Dindigul Mutton Biriyani Recipe /Dindigul Thalapakatti Mutton Biryani Recipe / Thalappakattu Biryani Recipe / Dindugal Mutton Biriyani Recipe

Step by step method / picture to make Dindigul / Dindugal Thalappakatti Mutton Biryani / Biriyani.

Ingredients

Jeeragasamba Rice -4 cups

(But i used Basmathi rice)

Mutton-1 & 1/2 pound

Salt to taste

Ghee-1 cup

Curd -2 cups

Chopped mint & Coriander leaves together -1 cup

Bay leaf-2

Fry it in 1tsp of ghee & make a smooth paste.

Green chillies-20 no.

Ginger & Garlic-2tbsp

Cinnamon broken into small pieces-25 no.

Cloves-20 no.

Small onion-20 no.

Big onion-1/2

Cardamom-4

Coriander powder-1/2tsp

Method

Heat a pressure cooker,cook mutton with half of the ground masala,1/4 cup of ghee,salt & curd till done.
Heat a pan add the remaining ghee temper it with bay leaf,mint,coriander leaf & remaining ground masala.
Fry till ghee separates the masala, now add the rice fry for 2 minutes.
After fried add the rice mixture to the cooked mutton.Pour water & cook it till done( before adding water measure the liquid in mutton & then add water accordingly).
Serve it with onion raita.

Tips:
Jeeragasamba rice gives better taste than basmathi rice for this particular type of biryani.
For 1 cup of rice add 1 & 3/4 cups of water so that the grains will be separate & biriyani will not become soggy .

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