Ingredients:

• 1 Kg Mutton or chicken, washed / cleaned, cut into pieces
• 1 Kg Rice basmati, soaked for 15 minutes
• 4 Potatoes, steam lightly, peel and cut into large pieces
• 6 Tomatoes, quartered
• 4 Onions (medium, finely sliced)
• 1 bunch Mint, finely chopped
• 6 Green chillies (whole)
• 1½ tbsp Ginger / garlic paste
• 1 cup Dried plums , soaked in hot water.
• 1 tbsp Red chillies , powdered
• 2 tbsp Coriander, powdered
• 6 Peppercorns
• 4 Cloves
• 6 Cardamoms
• 1 tsp Black cumin seeds
• ¼ tsp Yellow food colour
• Salt to taste
• 1 cup Yogurt
• 1 cup Hot milk
• 1 cup Ghee/oil

Method:

• Combine mutton or chicken with yogurt, ginger / garlic, red chilli powder and 4 green chillies, coriander, mint, juice of 2 lemons, plums and salt; mix well and set aside for 1/2 hour.
• Heat oil in a pan and fry onions till golden brown. Remove half to absorbent kitchen paper. To the remaining half in the pan add the meat with yogurt and spices.
• Cook on low heat, do not add water, when the liquid evaporates fry a little and remove from heat.
• Deep fry the potatoes and separately fry the tomatoes in a little oil and add both to chicken.
• Boil the rice with a little mint, remaining green chillies, cardamoms, black pepper, cloves and salt. When the rice is 3/4 done drain in a strainer.
• Put a little oil in the base of pan and make a layer of half the rice. Then put a layer of the prepared mutton or chicken and cover with a second layer of rice.
• Serves: 10