# Lucknow Famous Mutter Kofta Biryani

Lucknow की बहुत ही मशहूर मटर कोफ्ते की बिरयानी.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Soup
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- pan
- ladle
- plate
- pot
- lid
- strainer

## 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

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1ApCHDSWHy/?mibextid=wwXIfr
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/3cca88de-f9db-495a-a354-8c5b9a330a76
- Extracted: 2025-07-01

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