Karachi Mutton Biriyani

Biriyani is a flavorful rice recipe cooked along with meat, fish or often vegetables.Mutton biriyani is the royal biriyani among all other meats. The mutton itself contains lots of ghee which goes very well with the rice and enhances the taste.There are lots of variety biriyani’s named according to the current places in which they made. Here is an easy and differently tasted Karachi / Pakistani mutton Biriyani recipe.
Ingredients:
Tender Mutton-1 kg
Basmati Rice long- 2 cup
Onion-1 large
Ginger garlic paste-2 tbsp
Curd- 1/4 cup
Turmeric powder- 1/2 tsp
Red chilly powder- 2 tsp
Coriander powder-3 tsp
Garam masala powder- 1 tbsp
Cardamom powde- 1/4 tsp
Nutmeg powder- 1/4 tsp
Mace powder- 1/4 tsp
Kewra water-1 tsp
Whole garm masala pieces
Saffron food color-a pinch
Fried onion-1
Oil- 1/2 cup
Lemon wedges-few
Preparation:
Wash and soak basmati rice in water for 30 minutes and after that cook it with enough more water, salt and some whole garam masala pieces. Cook until done. Drain it and keep aside.
Take a heavy bottomed deep pan, heat oil, add whole garam masala pieces.

Add onion chopped and saute until nice golden brown.
Add ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute.
Add yogurt, mutton pieces, turmeric powder, chilly powder, coriander powder and salt.
Mix well, cover the lid and cook for about 40 -45 minutes (by stirring often; if need add 1/4 cup of water to cook mutton) until the mutton pieces become tender and cooked nicely.
After that add nutmeg powder, mace powder and cardamom powder and garam masala powder; mix well for few minutes.
Now in another pan, add a tablespoon of oil and spread the cooked mutton masala on top evenly.
Above that add the boiled basmati rice.
Sprinkle 1 tbsp of oil on top, fried onion, lemon wedges, kewra water (mix kewra water with saffron food color and sprinkle it all over the rice)..
Cover tightly and put on dum for 20 minutes.
Serve with salad and raitha.