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Repeat the process with the remaining mutton masala and rice on the next banana leaf. Biriyani is an Indian Subcontinent speciality; this variant from Salu Kitchen is Banana leaf wrapped Biriyani. Various meat options such as chicken, beef.
To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have vazhayilayil oru suriyani biriyani / kerala suriyanese style biryani wrapped in banana leaf using 29 ingredients and 8 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Vazhayilayil Oru Suriyani Biriyani / Kerala Suriyanese Style Biryani Wrapped in Banana Leaf:
- Take For the rice:
- Prepare 3 cups Basmati rice soaked in water for at least 2 hours
- Make ready 6 cups Water
- Prepare 2 Bay leaves
- Prepare 3 pods Cardamom
- Prepare 4 Cloves
- Get 1″ stick Cinnamon
- Make ready 4-5 tablespoon Butter
- Get To taste Salt
- Make ready 2 teaspoon Lemon juice –
- Make ready For the mutton/chicken:
- Get 1 kg Mutton/chicken cut into medium bite size pieces
- Make ready 5 Onions thinly sliced
- Take 8-10, Green chilies finely chopped
- Get 1 tablespoon Ginger-garlic paste
- Prepare 1 teaspoon Turmeric powder
- Make ready 3 teaspoon Chilli powder
- Prepare 2 teaspoon Garam masala powder
- Get 1 bunch, Coriander leaves finely chopped
- Prepare 1 bunch Mint leaves finely chopped
- Get 1/2 cup Coconut milk
- Get 1/2 cup Yoghurt/curd
- Make ready 3 tablespoon Ghee/clarified butter
- Get To taste Salt
- Take As needed Water
- Prepare For garnish
- Prepare 10-12 Cashew nuts
- Get 10-12 Raisins
- Get 1 Onions thinly sliced
Sprinkle biryani masala ,fried cashews, raisins, fried onions and chopped coriander leaves and mint leaves, sprinkle left over ghee and few drops of saffron milk over the rice as the final layering. Close with tight fitting heat resistant lid or close it with aluminium foil. Biryani is an art.you just need to practice once or twice. Biryani can be cooked in two key styles, one by layering raw rice and raw marinated meat together in a vessel and cooking it together.
Steps to make Vazhayilayil Oru Suriyani Biriyani / Kerala Suriyanese Style Biryani Wrapped in Banana Leaf:
- Clean and wash the mutton pieces. Allow them to drain. Marinate the mutton with turmeric powder, chilli powder, garam masala powder, and salt. Keep it aside for at least 2 hours.
- In a heavy bottomed vessel, melt butter and fry the bay leaves, cardamom pods, cloves, and cinnamon. Add the soaked rice and fry for 2-3 minutes until the rice becomes crisp, making sure not to brown the rice. Add 6 cups of boiling water, lemon juice, and salt and allow it to boil. Cover and cook for about 5-10 mins until the rice is half cooked and no water is left. Remove from flame and keep aside.
- In a large pan, heat oil. Add the chopped onions and saute until it is golden brown. Add ginger-garlic paste & green chilies and saute until the raw smell goes away. Add the marinated mutton, mix well, and fry for 5-6 mins until the colour changes. Add the chopped coriander + mint leaves, yogurt, salt, & 1/2 cup of water and mix well. Cover with a lid and cook until the meat is 3/4 done.
- Pour the coconut milk into the gravy and cook on low flame for another 10-15 mins until the meat is completely coated with the masala and the gravy becomes thick. Remove from flame.
- In a small pan, melt ghee. Fry the cashew nuts and raisins and drain them on a paper towel. In the same pan, fry the sliced onions until dark brown and drain them on a paper towel. Keep it aside.
- Clean 2-3 large banana leaves. Wilt it slightly by placing them on flame and flipping the sides to make them soft & pliable. Smear some ghee on the leaf.
- Place a layer of the mutton masala with little gravy as the bottom layer and top it with a layer of rice. Garnish with cashewnuts, raisins and fried onions. Sprinkle ghee over the layer. Wrap the banana leaf as a parcel and tie it securely with banana fiber or thread. Repeat the process with the remaining mutton masala and rice on the next banana leaf.
- Place the parcels in a steamer and steam cook the biryani for 10-15 mins. Remove from the steamer and keep it aside for another 5 mins. You could also bake the parcels in a preheated oven at 300 degrees for 10 mins. Serve with raita and pickle of your choice.
The other by cooking the components separately and then layering them together. Other than that there are flavour differences based on the region the biryani originates from. Kerala Style Biryani With Chicken Or Mutton. Close up traditional Indian biryani rice on banana leaf. Video "Indian biryani rice on banana leaf." can be used for personal and commercial purposes according to the conditions of the purchased Royalty-free license.
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