• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
Yummy Indian Kitchen - Indian and International Recipes
  • Home
  • Blog
  • About Us
  • Contact Us
  • Recipe Index
menu icon
go to homepage
  • Home
  • Recipe Index
  • Cooking Guide
  • About Us
search icon
Homepage link
  • Home
  • Recipe Index
  • Cooking Guide
  • About Us
×

Home » Recipes » Biryani

Mutton Biryani Recipe Indian

PUBLISHED: Apr 24, 2018 · LAST UPDATED: Jun 25, 2021 By Asiya 23 Comments

Jump to Recipe Print Recipe

Mutton Biryani Recipe here in this post is a pakki yakhni style Hyderabadi biryani recipe made by cooked mutton and also cooking it by making layers of mutton and rice. There are several other biryani recipes on the blog mainly chicken biryani.

When it comes to non vegetarian recipes generally mutton is rarely preferred and chicken is highly requested to make many non veg delicacies but I would suggest to include all kinds of non veg such as fish, chicken, mutton as well for a healthy body.

Biryani is loved by everyone and biryani is not only prepared in non vegetarian section but veg biryani recipes too are a craze amongst Indians which can be served with biryani raitas or curries.

Types of Biryani

Biryani recipes never end and the list of biryani recipes goes on such as egg biryani, chicken biryani recipes, paneer biryani, fish biryani, prawn biryani etc...Every region across India makes hundreds of different varieties of special rice recipes and each method and technique used is different.

mutton biryani recipe

All the biryani recipes taste well with bagara baingan or mirchi ka salan...

               I have already posted dum style biryanis in different methods but pakki yakhni style biryani is a unique style where the mutton is completely cooked and added to the rice in layers.

The difference in dum biryani and pakki yakhni biryani is nothing but the dum biryani with mutton requires a long time to marinate but this recipe can be made quickly by pressure cooking the mutton and quickly adding it to the layered rice with some interesting seasoning.

                   If you are looking for biryani recipes in dum style then do check my blog recipes which are and mutton dum biryani recipe which have been made in dum style with slight variations .

indian mutton biryani

About pakki yakhni mutton biryani

I sometimes prefer making biryani in this method as this method of biryani gives a wonderful taste too. As many of us would like to try biryani in this method I, therefore, decided to share pakki yakhni biryani recipe which is a most preferred method all across the country.

               This recipe does not require any marination and to tenderize the mutton just pressure cook the mutton with spices and also if one is perfect with making biryani recipes, one can always try many variations.

                               This is basically an Indian style biryani recipe which is usually made by layers using mutton curry and rice.

pakki yakhni biryani

                    I would love to post many kind of biryani recipes as I keep updating my blog and would be glad to receive feedback from my blog readers for my recipes which would motivate me to share amazing recipes from different Indian cuisines...

Learn how to make pakki yakhni biryani recipe with meat step by step with the written procedure and also by watching the video to get an idea...

Step by step procedure

  • Add oil and heat it well. Add cinnamon stick, cardamoms, cloves, shahi jeera.
  • Add sliced onions and saute them well. Add some salt and saute them until they golden in colour.
  • Add ginger-garlic paste and saute few seconds.
  • Add mutton pieces to it. Roast the mutton until colour changes.
  • Add salt as per taste, red chilli powder, turmeric powder.
  • Mix well. Cook the masala until oil releases from the sides.
  • Add yoghurt.
  • Mix well.
  • Add black peppercorn powder, garam masala powder. Mix well.
  • Cook the gravy for few minutes.
  • Stir in between. Cook the gravy until oil releases. Add water and stir well.

  • Pressure cook until the mutton gets tender.
  • Add chopped coriander leaves and add slit green chillies.
  • Mix and cook the gravy on low heat for 4-5 minutes.

Rice:

  • Add water to a pot. Also, add cinnamon stick, cloves, black peppercorns, shahi jeera cardamoms, salt to taste, lemon extract, oil. Bring the water to a boil.
  • Add soaked basmati rice when the water starts boiling.
  • Stir well. Cook the rice until 80% done while stirring in between.

