The traditional meat in a Biryani is lamb, but today chicken or other meats are also used by Indian cooks.It can be served as a main dish.
- Wash and soak the rice and keep it aside for half hour.
- In a pressure cooker add mutton, red chili powder, turmeric powder, salt, and curd (don't add water) and keep it for 3 whistles and switch off.
- Heat oil in a big pan add oil and ghee then add garam masala when they splutter add chopped onions, green chilies when they are golden brown add mint leaves, cilantro then add ginger-garlic paste.
- When they are fried add chopped tomatoes and fry it till the oil oozes out.
- Then add mutton(which we have cooked) into this and stir then add the soaked rice stir carefully for 2-3 minutes, then add water.
- Remove 1 cup of water because we have water in the mutton as well as in tomatoes.
- Add the salt to your taste and keep the lid and cook it on medium flame.
Serve hot with raitha.