumin seeds
- 2 tsp Coriander Seeds
- 1 tsp fennel seeds
- 1 tsp Peppercorns
- 2 brown cardamom pods
- 2 star anise
- 8 cloves
- 2 mace
- 4 green cardamom
For mutton marination:
- 1/2 kg mutton
- 2-3 tsp ginger garlic paste
- A pinch of garam masala
- 30 gm cashew paste
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp chilli powder
- 5 tsp curd
For cooking:
- 2-3 cups milk infused with a pinch of saffron strands
- 2-3 tsp salt
- 3 tsp ghee
- 2-3 tbsp oil
Ingredients
For garam masala:
For mutton marination:
For cooking:
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Instructions
How to prepare the garam masala:
- Roast all the dry species
- Once roasted properly, put them all in a grinder and finely grind them.
Mutton marination steps:
- Add turmeric powder, chilli powder and ginger-garlic paste to the mutton.
- Add curd and garam masala and mix it properly so that all the pieces of mutton are covered with the marinade.
- Cover it with a lid and place it in the refrigerator for at least an hour.
Awadhi mutton biryani recipe:
- Take the marinated meat out of the refrigerator. Once it comes to room temperature, season it with salt.
- Grease a handi using mustard oil or ghee. Transfer all the meat to the handi.
- Cook the meat on a low flame while tossing it continually.
- Cover with a lid and let it simmer for another 30 minutes.
- Now, start layering the mutton with cooked rice and sprinkle saffron milk all over it.
- Add a pinch of salt, roasted onions, garam masala and ghee over it.
- Cover the handi with a lid and place something heavy over it. Make sure the flame is on a low setting.
- Cook it for at least 30 minutes and serve hot.
Recipe Notes
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