Dum procedure:

  • Take a cooking pot to give dum. Add a layer of mutton curry at the bottom.
  • Add another layer of strained rice (Make sure to drain the water from the rice).
    • Make layers of mutton and rice.
  • Top it up with coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chillies, 2 tablespoon orange food colour mixed with water, 2 tablespoon milk soaked in 3-4 saffron strands, 1 teaspoon oil, 1 teaspoon lemon extract, 1 teaspoon ghee.
  • Cover the cooking pot tightly with aluminium foil. Close the lid tightly.
  • Place a Tawa under the cooking pot. Dum on high flame for 5 minutes and dum on low flame for 20-25 minutes or until the rice is done and steam reaches the top.
  • Remove the lid when done.
  • Mutton biryani is done and serve hot with raita.
mutton-biryani-recipe

Mutton Biryani Recipe Indian

Asiya
Biryani recipe made by cooking mutton completely and layering it with rice...
4.80 from 10 votes
Print Recipe Pin Recipe
Prep Time 50 mins
Cook Time 30 mins
Total Time 1 hr 20 mins
Course Main(Rice)
Cuisine Indian, Pakistani
Servings 5
Calories 449 kcal

Ingredients
  

For curry:

  • 3 tablespoon oil
  • 1 medium size cinnamon stick
  • 2 cardamoms
  • 2 cloves
  • ½ teaspoon shahi jeera
  • 2 large onions finely sliced
  • 1 teaspoon ginger garlic paste
  • 500 gms mutton
  • salt to taste
  • 1 teaspoon red chili powder
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder
  • 2 cups yogurt
  • ¼ teaspoon black peppercorn powder
  • ½ teaspoon garam masala powder
  • 1 cup water
  • 2 tablespoon chopped coriander leaves
  • 3 slit green chilies

For the rice:

  • Rice
  • water
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 3 cloves
  • 4-5 black peppercorns
  • ½ teaspoon shahi jeera
  • 2 cardamoms
  • salt to taste
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 1 teaspoon oil
  • 600 gms basmati rice washed and soaked for 35-40 minutes

Garnish during dum:

  • 1 tablespoon coriander leaves
  • 3-4 mint leaves
  • 2 slit green chillies
  • 2 tablespoon orange food color
  • 2 tablespoon milk soaked in 3-4 saffron strands
  • 1 teaspoon oil
  • 1 teaspoon lemon extract
  • 1 teaspoon ghee

Instructions
 

For the yakhni or curry:

  • Add oil and heat it well.
  • Add cinnamon stick, cardamoms, cloves, shahi jeera.
  • Add sliced onions and saute them well.
  • Add some salt and saute them until they golden in colour.
  • Add ginger garlic paste and saute few seconds.
  • Add mutton to it.
  • Roast the mutton until color changes.
  • Add salt as per taste, red chilli powder, turmeric powder.
  • Mix well.
  • Cook the masala until oil releases from the sides.
  • Add yogurt.
  • Mix well.
  • Add black peppercorn powder, garam masala powder.
  • Mix well.
  • Cook the gravy for few minutes.
  • Stir in between.
  • Cook the gravy until oil releases.
  • Add water and stir well.
  • Pressure cook until the mutton gets tender.
  • Add chopped coriander leaves.
  • Add slit green chilies.
  • Miix and cook the gravy on low heat for 4-5 minutes.

Rice:

  • add water to a pot.
  • add cinnamon stick, cloves, black peppercorns,shahi jeera
  • cardamoms, salt to taste, lemon extract, oil.
  • Bring the water to a boil.
  • Add soaked basmati rice.
  • Stir well.
  • Cook the rice until 80% done while stirring in between.

