Ingredients:- 1 Kg Mutton or chicken, washed / cleaned, cut into pieces
- 1 Kg Rice basmati, soaked for 15 minutes
- 4 Potatoes, steam lightly, peel and cut into large pieces
- 6 Tomatoes, quartered
- 4 Onions (medium, finely sliced)
- 1 bunch Mint, finely chopped
- 6 Green chillies (whole)
- 1½ tbsp Ginger / garlic paste
- 1 cup Dried plums , soaked in hot water.
- 1 tbsp Red chillies , powdered
- 2 tbsp Coriander, powdered
- 6 Peppercorns
- 4 Cloves
- 6 Cardamoms
- 1 tsp Black cumin seeds
- ¼ tsp Yellow food colour
- Salt to taste
- 1 cup Yogurt
- 1 cup Hot milk
- 1 cup Ghee/oil
Method:
- Combine mutton or chicken with yogurt, ginger / garlic, red chilli powder and 4 green chillies, coriander, mint, juice of 2 lemons, plums and salt; mix well and set aside for 1/2 hour.
- Heat oil in a pan and fry onions till golden brown. Remove half to absorbent kitchen paper.
- To the remaining half in the pan add the meat with yogurt and spices.
- Cook on low heat, do not add water, when the liquid evaporates fry a little and remove from heat.
- Deep fry the potatoes and separately fry the tomatoes in a little oil and add both to chicken.
- Boil the rice with a little mint, remaining green chillies, cardamoms, black pepper, cloves and salt. When the rice is 3/4 done drain in a strainer.
- Put a little oil in the base of pan and make a layer of half the rice. Then put a layer of the
- prepared mutton or chicken and cover with a second layer of rice.
- Serves: 8 to 10 persons