Mutton mandi recipe

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Mandi is a traditional dish originated from Hadhramaut, Yemen, consisting mainly of meat and rice with a special blend of spices. It is cooked in a pit underground. It's extremely popular and prevalent in most areas of the Arabian Peninsula, and even considered a staple dish in many regions. It's also found in Egypt, the Levant, and Turkey.

Ingredients for mandi spice:

1. Corriander seeds: 1 tablespoons
2. Cardomom: 4
3. Cloves:4
4. Cinnamon:3
5. Bay leaves:2
6. Dried ginger:1 piece
7. Soonf(optional):1 teaspoon
8. Black pepper corns:1/2 tablespoons

Method:

Grind together all the spices in a mixture jar and make a fine powder out if it.

Ingredients

1. Mutton with bones( big pieces): 500 gms
2. rice:350 gms
3. Onion: 1 small chopped
4. Salt:as per taste
5. Turmeric powder: 1/2 teaspoon
6. Clarified butter(ghee):2 tablespoons
7. Cooking oil:1 tablespoons.
8. Cardomom:2
9. Cinnamon:2
10. Bay leaves:2
11. Cloves:2
12. Green chillies:2
13. Red chilli powder:1 teaspoon
14. Almonds:10-15 (for garnishing)
15. Raisins:a handful( for garnishing)

Method:

1. Wash the mutton thoroughly and take 1 1/2 teaspoon of mandi spice,1 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric powder. Marinate the mutton for about 2-3 hours.
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3. Fry the almonds and raisins and keep aside for garnishing.
4. Soak rice for half an hour. Add a pinch of turmeric powder to the water which is used for soaking rice.
5. After 3 hours take a large pan and add clarified butter and cooking oil in it. Add cinnamon, cardomom,cloves,bay leaves and saute for few seconds. 
6. Add chopped onion and fry until it turns golden brown.
7. Add the marinated mutton pieces and red chilli powder and mix well.
8. Add 1.2 litre of water and green chillies.
9. Cook on medium flame for about 40 minutes or more till the mutton becomes very tender and perfect.
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11. Now remove the mutton pieces from the stew and keep aside.
12. Add soaked rice to this water and cook. When the rice is done switch off the flame
13. Arrange the mutton pieces on the top of the rice and place a burnt charcoal in a small bowl and place this in the middle of the rice. Add one teaspoon of ghee on this charcoal which develops fumes 
14. Close the lid tightly and cook on low flame for 3 minutes and switch off the flame. Allow this to settle for 5-10 minutes and then open the lid .
15. Dish out the rice,place the mutton pieces and garnish with almonds and raisins.

Note: you can fry the mutton pieces if you want to have more crispy and add more taste to it.I have fried them by adding little oil for about 5-10 minutes.

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