Mutton Biryani

Ingredients :
Lamb meat -700  gms ,
Lemon -2- Juice ,
Ginger garlic paste - 2 tbsp,

Basmati long rice -1/2 kg ,( soaked in water for 40 minutes )

Raw papaya - 1 tbsp ( grated )or tenderizer ,
Curd -200 gms or 2 cups ( whisked )
Onions - 6 ( finely sliced and deep fried to golden ),
Coriander pwd - 2 tsp ,
Cumin pwd -1 tsp ,
Turmeric pwd -1 /2 tsp ,
Red chilli pwd - 2 tsp ,
Garam masala -2 tsp ,
Black pepper pwd -1/2 tsp ,
Black cumin seeds -1 tsp,
Green chill -2 chopped ,
Whole garam masala - Big cardamom -3 ,
                                     Small cardamom -3 ,
                                     Cinnamon stick - 2 1 inch each ,
                                     Clove -6 ,
                                     Bay leaves -2 ,
                                     mace - 2.
green coriander leaves - 1 cup( chopped ),
Mint leaves - 1/2 cup ( chopped ),
Ghee or oil -5 tbsp ,
Salt to taste ,
Saffron - a pinch disolved in 1/2 cup of warm milk.
Method :
Marinate the mutton with raw papaya or tenderizer and ginger garlic paste for 1/2 hour and  keep in the fridge .
Then add curd ,half the fried onions ,green chillies ,red chilli pwd ,coriander pwd ,cumin pwd, 
turmeric pwd , salt 1 and 1/4 tsp , half of green coriander leaves , half of mint leaves ,whole garam masala,black pepper pwd  1/2 tsp black cumin seeds ,juice of one  lime ,garam masala pwd  1 tsp and 5 tbsp of ghee or oil.

Mix and let it marinate for an hour .
Boil water in deep pan with salt and 1 tbsp of oil and  1/2 tsp of black cumin seeds . Taste the water if  
salt is enough .Not more ,not less salty . As water comes to a boil add the strained rice  .Let the rice cook  only 50 % and then quickly drain the water and keep aside .

Take a heavy bottom pan and put the marinated mutton in the bottom of the pan.Cover the mutton with half the parboiled rice .

Divide coriander  leaves and mint leaves into half .
Divide the fried onions too .
Sprinkle half of coriander leaves and mint leaves and half of fried onions .Cover again  with  rice and then sprinkle all the left coriander ,mint leaves ,juice of 1 lime , garam masala 1 tsp ,fried onions and then pour the saffron milk around the rice .
Cover the deep pan with a tight lid.
Put the heat on high . After 5 minutes let it cook for 40 minutes on low heat.

If you do not have a thick bottom pan put a  griddle or tawa under the deep pan .

Close the gas and leave it for  10 minutes .Mix the rice with  care and then serve .
Enjoy  biryani with raita !
Serving for six !