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Dum Biryani Recipe
With marinated mutton pieces and saffron infused rice, this aromatic biryani that goes best with a cool bowl of raita.
- Total Cook Time2 hrs 10 mins
- Prep Time 10 mins
- Cook Time2 hrs
- Recipe Servings4
- Intermediate
Ingredients of Dum Biryani
- 500 gm mutton knuckles
- 500 gm basmati rice
- 50 ml milk
- 1/2 gm saffron
- Dough for sealing
- Marinade
- 100 gm ginger-garlic paste
- 50 gm red chilli paste
- 150 gm yogurt
- 20 ml lemon juice
- Salt
- 15 gm turmeric
- Masala:
- 100 gm vegetable fat
- 5 gm cardamom
- 5 gm cinnamon
- 5 gm cloves
- 2 gm bayleaf
- 250 gm sliced onion
- 75 gm tomato paste
- 50 gm mint leaves
- 25 gm coriander leaves
- 25 gm green chillies
- 20 gm garam masala
How to Make Dum Biryani
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Mix the mutton with the ingredients for the marinade.
2.
Fry half of the onions until golden, drain and keep aside. Soak the saffron in hot milk.
3.
Heat fat in a heavy bottomed pan and add first 5 masala ingredients, then add the sliced onions and saute till slightly golden.
4.
Add the mutton and stir for 10 minutes. Mix in the rest of the ingredients and simmer on a slow flame for 30 minutes.
5.
Boil the rice till 3/4 cooked, arrange the rice on top of the mutton preparation, layering it with the fried onions and mint leaves.
6.
Pour the saffron milk on top and cover with a well fitting lid.
7.
Seal the pot with the dough and cook for 5 minutes on a medium flame and simmer or place in a medium hot oven for 20 minutes.
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