Achari Biryani Recipe

Ingredients

• Oil : 1 cup
• Mutton : 750 gm
• National Ginger & Garlic Paste : 1 tablespoon each
• National Achar Gosht Masala : 1 packet
• National Garlic Pickle : 2 tablespoons (optional)
• Crushed Chili : 1 teaspoon
• Yogurt : 1 cup
• Tomato (chopped) : 3 medium
• Lemon Juice : 2 tablespoons
• Green Chili : 8-10 (large)
• National Basmati Rice : 3 cups
• National Iodized Salt : 3 tablespoons
• Water : 3 liters, for boiling rice
• Lemon (sliced) : 2 – 3 medium

Method

Heat the oil and cook the mutton on a high heat until brown. Turn the heat low and add National Ginger Paste, National Garlic Paste, National Achar Masala (reserve 1 tbsp), National Garlic Pickle, crushed chili, and yogurt; do bhunai.

Now add tomato and 1 cup of water; allow it to cook on low heat with the lid on till the meat is tender. Add more water if required. You should have 1 1/2 cups of gravy left.

Meanwhile slit the green chilies. Combine the reserved 1 tbsp of National Achar Masala with lemon juice and stuff the slit chilies.

Wash and soak 3 cups of National Basmati Rice in water for 15 mins. In a large pan bring 3 liters of water to a rapid boil; add 3 tbsp National Iodized Salt and 2-3 lemons (sliced). Add the drained rice and boil till rice reaches do kanni stage. Drain and use.

Place the stuffed green chilies on top of the achari meat gravy; top with the do kanni rice, cover the lid and put it on a dum.