Mutton Dum Biryani Recipe (2024)

Published: Jun 30, 2022 | Last Updated On: Jun 30, 2022 by Aarthi

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Easy Mutton Dum Biryani Recipe with step by step pictures. This is made with Mutton, Basmathi Rice and Whole Spices.

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Easy Mutton Dum Biryani

I make dum biryani often these days. And i have a hyderabadi mutton biryani recipe already in this blog. But i want to share a simple dum biryani recipe and here it is..Dont judge by the word easy and simple, it taste really close to a perfect dum biryani. This recipe has become my favourite.

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In this biryani, there are no spice powders and other stuffs. The main flavouring is the whole spices, ghee, brown onions, herbs and mutton and of course the rice. So use the best basmati rice for this, i always use india gate classic for my biryani recipes and it work perfectly.

Ingredients for Easy Mutton Dum Biryani

Basmati Rice - 250 grams
Oil / Ghee - 5 tblspn
Onions - 2 large sliced thinly
Green Chillies - 5 to 6
Ginger Garlic Paste- 1 tblspn
Mint Leaves - ½ cup chopped
Coriander Leaves - ½ cup chopped
Saffron a pinch
Yellow Food Colour a pinch (optional)
Warm Milk - 3 tblspn
For Mutton:
Mutton - 250 grams
Water - 1 cup
Curd / Yogurt - ½ cup
Salt to taste
Green Chillies - 2 to 3
Whole Spices:
Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf - 1 tsp
Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
Cinnamon / Pattai - 2 cm piece
Cardamom / Yelakai - 3
Cloves / Krambu - 3
Bay Leaf - 1
Black Stone Flower / Kal Paasi -1 piece
Star Anise - 1

Hope you will give this a try and let me know how it turns out for you..

How to make Easy Mutton Dum Biryani

Take mutton and all the ingredients given for cooking mutton in a pressure cooker and cook for 5 whistle. Simmer for 10 mins. Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. Open the cooker and check whether the mutton is done. Now set aside.
Take saffron and milk in a bowl and let it steep. If it didn't get good colour, add little yellow food colour.
Wash and soak rice for 30 mins. Drain it and cook by this method. Drain and set aside.
Now heat oil or ghee in a kadai. Add in whole spices and let them sizzle for 1 mins.
Add in onions, salt and chillies. Cook till it gets golden brown.
Add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min till raw smell leaves from it.
Now drain the cooked mutton and add the mutton pieces alone in the kadai. Saute it for 5 to 8 mins till it gets nice colour.
Now add in the drained stock and reduce it till it gets thick.
Add in mint and coriander leaves reserve little for topping.
Now lay the cooked rice and top with the coriander and mint leaves, pour the saffron milk and cover with a tight lid.
Place this kadai over a heavy bottom tawa and put the flame to the lowest as possible.
Cook on dum for 15 mins. Turn off the heat and let it stay for 10 mins.
Open the lid and give a gentle mix.
Serve

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Easy Mutton Dum Biryani Recipe | Lamb Biryani Recipe

Easy Mutton Dum Biryani Recipe with step by step pictures. This is made with Mutton, Basmathi Rice and Whole Spices.

4.50 from 6 votes

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Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes

1 hour hour

Total Time: 1 hour hour 10 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients

▢ 250 grams Basmati Rice
▢ 5 tblspn Oil / Ghee
▢ 2 large sliced thinly Onions
▢ 5 to 6 Green Chillies
▢ 1 tblspn Ginger Garlic Paste
▢ ½ cup chopped Mint Leaves
▢ ½ cup chopped Coriander Leaves
▢ a pinch Saffron
▢ a pinch Yellow Food Colour optional
▢ 3 tblspn Warm Milk
▢ For Mutton:
▢ 250 grams Mutton
▢ 1 cup Water
▢ ½ cup Curd / Yogurt
▢ Salt to taste
▢ 2 to 3 Green Chillies
▢ Whole Spices:
▢ 1 tsp Fennel Seeds / Sombu / Saunf
▢ 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
▢ 2 cm piece Cinnamon / Pattai
▢ 3 Cardamom / Yelakai
▢ 3 Cloves / Krambu
▢ 1 Bay Leaf
▢ 1 piece Black Stone Flower / Kal Paasi
▢ 1 Star Anise

