Thalapakatti Mutton Briyani /தலப்பாக்கட்டி மட்டன் பிரியாணி

 Thalapakatti Mutton Briyani 

Ingredients - 1

Shallots - 10

Green chilly - 4/5

Ginger - 1 small piece

Garlic - 5 

Cinnamon - 1

Cardamom - 3

Cloves - 3

Marathi mooku - 1 (small piece) 

Bay leaves - 1

Fresh turmeric - 1 (medium size) 

Ingredients - 2

Mutton - 500gm

Oil - 1tbsp

Water - 1.5 cups

Curd - 1tbsp 

Salt - 1tsp

Ingredients  - 3

Seeragasamba Rice - 2cups

Oil - 2tbsp

Ghee - 1tbsp

Onion - 1 (big, thinly sliced) 

Tomato - 1 (thinly sliced) 

Corriander leaves - hand full (finely chopped) 

Mint leaves - hand full (finely chopped)

Chilly powder - 1tsp

Salt - as you need

Method :

▶️ First grind everything in mixer jar under ingredients 1  and keep a side

▶️ Wash the rice and soak it for 20mins 

▶️ Take a pressure cooker add oil and add the freshly grounded masala paste and mix well then add the mutton,salt,curd and add 1.5cups of water and cook the mutton in low flame 

▶️Once the pressure done remove the mutton from the stock and measure the mutton stock and keep aside 

▶️ Take a thick bottomed wide pan or pressure cooker (I used pressure cooker) add oil and ghee, once it's hot add thinly sliced onion and saute well 

▶️ Once the onion turns light brown colour and chilly powder & give a quick mix then add the tomato and let it mushy 

▶️ Add the finely chopped corriander leaves and mint leaves and mix 

▶️ Now add the cooked mutton and the mutton stock ( I got 1cup) add the remaining water (1:2 ratio, for 2cup rice use 4 cups of water) 

▶️ Add salt and check the salt level, now add the soaked and strained rice and give a gentle mix

▶️ Close the pan and wait for 10mins. Open after 10mins and mix the rice gently 

▶️ The flame should be medium and cook for another 10mins and switch off the stove 

▶️ Close the pan / cooker and wait for 15-20mins 

▶️ The rice cooked completely and mix it gently from the corner..  Finally garnish with corriander leaves add some ghee if you want 

Notes :

** I used fresh turmeric, you can use the regular turmeric powder 

** You can use the open pot or pressure cooker.. When you close the cooker use big plate and place the pestle/ moratar at the top.. 

** Adjust the green chilly as per your choice