Lucknow Famous Mutter Kofta Biryani

Directions

  1. 1Add ginger garlic paste to the mutton qeema.
  2. 2Add red chili, nutmeg, salt, and khushbu masala to the mutton qeema.
  3. 3Add roasted chana powder to the mutton qeema.
  4. 4Mix all ingredients well to prepare the kofta mixture.
  5. 5Pour oil into a pan.
  6. 6Form the koftas and fry them in the hot oil.
  7. 7Remove the fried koftas from the pan and set aside.
  8. 8In the same oil, add sliced onions and brown them.
  9. 9Remove half of the browned onions from the pan and set aside.
  10. 10Add ginger garlic paste to the remaining browned onions in the pan.
  11. 11Add yellow chili, biryani masala, and salt to the pan.
  12. 12Stir the mixture well.
  13. 13Add curd to the pan and mix thoroughly.
  14. 14Add water to the pan.
  15. 15Add green peas to the pan.
  16. 16Add the fried koftas back into the pan.
  17. 17Cover the pan and let it simmer for a while.
  18. 18In a separate pot, add green cardamom, mace, cinnamon, big cardamom, cloves, and bay leaf to boiling water.
  19. 19Add salt to the water with spices.
  20. 20Add rice to the boiling water with spices and cook until half done.
  21. 21Uncover the kofta mixture and add shahi jeera.
  22. 22Add meetha itr to the kofta mixture.
  23. 23Add kewra water to the kofta mixture.
  24. 24Add mint to the kofta mixture.
  25. 25Stir the kofta mixture.
  26. 26Transfer the kofta mixture into a large pot for layering.
  27. 27Add a layer of boiled rice over the kofta mixture.
  28. 28Pour saffron on top of the rice layer.
  29. 29Add another layer of rice.
  30. 30Add brown onions on top of the rice.
  31. 31Pour desi ghee over the layers.
  32. 32Cover the pot and let it dum (steam cook) for some time.
  33. 33Serve the prepared biryani.

Ingredients

  • 1 KG Mutton Qeema
  • 50 GRM Ginger garlic paste
  • 2 SPN Red Chilli
  • TO TASTE Salt
  • 0.5 SPN Nutmeg
  • 1 SPN Khushbu Masala
  • 3 SPN Roasted Chana
  • 200 GRM Oil
  • 200 GRM Onion
  • 50 GRM Ginger garlic paste
  • 2 SPN Yellow Chilli
  • 1 SPN Biryani Masala
  • TO TASTE Salt
  • 150 GRM Curd
  • 4 CUP Water
  • 300 GRM Green Peace
  • 10 PCS Green Cardamom
  • 3 PC Mace
  • 2 PCS Cinnamon
  • 5 PCS Big Cardamon
  • 8 PCS Clove
  • 3 PCS Bay Leaf
  • TO TASTE Salt
  • 1 KG Rice
  • 2 SPN Shahi Jeera
  • 3 DRP Meetha Itr
  • 3 SPN Kewra Water
  • 40 GRM Mint
  • 0.5 GRM Saffron
  • 100 GRM Desi Ghee

Equipment

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Tips

  • This kofta pulao is very juicy with mutton kofta and the taste of peas.
  • To enjoy this kofta pulao, you have to come to Azrak Saraca Lucknow