Instructions

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Take mutton and all the ingredients given for cooking mutton in a pressure cooker and cook for 5 whistle. Simmer for 10 mins. Turn off the heat and let the steam go all by itself. Open the cooker and check whether the mutton is done. Now set aside.
▢
Take saffron and milk in a bowl and let it steep. If it didn't get good colour, add little yellow food colour.
▢
Wash and soak rice for 30 mins. Drain it and cook by this method. Drain and set aside.
▢
Now heat oil or ghee in a kadai. Add in whole spices and let them sizzle for 1 mins.
▢
Add in onions, salt and chillies. Cook till it gets golden brown.
▢
Add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min till raw smell leaves from it.
▢
Now drain the cooked mutton and add the mutton pieces alone in the kadai. Saute it for 5 to 8 mins till it gets nice colour.
▢
Now add in the drained stock and reduce it till it gets thick.
▢
Add in mint and coriander leaves reserve little for topping.
▢
Now lay the cooked rice and top with the coriander and mint leaves, pour the saffron milk and cover with a tight lid.
▢
Place this kadai over a heavy bottom tawa and put the flame to the lowest as possible.
▢
Cook on dum for 15 mins. Turn off the heat and let it stay for 10 mins.
▢
Open the lid and give a gentle mix.
▢
Serve

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Easy Mutton Dum Biryani step by step pictures

Wash and soak basmati rice for 30 mins

now take saffron and soak them in some warm milk

Now lets cook the mutton or lamb.. Take mutton
in a pressure cooker

add little salt

add in some water

dont add too much water..just add enough
to cover the meat

add some green chillies

and some yogurt

mix well

cover and pressure cook

Now the meat is cooked completely

I cooked the rice by draining method..CHECK THIS LINK
FOR RECIPE

Now heat some oil or ghee in a pan

add in all the whole spices

fry them in the oil for few mins

add in onions and green chillies

mix well

Add little salt

cook till golden brown

add in ginger garlic paste

cook till the raw smell leaves from the mix

now take the meat alone from the cooker

add it to the onions

saute them

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Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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yawanika
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Looks incredibly simple yet mouth watering delicious.
This is going to be a winner recipe.....will try it shortly and keep you posted.
BTW congrats on the article in Kumkumam Thozhi on top blogger chefs.
Hats off to you Aarthi!!!
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Anonymous
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No tomatoes??
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Aarthi
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@Anonymousno need for tomatoes
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Preetha
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Really tempting!!
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Vani
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Tried it today. ..came out very well
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Nish*taP
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Love your blog and i rate it 10 on 10👍
This recipe is so quick n hassle free...ill try it this weekend..btw i tried ur wholemeal dates cake with jaggery...super duper it was. Thanks for sharing all your recipes..
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Victor Masih
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Aarthi Ma'am
First of all I want to thank you for this wonderful and easy recipe to make Hyderabadi Mutton Dum biryani...!!
I tried it and it came out so well ... !!
I have shared your blog and recipes on facebook...!!
After Biryani I also tried your Chilli chicken gravy .. and It was wonderful ..!!
Best part of your blog is that you show all steps of cooking through pictures which makes things very easy for a novice like me....!!
Thanks once again..!!
Dr. Victor Masih
Ludhiana, Punjab
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sandeep
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tried this recipee..was excellent.Thanks for the step by step detailed guide.
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Karen Pinto
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Hi Aarthi.. Tried ur mutton biryani recipe as it was hubby's birthday.. N like always ur recipe turned out finger licking delicious.. He was so happy with the end result
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Anonymous
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Hi Aarthi,
Can u plse comment about the two and time for putting dum in oven using aluminium foil tray
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Anonymous
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Hi, this biryani reciepe is good. But for Traditional Hyderbadi Biryani( kacha style), we dont cook the mutton prehand. and it is marinated with spices and left for some time. Only mentioning to you because of your passion to cooking , might be you will try it
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Sara
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Wow! This biriyani was easy to make & turned out so good. It was delicious 😛
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Mumee
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Hi aarthi ,it's so............. yummy
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