Cooking Using Shahi Riwayat's Mutton Biryani Masala in Your Recipes
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Indian cuisine is extremely diverse owing to its rich blend of history. Tradition, cultural practices, and techniques are intertwined with Indian food. An epitome of deliciousness is the Indian dish mutton biryani which is consumed with great fervor at times of celebration, mostly paired with raita to tone down the spices.
But what truly lifts the dish from good to outstanding is the spice, which is the heart of any biryani. That's where Shahi Riwayat's Mutton Biryani Masala comes in to turn your kitchen into a regal one, serving restaurant-style flavor with homemade love.
Whether you're making a traditional biryani for a special occasion or trying out new variations, Mutton Biryani Masala might be your go-to secret ingredient. This blog explores creative and delicious ways to use Shahi Riwayat's Mutton Biryani Masala into your culinary masterpieces, that go beyond just the classic biryani.
What makes Shahi Riwayat’s Mutton Biryani Masala Special?
The spices used in a biryani play a vital role in its taste, so to elevate a simple mutton biryani into a heavenly experience, go for the best spice mixture. What Shahi Riwayat has achieved is not a pre-cooked masala. Rather a highly picked blend consisting of green clove, black cumin, black pepper, dried mint, and bay leaf, all finely powdered to retain their inherent oils and tastes.
Every spoonful of this masala delivers:
- Authentic flavor, inspired by royal Mughlai kitchen
- Aroma that surrounds your home
- An ideal blend of heat, warmth, and earthiness.
Whether you are a seasoned cook or a novice, this Mutton Biryani Masala is an easy way to achieve restaurant flavors at home.
Shahi Riwayat's Mutton Biryani masala is made to be versatile. While it was developed primarily for mutton biryani, one can also use it in a variety of Indian foods as a seasoning, even in dishes like keema, pulao, curry, and stews.
Recipe 1: Classic Mutton Biryani
Ingredients:
- Mutton: 500g
- Basmati rice: 2 cups
- Curd: 1 cup
- Onions : 2 sliced and fried until golden
- Tomatoes: 2 chopped
- Ginger-garlic paste: 1 TBSP
- Shahi Riwayat’s Mutton Biryani Masala: 3 TBSP
- Turmeric: 1/2 TSP
- Fresh coriander and mint leaves
- Saffron soaked in warm milk optional
- Ghee/Oil
- Salt to tast
Steps:
- Marinate the Mutton: Mix the mutton with curd, ginger-garlic paste, turmeric, salt, and Shahi Riwayat's Mutton Biryani Masala. Give it at least three hours to marinate, but preferably overnight.
- Cook the Mutton: In a pressure cooker, sauté the tomatoes till tender in ghee/oil . Add the marinated meat and cook until tender.
- Prepare the rice: Cook basmati rice with whole spices (bay leaves, cardamom, and cinnamon) until 70% cooked. Drain and set aside.
- Layering: In a heavy-bottomed pot, put the mutton curry, sauteed onions, fresh herbs, and rice. Top with ghee and saffron soaked in warm milk
- Dum Cooking: Cook for 20 to 25 minutes over low heat with a lid on.
Serve Hot, alongside Mirchi ka Salan or Raita.
The Mutton Biryani Masala from Shahi Riwayat is the secret ingredient that makes this recipe a guaranteed show-stopper at any gathering.
Recipe 2: Quick Mutton Biryani in a Pressure Cooker
Do you want biryani but are short on time? Use this way to get the same royal taste faster.
Ingredients:
- Mutton: 500g
- Basmati rice: 1.5 cups (soaked for 30 mins)
- Shahi Riwayat Mutton Biryani Masala: 2 TBSP
- Onion: 1 (sliced)
- Tomato: 1 (chopped)
- Curd: 1/2 cup
- Ginger-garlic paste: 1 TBSP
- Oil/ghee: 2 TBSP
- Salt: to taste
Steps:
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker and saute the onion until golden.
- Add Shahi Riwayat's Mutton Biryani masala, tomato, and ginger-garlic paste.
- Cook the meat until brown.
- Add one cup of water, curd, and salt; give it a good boil for two to three whistles.
- Add one and half cups of water with soaked rice; after one whistle, allow it to depressurize on its own.
- Stir the rice gently
- Serve with pickles or salad.
Beyond Biryani: Other Delicious Recipes Using Mutton Biryani Masala
Shahi Riwayat’s Mutton Biryani Masala is best known as an added spice for mutton biryani, but its rich mixture of spices enhances flavor in other rice dishes as well. If you want to excite your everyday meals with bold and warm flavors, consider these easy tweaks.
1. Pulao
If you need a quick fix during the week, try adding a spoonful of Shahi Riwayat’s Mutton Biryani Masala into Pulao for an elevating splash of aroma and essence. Cook diced carrots, peas, beans with onions and rice along with whole spices to incorporate your masala later on. This light yet satisfying dish makes even plain ingredients taste festive.
2. Fried Rice
This dish helps use leftover cold rice, transforming it into a comforting meal fit for royalty! Saute some onions, alongside green capsicum, add cold rice after and mix in some mutton biryani masala to take the dish over the top!
3. Egg Biryani
This is a perfect dish if you are craving for biryani but don’t have any meat available. Prepare a base using onions, tomatoes, curd and Shahi Riwayat’s Mutton Biryani Masala. After that, stir in the boiled eggs and layer with rice. Once slow-cooking on dum, this will serve you a hearty meal in less than an hour.
4. Spiced Ghee Rice
Start off by cooking basmati rice, then add a spoon of ghee along with a pinch of Mutton Biryani Masala to give it some flavor. Do not forget to garnish it with fried onions and serve along with curd or even dal. This can be prepared in 15 minutes and is best described as soothing yet satisfying.
How to use the masala to its full effect
Marinate: Let your mutton marinate for a couple of hours in curd, and Mutton Biryani Masala. This will not only give mutton a strong aroma and flavor, but also tenderize it.
Dum Cooking: Dum refers to slow cooking that allows the flavors to blend in harmony.
Basmati Rice: Long-grained basmati rice has a perfect texture and aroma that suits the masala.
Crispy Brown Onions: Fried Onions provide an added crunch and sweetness, balancing the spice level.
Conclusion:
Cooking biryani is an experience that ties us back to the past.It's not about just following the recipe, it is about the experience of tradition. When you use Shahi Riwayat Mutton Biryani Masala, you are not just creating your meal with some spices and love, you have history, culture and tradition when you are cooking. Regardless if this is a quick meal in the middle of the week or a special holiday biryani you will get to taste Royalty with this masala.
Take home some of the royal culinary heritage of custom and culture. The only way to give every bite layers of depth, richness, and eternal bliss is with Shahi Riwayat.
