The delicacy that got me interested in cooking years ago was biryani as I was always intrigued by the exotic nature of the recipe. There are too many varieties of biryani that is cooked in India and some recipes in family owned restaurants are a well-kept family secret that has been passing on from generations. We started our handi series with a vegetarian biryani recipe and today we are posting our first non-vegetarian, red meat biryani recipe.
Goat meat and Urad Dal dumplings (vadi – picture below), simmered in an exotic gravy and cooked on dum with rice makes eating this delectable biryani a celebration. Biryani can be cooked in two ways: Kacchi (raw) Biryani and Pakki (cooked) Biryani. The difference is that in Kacchi method the raw meat is cooked with rice which allows all meat flavors to get well absorbed in rice. 
In Pakki method the meat is cooked before-hand and mixed with rice. Our recipe today is a pakki biryani and it turned out to be equally flavorful as kacchi biryani. We will make kacchi biryani when we will do hyderabadi biryani as part of our South India series in near future. Watch our video for this delectable recipe which made us lost control and we just kept on eating till we were filled up to the throat.
In Pakki method the meat is cooked before-hand and mixed with rice. Our recipe today is a pakki biryani and it turned out to be equally flavorful as kacchi biryani. We will make kacchi biryani when we will do hyderabadi biryani as part of our South India series in near future. Watch our video for this delectable recipe which made us lost control and we just kept on eating till we were filled up to the throat.Ingredients Summary:
Serves: 8; Total Time: 2 hours
For the Rice:
Basmati Rice: 500 gm or 1.1 lb; Milk: 1 litre or 4 cups; Whole Garam Masala [Green Cardamom – 10; Black Cardamom – 2; Cloves – 10; Cinnamon – 2 inch; Bay Leaf – 2; Mace – 2 pinch]; Salt – to taste;
For the Goat:
Leg of Goat (cut into cubes) – 1 kg or 2.2 lbs; Yogurt – 400 gm or 1 and 1/2 cup; Red Chili Powder 2 tsp; Coriander Powder – 1 tsp; Salt – 1 tsp; Ginger – 15 gm or 1/2 oz; Garlic – 5 to 6 cloves; Ghee – 1 cup; Onion – 250 gm or 8 and 1/2 oz; Green Chili – 8 ; Whole Garam Masala [Green Cardamom – 10; Black Cardamom – 2; Cloves – 10; Cinnamon – 2 inch; Bay Leaf – 2; Mace – 2 pinch];
For the Garnish:
Vadi – 100 gm or 4 oz; Dried Mint – 1/4 cup; Coriander leaves – 30 gm or 1 oz; Tomato – 200 gm or 7 oz; Ginger – 30 gm or 1 oz; Onions (thinly sliced) – 120 gm or 4 oz; Asafoetida – a pinch; Saffron – 1 tsp; Milk – 60 ml or 1/4 cup;
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