Mutton Pulao in Pressure Cooker Recipe with step by step pictures. This recipe is made from pressure cooking mutton with aromatics and whole spices.
Mutton Pulao in Pressure Cooker
Lamb is my hubby's favorite meat. He loves it more than chicken, so i tend to cook it often. Cooking lamb can be quite time consuming than chicken, because you need to cook lamb slowly so it gets tender and just melt in your mouth. The one thing you got to remember is try to get the best lamb you could find.
Ingredients for Mutton Pulao
- Ghee - 5 tbsp
- Oil - 5 tbsp
- Basmati Rice - 2 cups grams
- Mutton / Lamb - 250 grams
- Onions - 2 large sliced thinly
- Green Chilli - 10 slit (use as per your taste)
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 3 tbsp
- Mint Leaves - ½ cup chopped
- Coriander Leaves - ½ cup chopped
- Garam Masala Powder - 3 tbsp
- Salt to taste
- Water - 2 cup + 2.5 cup (refer notes)
Whole Spices:
- Cinnamon / Pattai - 2 long stick
- Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu - 1 tbsp
- Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam - 1 tsp
- Cardamom Pods / Yelakai - 4
- Cloves / Krambu - 4
- Start Anise - 1
For Marination:
- Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tbsp
- Lemon Juice - 2 tbsp
- Curd / Yogurt - ½ cup
- Garam Masala Powder - 1 tbsp
- Salt - 1 tsp
Now coming back to today's recipe. My favorite rice dish ever. I love this so much because it doesn't uses lots of spices, just simple spices but the aroma from this pilaf is heavenly. You have to try this out. I served this with mutton dalcha. If you wish you can check out my mutton biryani recipe too.
How to Make Mutton Pulao
- Wash and soak rice for 30 mins. Take mutton in a bowl and add all the marination ingredients. Mix well and let it marinate for 30 mins.
- Take the marinated mutton in a pressure cooker and add 2 cups of water.
- Pressure cook it for 8 whistle, simmer the stove and cook it for 30 mins.
- Switch off the flame and let the pressure go all by itself.
- Open the pressure cooker and transfer the cooked mutton to a bowl.
- Now in the same cooker add oil and ghee. Add in the whole spices and let it sizzle for a min.
- Add in the onions, green chilli, salt. Fry them in oil till it turns golden.
- Now add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.
- Add in mint and coriander leaves and mix well.
- Now add in the mutton pieces using a slotted spoon so you leave behind any water from it. You will use the water later.
- Fry the mutton pieces in the oil and ghee so it get nice sear and colour. Fry that in ghee for a good 8 to 10 mins.
- Now add in the garam masala and fry for a min.
- Add in soaked rice and mix well. Pour the leftover marination liquid and water. Mix well.Bring this to a good boil.
- Simmer the flame and let it cook on a low heat for 20 to 25 mins.
- Switch off flame and let the pressure go all by itself, Open the cooker and fluff it up.
- Serve with any curry.
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Mutton Pulao in Pressure Cooker Recipe
Ingredients
- 5 tbsp Ghee
- 5 tbsp Oil
- 2 cups grams Basmati Rice
- 250 grams Mutton / Lamb
- 2 large sliced thinly Onions
- 10 slit Green Chilli use as per your taste
- 3 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- ½ cup chopped Mint Leaves
- ½ cup chopped Coriander Leaves
- 3 tbsp Garam Masala Powder
- Salt to taste
- 2 cup + 2.5 cup refer notes Water
- Whole Spices:
- 2 long stick Cinnamon / Pattai
- 1 tbsp Fennel Seeds / Saunf / Sombu
- 1 tsp Cumin Seeds / Jeerakam
- 4 Cardamom Pods / Yelakai
- 4 Cloves / Krambu
- 1 Start Anise
- For Marination:
- 2 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 2 tbsp Lemon Juice
- ½ cup Curd / Yogurt
- 1 tbsp Garam Masala Powder
- 1 tsp Salt
Instructions
- Wash and soak rice for 30 mins. Take mutton in a bowl and add all the marination ingredients. Mix well and let it marinate for 30 mins.
- Take the marinated mutton in a pressure cooker and add 2 cups of water.
- Pressure cook it for 8 whistle, simmer the stove and cook it for 30 mins.
- Switch off the flame and let the pressure go all by itself.
- Open the pressure cooker and transfer the cooked mutton to a bowl.
- Now in the same cooker add oil and ghee. Add in the whole spices and let it sizzle for a min.
- Add in the onions, green chilli, salt. Fry them in oil till it turns golden.
- Now add in ginger garlic paste and saute for a min.
- Add in mint and coriander leaves and mix well.
- Now add in the mutton pieces using a slotted spoon so you leave behind any water from it. You will use the water later.
- Fry the mutton pieces in the oil and ghee so it get nice sear and colour. Fry that in ghee for a good 8 to 10 mins.
- Now add in the garam masala and fry for a min.
- Add in soaked rice and mix well. Pour the leftover marination liquid and water. Mix well.Bring this to a good boil.
- Simmer the flame and let it cook on a low heat for 20 to 25 mins.
- Switch off flame and let the pressure go all by itself, Open the cooker and fluff it up.
- Serve with any curry.
Notes
Mutton Pulao in Pressure Cooker Recipe Step by Step
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Take all your ingredients |
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Add in water, since i have poured half cup of liquid, i used 2.5 cups of water for the 2 cup of rice. FOR 1 CUP RICE USE 1.5 CUP OF WATER |
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Sakunthala
Super mutton pulao this Sunday going try. Waiting for this recipe thank you arthi.
Hamaree Rasoi
Delicious and lovely looking mutton pilaf. Would surely try it out this weekend as well.
Deepa
Jerin Marina
It looks sooo yum!!! Me too Mutton pulao this Sunday going try 🙂 Thank for sharing.
Anonymous
Hw much water should be added?
Aarthi
@AnonymousI have updated in my post
neha
Thanks aarthi..im going to try this recipe..the way u illustrate is awesome
Vidya Uday
Hi Aarthi,
Does cooking rice this way make it fluffy??? Can I use precooked rice to this so that it stays fluffy like fried rice?
Aarthi
@Vidya Udayyes this pulao stays fluffy
Anonymous
I tried it.. It was very yummy n spicy too.. It made my day..
avina
how many whistles for rice?
Aarthi
@avinajust 1 whistle is good