Dum procedure:

  • Take a cooking pot to give dum.
  • Add a layer of mutton curry at the bottom.
  • Add another layer of rice.
  • Make layers of mutton and rice.
  • Top it up with coriander leaves, mint leaves, green chilies, 2 tablespoon orange food color mixed with water, 2 tablespoon milk soaked in 3-4 saffron strands, 1 teaspoon oil, 1 teaspoon lemon extract, 1 teaspoon ghee.
  • Cover the cooking pot tightly with an aluminium foil.
  • Close the lid tightly.
  • Place a tawa under the cooking pot.
  • Dum on high flame for 5 minutes.
  • Dum on low flame for 20-25 minutes.

Notes

  • Biryani is done perfectly when steam appears inside the vessel.
  • The steam raises from the bottom to the top which means the biryani is cooked well.
  • Additional spices can be added or quantity of spices can be reduced or increased as per requirement.
  • Always soak the rice before we start cooking the mutton and simultaneously boil the water for rice in order to save time and make the recipe quickly.

Nutrition

Nutrition Facts
Mutton Biryani Recipe Indian
Amount Per Serving
Calories 449 Calories from Fat 342
% Daily Value*
Fat 38g58%
Saturated Fat 14g88%
Trans Fat 1g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5g
Monounsaturated Fat 17g
Cholesterol 88mg29%
Sodium 115mg5%
Potassium 412mg12%
Carbohydrates 7g2%
Fiber 1g4%
Sugar 5g6%
Protein 20g40%
Vitamin A 249IU5%
Vitamin C 1mg1%
Calcium 154mg15%
Iron 2mg11%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.
WANT TO WATCH VIDEO RECIPES?SUBSCRIBE US ON YOUTUBE

More Biryani Recipes

  • fish biryani recipe (machhali biryani)
  • Hyderabadi Mutton Biryani Recipe
  • Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani Recipe
  • Pakistani biryani recipe, Pakistani chicken biryani

Reader Interactions

Comments

    Leave a Reply Cancel reply

    Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

    Recipe Rating




  1. aisha

    March 11, 2016 at 2:31 am

    I tired this recipe & it turned out just perfect.everybody loved it. I was serching for such biryani recipe for long time,finally got it.thanks & keep up ur gud work

    Reply
    • asiya

      March 11, 2016 at 2:04 pm

      Thank u so much aisha...I am glad that you tried my recipe and happy to learn that everybody loved it...Thanks for the wonderful feedback too....

      Reply
  2. M

    May 30, 2016 at 9:52 pm

    Hello, great recipe. Question please- the onions should they be 1 cup fried onions and then crused or crused fried onions one cup?thanks again

    Reply
    • asiya

      May 30, 2016 at 11:29 pm

      I got your question... If we use 10-12 medium size onions and when we crush them they would be close to 1 cup...If you are confused use 10-12 onions, deep fry them and crush them and they would surely be close to 1 cup. In biryani if we don't want the biryani to be too dry then even if we add more crushed onions it turns out yummy and it does not spoil the taste...go ahead and add more quantity of crushed onions if you wish to...please do ask me if you have further more queries and I shall be glad to help you out...

      Reply
  3. Roshin

    June 24, 2016 at 2:58 pm

    Hi. I tried your recipe today. It turned out easy. I hate recipes that involve too many procedures. Thank you!

    Reply
    • asiya

      June 24, 2016 at 3:37 pm

      Thanks for trying out the easy version of biryani recipe and I hope you enjoyed making it and hope it turned out tasty!!!

      Reply
  4. basha

    August 30, 2016 at 1:33 pm

    Thanks for the recipoe.Please explain clearly the Garam masala,ingredients or store brought?otherwise can we prepared in home?like cloves,cardamom,cinamon stick or is there any other ingrediant to be used?

    Reply
    • asiya

      August 30, 2016 at 3:07 pm

      The garam masala powder I have used here is not a store bought...I make a powder of cinnamon, cloves, shahi zeera(caraway seeds), cardamom...Just add these ingredients into a blender and make a powder of it...Store this powder in an air tight container and use it for later purpose too...

