One way to make — Mutton Dum Biriyani

A mallu recipe.

Ingredients

• Coconut oil — 4 tbsp
• Onions — 9 sliced
• Ginger-garlic paste — 3 tbsp
• Green chilli — 12 slit
• Coriander powder — 4 tbsp
• Chilli powder — 1.5 tsp
• Turmeric powder— 1 tsp
• Tomato — 4 Indian or 3 Roma
• Mutton — 1 kg cubed big
• Salt
• Rice (Basmati or Jeerakasala) — 2 cups washed
• Cinnamon — 4 logs
• Cloves — 8 pc
• Star Anise — 5 pc
• Bay leaf — 2
• Lemon juice — 3 tbsp
• Ghee — 5 tbsp
• Coconut milk — 0.5 can mixed with equal parts of hot water
• Cashew — 3 tbsp roasted in ghee
• Raisins — 3 tbsp roasted in ghee
• Coriander leaves — 3 tbsp chopped
• Mint leaves — 3 tbsp chopped

This recipe has 3 phases — the curry phase, the rice phase, and the Dum phase.

The Curry Phase

In a pressure cooker with the lid off, heat 4 tbsp of coconut oil on a medium flame. Once the oil is hot, add 6 onions sliced thin and saute until they become translucent. Add 3 tbsp of ginger garlic paste and 10 slit green chillies…