MADURAI STLYE MUTTON BIRIYANI

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INGREDIENTS :

Mutton       -   1/2 kg
Biriyani rice    -   2 cups(Jeeraga samba rice)
Onion (big)    -   2 medium
Tomatoes        -   2 medium
Green chillies    -   6
Mint leaves    -    1/2 cup finely chopped
Coriander leaves   -   1 handful finely chopped
Curd       -   1/2 cup
Lime  juice    -    3 tbsps
Ginger        -    a small piece
Garlic        -   8 cloves
Curry masala   powder -  3 tsps
Chilli powder    -   2 tsps
Coriander powder    -   2 tsp
Turmeric powder    -   1 tsp
Ghee sufficient
Salt to taste
Cardamom   -    4
Cloves        -   4
Cinnamon  sticks - 6
Brinji leaf - 2
Fennel seeds powder - 1 tsp
Anasi poo - 3

METHOD OF PREPARATION :

1. Wash mutton and cut it into pieces.Slice well the onion, green chillies and tomatoes.
2. Grind ginger garlic to a paste.Pressure cook mutton along with ginger garlic paste and salt till done.
3. Meanwhile, clean rice and soak it in water.
4. Heat oil in pan.Add cardamon, cinnamon. cloves and anasi poo.
5. When they splutter, add onion,tomato, green chillies, mint leaves, coriander leaves and fry. 
6. Add chilli powder, coriander powder, curry masala, curd,turmeric powder,fennel powder to the mutton.
7. Add a cup of water and cook on a slow flame.
8. In a biriyani vessel boil water.
9. Add salt and add soaked rice.
10. When the rice is ¾ cooked, strain the excess water.Add the mutton masala and stir well.
11. Add lime juice, ghee and close the vessel well tightly.
12. Cook on slow flame for a few minutes.
13. Once the steam leaves,remove from the stove.After few minutes, stir well and serve hot.