Birthday Special !!!

It's my H birthday. I always make sure he spends his day with lot of joy and fun. I prepared chocolate cake {tried for the first time} made him cut at 12:00 am. It was a good surprise for both of us. Then, as usual prepared his favorite dishes starting from breakfast till dinner. Invited friends and had lot of fun.
As I finished cooking took a shot to share with u guys through my blog. The menu is -

Spicy Andhra Style Mutton Biryani
Mint Chutney
Boiled Eggs
Vegetable Raita
Cucumber (garnished with salt and pepper)

* Mint Chutney

Ingredients
Mint(Pudhina) - Hand Full
Cilantro (Coriander Leaves) -1/2 cup
Curry Leaves -1/4 Cup
Coconut -4 (1 inch piece)
Urad Dal -1 Spoon
Tamarind -very small amount
Green Chillies -3 {Can be substituted with Red Chillies}

Seasoning
Mustard -1/8 Spoon
Curry Leaves -3
Urad Dal -1/8 Spoon

Preparation
Heat 1 Spoon oil in a pan. Add all the ingredients given. Fry them for few minutes. Grind them adding enough water {add little water at a time} to form a paste. Transfer to a bowl. Now season the seasoning ingredients in a pan adding 1 spoon oil. Pour it to the bowl. Now add salt and mix well. It is ready to serve.

* Vegetable Raita

Veggies -
1 Onion , 1/4 Capsicum , 1/4 cucumber , 1/8 Medium Tomato , 1 Green chillies , Cilantro.

Chop all the above veggies into fine pieces.
Now add enough curd {I've taken 2 cups of curd } to a bowl. Whisk well. Add all the chopped veggies and salt to it. Vegetable Raita is ready to serve.

* Cucumber

Peel cucumber and slice it into thin slices. Garnish with Salt and Pepper.

* Boiled Eggs

Boil water in a pan. Add 1/8 salt to it. Slide down eggs into the pan. Leave it to boil for 5 minutes. Remove the shell from the eggs and slice it into halves. Garnish with salt and pepper.
It is ready to serve.

* Spicy Andra Style Mutton Biryani

Before I start the preparation of the recipe I should share u guys from whom I learnt this recipe. It's my MIL's recipe. She is expert in preparing Non-Veg dishes, this is one of her best recipe. Believe it or not this recipe has "NO" added extra masala in it. But Trust me it has the best taste in it. The whole day my husband was praising me for the Excellently tasting Biryani . For all this I should thank my MIL.

Ingredients
This serves 5 to 6 person.
Mutton -1 Kg {Cut into small pieces}
Basmati Rice -2 Cups
Sonamasuri (Raw Rice) -3 Cups
I've combined Sonamasuri(Raw Rice) and Basmati to have a balance taste. It's optional to have the same proportion.
Onion Medium - 3 to 4
Tomato -1 Very Big
Green Chillies -4 (Slit in the middle)
Pudhina -Hand full
Cilantro -Hand full
Ginger Garlic paste-3 Spoon
Red Chillies -1 1/2 Spoon + 1/2 Spoon
Coriander Powder -3/4 Spoon + 1/2 Spoon
Ajinomoto -1 Spoon
Butter -1 1/2 Stick {Substitute with Ghee of same measure}
Olive Oil -1/2 Cup
Salt to taste.

Masalas
Cinnamon Stick -2
Cardamom -2
Bay Leaves -2
Marati Mogu -1
Cloves -3

Preparation
First cook mutton in a pressure cooker adding the below listed items for about 4 to 5 whistle. Reserve the boiled mutton juice.
1/2 spoon chilly powder, 1/2 coriander powder, 1/4 salt, 1/8 turmeric powder.

Heat Ghee and oil in Pressure Cooker or a very deep bottomed pan. Add the masala items to it. Then add onions, When it turns translucent add ginger garlic paste, red chilly powder, Coriander powder and fry till golden brown. Next add the tomatoes ,pudhina ,green chillies and coriander leaves (cilantro) to it. Fry well to incorporate the masalas, When oil is separated add turmeric powder, precooked mutton to it. In medium flame leave it too cook well with the lid for 3 to 4 minutes.

Parallel to the above work. Wash rice for 3 change of water and soak for about 30 minutes.

Now add salt and Mutton juice OR water{For sonamasuri R:W is 1:2,For Basmati R:W is 1:11/2} to the cooker. Taste it. Leave it to boil then add the rice. When the water to boils fix Ur lid and cook for 2 or 3 whistle.

Ur delicious tasty + spicy biryani is ready to finish. Hope u all liked the recipes................Thanks for visiting indianbistro. Have a great day!