      Reply
  5. Sanober

    December 26, 2016 at 9:11 pm

    Hi looks like a great recipe but can i cook the mutton without a pressure cooker - just on the stove? Thanks

    Reply
    • asiya

      December 27, 2016 at 11:47 am

      Yes Sanober, you can cook the mutton without a pressure cooker but on the the stove, cook the mutton for about 40-45 minutes for it to tenderise well...

      Reply
  6. Nira

    January 04, 2017 at 10:58 am

    Next time I plan to use a pressure cooker. Jow long should it be pressure cooked and should it be on bigh heat? Excellent recipe. Turned out great on stove
    Thanks so much.

    Reply
    • asiya

      January 04, 2017 at 12:25 pm

      It should be pressure cooked for 20-25 minutes on medium flame...

      Reply
  7. Lakshmi

    March 31, 2019 at 7:50 pm

    Can we replace the mutton with chicken? If so how long or for how many whistles should we pressure cook it ?

    Reply
    • Asiya

      March 31, 2019 at 11:08 pm

      yes u can replace but just give only one or two whistles for chicken...

      Reply
  8. Meghna

    April 25, 2019 at 3:35 am

    I tried this recipe and it came out really good. The only change I would make next time is to use less rice than suggested. I felt like it was too much rice compared to the amount of meat.

    Reply
  9. Zap

    July 08, 2019 at 8:19 am

    Turned out nice and delicious ! Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  10. Jayashri

    July 18, 2019 at 10:51 pm

    Loved all your recipes. Please keep up the good work. Thank you.

    Reply
  11. Priya Kurup

    February 24, 2021 at 1:55 pm

    Hi,how many Whistles should be given for the mutton to cook ? Also is it ok if we marinate the mutton a day before making the Biryani ?

    Reply
    • Asiya

      February 24, 2021 at 11:40 pm

      Hi, generally if the meat is fresh and tender then it gets tenderized in 3-4 whistles
      but sometimes depending on the quality of mutton it can take longer time...
      About marinating the mutton overnight yes you can but make sure it is refrigerated in fridge in cold temperature...

      Reply
  12. Aradhna Dewan

    September 15, 2021 at 2:17 pm

    With your mutton biryani recipe I have become a super cook. I didn’t know cooking at all. Now people are crazy over this biryani. Thankyou so much for such s as delicious recipe. Made me overnight popular

    Reply
    • Asiya

      September 16, 2021 at 8:17 am

      Thank for the wonderful feedback...

      Reply
  13. Aradhna Dewan

    January 15, 2022 at 12:17 pm

    You made me a great cook by this amazing recipe. Will be greatful to you all my life. Everyone loves this recipe. I really didn’t know how to cook. This recipe has made me a star overnight. My whole family is full of praises

    Reply

Primary Sidebar

This is Asiya, a graduate in Engineering and Technology from Hyderabad, India with always a passion for cooking and trying different recipes therefore started food blogging...

More about me →

STAY CONNECTED

  • Facebook
  • https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCqTdxhfT7YrQ0bdfKgTF6WA
  • https://www.instagram.com/yummyindiankitchen/
  • Twitter

Trending Recipes

  • apple cider vinegar and lemon juice recipe (weight loss detox)
  • cinnamon water, cinnamon for weight loss
  • detox water recipes for weight loss drinks and cleanse
  • healthy overnight oats recipe for weight loss (low calorie)
  • lemon water for weight loss recipe (Benefits)
  • smoothies to lose belly fat fast recipes
  • apple cider vinegar and honey with cinnamon (weight loss drink)
  • green juice recipe for weight loss and cleansing
  • Low carb breakfast without eggs ideas (Keto)
  • 15 Starbucks Oat Milk Drinks To Check Out and Enjoy

Footer

↑ back to top

About

  • About
  • Contact

Policies

  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer

Copyright © 2022 Yummy Indian Kitchen