🥩Traditional Meat Biryani Recipe – Flavorful Mutton Biryani Pakistani Style

🥩 Traditional Meat Biryani Recipe –  Spicy Mutton Biryani 

        Make restaurant-style Meat Biryani at home with tender meat, aromatic spices, saffron rice, and rich masala layers. This traditional Pakistani mutton biryani recipe is full of authentic flavor and perfect for festive dinners and special occasions.

    Ingredients:

      For meat marination:

• Meat (mutton or beef) – 1 kg
• Yogurt – 1 cup
• Ginger garlic paste – 2 tbsp
• Red chili powder – 2 tsp
• Turmeric – 1 tsp
• Biryani masala – 2 tbsp
• Salt – to taste
• Lemon juice – 2 tbsp
• Fried onions – 1 cup
• Green chilies – 4–6 (slit)
• Fresh coriander – ½ cup
• Mint leaves – ½ cup

        For rice:

• Basmati rice – 500 g (soaked 30 min)
• Water – as needed
• Salt – 1½ tbsp
• Whole spices:
  • Bay leaf – 2
  • Cinnamon – 2 sticks
  • Cloves – 5
  • Cardamom – 4
  • Black pepper – 8–10

        For layering:

• Saffron milk (or yellow food color) – ½ cup
• Ghee – 4 tbsp
• Fried onions – ½ cup
• Mint + coriander – handful

    Cooking Directions:

🍳 Step 1: Cook the meat

1. Heat oil and sauté onions until golden.
2. Add ginger garlic paste and cook well.
3. Add marinated meat and cook 10–15 minutes.
4. Add 1–2 cups water and cook until meat becomes tender (80–90% done).
   • Pressure cooker: 4–5 whistles for mutton.

🍚 Step 2: Boil rice

1. Boil water with salt and whole spices.
2. Add soaked rice.
3. Cook until 80% done (grain should still be firm).
4. Drain immediately.

🔥 Step 3: Layering biryani

1. In a heavy pot, add cooked meat at bottom.
2. Add rice layer on top.
3. Sprinkle:
   • Fried onions
   • Mint + coriander
   • Ghee
   • Saffron milk
4. Repeat layers if needed.

🔥 Step 4: Dum cooking (important!)

1. Seal the pot with foil or tight lid.
2. Cook on low heat for 20–25 minutes.
3. Let it rest 10 minutes before opening.

🍽️ Serving tips

• Serve with raita, salad, and lemon wedges.
• Best taste comes after resting 15–20 minutes.

⭐ Pro Tips for perfect biryani

• Don’t overmix rice → keeps grains long
• Meat should be fully tender before layering
• Always use low flame for dum
• Fried onions = key flavor booster

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