Asiad/Kappa Biriyani

It is a popular dish in high ranges. This can be cooked with beef,chicken or mutton. The recipe followed here is with mutton. It should be enjoyed as  a main dish.

Ingredients:

• Mutton-1/2 kg
• Tapioca-1(medium size)
• Grated coconut-1/2 cup
• Small onion-4
• Green chilly-4
• Black pepper-1 tspoon
• Cloves-3
• Garlic-5 clove
• Coriander powder-2 tspoon
• Chilly powder-1+1 tspoon
• Turmeric powder-1/2 +1/2 +1 tspoon
• Yogurt-1 tspoon
• Garam masala-1 tspoon
• Ginger garlic paste-1/2 tspoon
• Salt to taste
• Curry leaves-2 pinch

For garnishing:

I missed in this recipe:(

• Mustard-1 tspoon
• Curry leaves
• Oil-1 tspoon
• Dry red chilly.

Preparation:

(1) Wash and clean mutton. Cut into small pieces. Add chilly powder, turmeric powder, yogurt, garam masala, ginger garlic paste and salt. Mix well and and marinate it for 1 to 2 hours in refrigerator. After that boil it in pressure cooker with one glass of water for 4 to 5 whistles. Keep it aside.

(2) Peel the skin of tapioca and cut into small pieces. Boil it in water by adding turmeric powder and salt for about 20 minutes. Drain water and keep it aside.

(3) Mean while heat oil in a pan. Add grated coconut and small onion. Once it turns light brown add black pepper, clove, garlic,green chilly and curry leaves one by one. Keep on stirring. Once it turns brownish reduce the flame and add chilly powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder. Mix well and switch off the flame. Allow it to cool.

(4) Grind the cooled ingredients in a mixer by adding little amount of water. Make a fine paste. Keep it aside.
(5) Heat a large pan or vessel. Add marinated mutton, boiled tapioca and grinded contents with needed salt. Mix well so that meat mixture combines well with tapioca. Close it with a lid. Heat it(in low flame) till it becomes dry or thick(dum). Open the lid and smash the tapioca pieces and mix well. In a pan temper with the ingredients shown under "for garnishing". Pour it to the dish and mix it.

(6) Now your asiad/kappa biriyani is ready. Serve it hot.