Mutton Chops

Method -
1/2 kg mutton chops -wash several times and keep aside
1 bunch of coriander leaves +7 to 8 green chillies (according to the pungency of the chillies)
Wash and grind to a smooth paste adding very little water

Marinate mutton chops with this coriander paste and keep for some time. Cook these marinated chops in the pressure cooker for two whistles ,
if water leaves after cooking and the pieces r already cooked , remove the chops from the cooker and keep aside

Stir the masala on fire until dry  and the remaining water evaporates.
Then add the mutton chops to the thick paste and mix well .
Add 1/2 tbspn lemon juice and salt to taste- mix well

Beat 3 to 4 eggs in a bowl
Dip each marinated cooked  chop in the egg mixture and shallow fry on both sides .
Repeat this with all the chops
Relish with onion rings. Yummy!

Mutton Biryani

Ingredients and Method:

2 pounds mutton, wash 4 to 5 times and keep aside.
3 small cups Basumati rice wash and cook with 5 cups of water, adding few bay leaves and salt to taste, 3 tbspn oil.
Rice should be cooked 85% and should  not  be over cooked. Do not drain water from the rice .
Spread the cooked rice in a big thali and keepaside.

Chop 1 big onion length wise and fry it in some oil till it is brownish black in color and keep aside.
Keep aside finely chopped coriander leaves.

                  
Masala:

2 onions chopped in to big pieces.
2 smalltomatoes chopped.
3 strings of coriander leaves.
3 tbspn chillipowder (more or less according to your taste)
OR in place of chillipowder 8 to 10 green chillies can be added (the biriyani will look green if green chillies are used)
3 small cardamom
8 cloves
1" cinnamon
1" ginger
Few mint leaves
Grind the ingredients to a smooth paste adding little water to blend it .
                  
Mix the the above  masala (optional - you can add 2 tbspn Shan masala powder) with  the mutton and cook in the cooker with  few whistles till it is done .
If water remains in the cooked mutton keep on the fire stirring it till it becomes dry masala.
Add salt to taste before u dry the masala .
Heat 5 to 8 tbspn oil + 2 tbspn ghee in a thick flat  bottom pan.
Add one layer of cooked rice and above this one layer of  masala mutton alternately.
In between  the layers spread some chopped coriander leaves  and  fried  onions.
Top layer should be garnished with fried onion .
Keep this on medium gas for  3 to 4 minutes.

If u want the biriyani colorful ,soak 1 tspn kesar in 1/2 cup milk   for some time  and sprinkle over the top layer and in between the layers .

The picture of my biriyani is not impressive as I have not added kesar or color.

Green Mutton Curry

Method
1 kg mutton wash and keep aside.

Masala
1 cup grated coconut
2 large onions chopped
10 to 12 green chillies (as per spice tolerance)
1 bunch coriander leaves
2 medium size tomatoes
8 to 10 cloves
1" cinnamon
3 or 4 small cardamo
3 tb spoon corriander seeds
1 t spoon jeera
1 " ginger
1 tb spoon garlic paste
Roast the spices for 2 , 3 minutes and powder it in the blender
Fry onions  and garlic paste till it is light brown
Add chopped tomatoes and fry little more and keep aside.
Fry coconut gratings and coriander leaves  for 3 to 4 minutes.
Grind this coconut along with all the above  ingredients( also the powdered spices ) in to smooth paste
Mix this masala with washed mutton in a pressure cooker, add salt to taste.
Pressure cook it for 15 minutes/3 whistles  depending on  the quality of mutton
Do not add toomuch  water cos mutton leaves water .
when done  relish with rice or bread
lime juice can be squeezed if necessary