Mutton Ghee Rice Recipe

• Mutton - 1/2 kg
• Curd - 1/2 cup
• Salt to taste
• Mint Leaves - 1 cup
• Lemon Juice - 2 tblsp

For Ghee Rice

• Basmati Rice - 2 cups
• Coconut Oil - 1/4 cup
• Bay Leaf - 1
• Cardamom / Yelakai - 5
• Cloves / Krambu - 5
• Cinnamon / Pattai - 1 small stick
• Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
• Anasi poo / Star anise - 1
• Black Stone Flower / Kal paasi - 2 piece
• Onion - 3 large sliced thinly
• Ginger Garlic Paste - 3 tblsp
• Green Chillies - 6 to 7 slit
• Water - 2 to 3 cups
• Ghee - 1/4 cup
• Cashews a handful
• Raisins / Kishmish - a small handful

1. 1

   Take mutton in a bowl, add all marination ingredients and mix well. Leave to marinate for 1 hour.

2. 2

   Heat oil in a pot or cooker. Add whole spices and fry for 2 mins.

3. 3

   Add onions and cook till golden.

4. 4

   Add ginger garlic paste and chillies and cook for 2 mins.

5. 5

   Add mutton and stir fry for 5 to 10 mins.

6. 6

   Cover and pressure cook for 6 to 7 whistle. Let the pressure release and open the cooker. You will have around 1 cup of water in the pan. Add remaining 3 cups of water and bring it to a boil.

7. 7

   Once it boils cook for 5 mins on high heat till most of the water evaporates.

8. 8

   Now reduuce the flame to a low.

9. 9

   Heat ghee in a pan, add cashews and raisins and fry till golden brown.

10. 10

    Pour this over rice and cover the pan. Cook on low heat for 10 mins.

11. 11

    Open the cooker and fluff the rice.

12. 12

    Serve.