My Fail Proof Mutton Kabsa
Special Arabian Masala Powder
Ingredients:
• 50g Chilli Powder
• 50g Pepper Powder
• 50g Cumin Powder
• 50g Coriander Powder
• 4 teaspoons Turmeric Powder
Method:
Mix all the ingredients together and store in an airtight container. Use as needed for Kabsa, Majboos, or Mandi.
Mutton Kabsa
Ingredients:
• 1–2 kg Mutton Leg Pieces
• 600g Basmati Rice
• 1 Large Onion, sliced
• 1 Soup Cube
• 5 Cardamom Pods
• 1 Bay Leaf
• 2 Cinnamon Sticks
• 2 Cloves
• 3 teaspoons Ginger Garlic Paste
• 3 teaspoons Tomato Paste
• 2 teaspoons Salt (or to taste)
• 2 tablespoons Oil
• 4 teaspoons Special Arabian Masala Powder
• Water as needed
Method:
- Heat the oil in a large pot and fry the onions until nicely browned.
- Add the cinnamon, cardamom, bay leaf, and cloves. Stir for a few seconds until fragrant.
- Add the ginger garlic paste and sautΓ© well.
- Add the tomato paste and Special Arabian Masala Powder. Mix well.
- Add the mutton leg pieces and coat them well with the spices.
- Cover and let the mutton cook for a few minutes in its own juices to absorb all the flavours.
- Add the soup cube, salt, and enough water to cook the mutton and prepare the gravy for the rice. Stir well and bring to a boil.
- Cover and cook until the mutton is tender and the gravy is rich and flavourful.
- Once the mutton is cooked, carefully remove the mutton pieces and set them aside.
- Measure the gravy and transfer it to the rice cooker pot. Add the washed basmati rice and enough water to make a total of 6 cups of liquid (gravy + water combined). Cook until perfectly fluffy.
- Once the rice is cooked, gently fluff it up and transfer it to a serving dish or pan.
- Arrange the tender mutton leg pieces on top and serve.
Tips:
• I prefer cooking the rice in a rice cooker using the mutton gravy because it gives perfectly fluffy rice every time.
• If you’d like extra gravy to serve alongside the Kabsa, add a little extra water while cooking the mutton and reserve some of the gravy before cooking the rice.
• For extra flavour, fry some sliced onions, cashew nuts, and raisins in a little ghee or butter and use them as a garnish before serving.
• This same recipe can also be made using regular mutton pieces instead of mutton leg pieces.
Optional: I didn’t use dried lemon in this recipe, but if you’d like a more traditional Kabsa flavour, you can add 1 dried lemon while cooking the mutton. For a stronger flavour, use 2 dried lemons.
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