Dindigul Mutton Biryani

Did you heard about dindigul thalappa kattu biryani or venu biryani? Its super - duper hit to all biryani lover not only in dindigul, i think it's popular in all over the world of tamilians...Iam also.... My cusine are 60 kms away from my place, but they will come frequently to taste the biryani... Most of the people never forget to taste the biryani while passing dindigul at any time or plan to eat here at particular time.....

I heard many of my relatives or friends who were tasted the briyani in other places too, dut they prefer dindigul biryani only....I never use yogurt in my recipe but the taste will be too good in my version. The speciality of dindigul biryani is definitely the care taken in the choice of it's high quality ingredients especially the spices powder used in the preparation of masala, the seeraga samba rice and fresh meat.

Other main reason for the taste is the style which is make in the biryani pan. so try it wonderful thalapa kattu biryani at your home and if you like the biryani, let me know your feed backs....Iam is more eager to see your comments....

Preparation time : 20 mins

Cooking time : 40 - 60 mins

Serve - 8

INGREDIENTS :

Mutton - 1 kg (cut it into big pieces)

Seeraga samba rice - 1 kg or 2 cup

Bay leaf - 2 

Cinnamon - 2 sticks

Beacon / krambu - 4

Ghee - 100 ml

Coconut oil - 50 ml

Onion - 1/2 kg (sliced)

Tomato - 350 grams (sliced)

Green chilli - 5 (sliced)

Ginger garlic paste - 4 tbsp (coarsely ground)

Onion paste - 3 tbsp (coarsely ground)

Chilli powder - 2 tbsp

Coriander powder - 2 tbsp

Cumin powder - 1 tsp

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Garam masala powder - 2 tsp

Coriander leaves - few (chopped)

Mint leaves - few (chopped)

Coconut milk - 4 cup (according to your rice varieties)

Salt - as needed

METHOD :

• Wash and soak the rice for 10 - 15 mins and drain off not more than that.
• First cookthe mutton along with 1 tsp ginger garlic and 1 tsp onion paste and some water. whistled it for 6.
• Heat ghee and oil in a briyani pot add in bay leaf, cinnamon, krambu and saute it well.
• Now add in sliced onion and green chilli, and toss it well untill it get transparent. 
• Now add in fresh ginger garlic and onion paste and saute till the raw smell goes off.
• Then add in all whole spices powder, chopped tomatoes and add some salt to cook.
• Then add chopped coriander and mint leaves and saute it well untill the are mushy.
• Add in mutton pieces along with the water which has the mutton cooked. 
• Mix well and cover it with a lid. Untill the water evaparate and it became thick gravy.
• Now add in soaked rice and mix well in the masalas and then add in coconut milk and mix well.
• Cover the lid and let them to boil for 6 - 7 mins Now slowly open the lid and mix well.
• Again cover the lid not to escape the vapour from it and cook it on low flame untill the water drain off but make it sure not burn the rice.
• Kept it for 20 mins and now open the lid and fluffy it lightly.
• Add chopped coriander and mint leaves and serve hot 

PICTORIAL :

Wash and cut mutton into big pieces

Now add to cooker

Add in ginger garlic paste

Add in onion paste

Some water 

Whistled it for 5

Open it and keep aside

Take your ingredients

Your spices

Coconut milk 

Soak the rice for 10 - 15 mins

In biyani pot add ghee and oil

Now add in all spices

Add in sliced onion and chillies

Toss well untill it became transparent

Now add in ginger garlic and onuon paste

Now add in all spices powder

Then chopped tomatoes

Some salt

Then chopped coriander and mint leaves

Now add in cooked mutton along with the water

Toss well untill the gravy became thick

Cover it with lid and let them to boil

Now take soaked rice

Wash and drain it well

Add to the gravy 

Mix well in the masala

Now add coconut milk

Mix well 

Add chopped coriander and mint leaves

When it became thick, now put in slow flame

Then flatten the rice with spatula 

Add some more coriander and mint leaves 

Add close it with a lid for 5 mins

Off the flame and not open for 10 mins

Now open add fluff it lightly

Now yummy biryani is ready

Serve it with onion raita and other non- veg dish

Enjoy.....

The famous dindigul biryani is unforgettable.....