Mutton pulao (Or) Mutton Tahari

Preparation time : 30 mins + 45 mins
Serves : 4

Ingredients :

Basmati Rice : 2 cups (or 1/2 kg i.e. same quantity as mutton )

Oil : 4 Tbsp
Ghee : 1tsp
Clove : 4
Cardamom : 3
Cinnamon stick : 2"
Bay leaves : 2
Onion : 1 Medium sized - VeryThinly sliced
Ginger garlic paste : 2 Tbsp
Tomato : 3 Medium sized chopped
Salt : 1/2 tsp + 1 1/2 tsp
Water : 5 cups ( rice : water - 1 : 2 , and one cup extra)
Sha jeera : 1/2 tsp
Green chili : 5
Coriander leaves : few
Mint leaves : few

For marination :
Mutton : 1/2 kg
Ginger garlic paste : 1 Tbsp
Turmeric : 1/2 tsp
Red chili powder : 2 tsp
Lemon juice : 1 Tbsp
Salt : 1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder : 1 tsp
Yogurt or Curd : 200 grams ( or 3/4 cup to 1 cup )



Method :

Take a bowl add all the ingredients listed for marination and mix it really good, cover it with a lid and keep it in refrigerator for half an hour to marinate.

Take rice wash well and soak in water for half an hour.

Now take a Pressure cooker , heat it, add oil and Ghee to it.
Once oil is add in whole spices - cloves, cinnamon stick, cardamom and bay leaf.
When they heated up add in thinly sliced onions.
Fry them really good until they are super golden brown (almost like fried onion).
Add in ginger garlic paste and fry it until raw smell goes.
Add chopped tomatoes and salt , fry until tomatoes become smooth.
Add marinated mutton pieces and cook for 15 minutes.
You can see the oil floating at this point.
Now close the lid of pressure cooker and cook it until mutton is cooked for 4 to 5 whistles.
Take a handi (big vessel) and  add cooked mutton from the pressure cooker.
Add five glasses of water .
Put flame in high.
Add sha jeera , salt, green chili, coriander leaves and mint leaves.
Mix it well and let the water boil.
Once water is boiled add strained soaked rice.
Mix it once and let the rice cook.
Let it cook till water dries up (or until all water is absorbed).
When water gets dried close the lid, lower the flame and cook under dum for 15 minutes.
Tasty mutton pulao is ready to serve.
Serve it hot with onion raita .
Enjoy your dish :)