Hosting guests over the long weekend and looking for a meal that is both delicious and easy to prepare? A one-pot mutton pulao could be a convenient choice. Nutritionist and chef Aathira Sethumadhavan has shared a recipe that combines slow-cooked mutton, aromatic spices, basmati rice and homemade stock in a single dish.
According to the recipe shared on social media, each serving contains around 530 calories and 33 grams of protein. The dish is designed to offer a rich, festive flavour without requiring several separate cooking vessels.
The recipe serves four people and begins with preparing the mutton and stock. Around 500 grams of mutton is cooked with crushed onion, ginger-garlic, mint, bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, dried red chillies, fennel seeds, mace and black peppercorns. The meat is cooked in a pressure cooker with enough water to cover it until it becomes tender.
Once cooked, the mutton is removed and the stock is strained and kept aside. The stock is an important part of the pulao as it adds flavour to the rice.
Next, ghee is heated in a heavy-bottomed pot. Whole spices are added first, followed by sliced onions, ginger-garlic-chilli paste and green chillies. The mixture is cooked until the onions turn golden brown.
Sliced tomato is then added and cooked until soft. The cooked mutton is returned to the pot along with whisked curd, black pepper, garam masala, coriander powder, salt and lemon juice. Everything is mixed well so the flavours combine.
The reserved mutton stock is then added, along with enough water to make three cups of liquid. Fresh mint and coriander are added before the mixture is brought to a gentle boil.
Washed and soaked basmati rice is added next and stirred carefully. A little ghee and saffron-infused water are drizzled over the top, followed by coriander and slit green chillies.
The pot is then covered and cooked on low heat until the rice becomes tender and absorbs the liquid. After cooking, the pulao is allowed to rest for a few minutes before being gently fluffed and served hot.
The recipe provides approximately 33 grams of protein, 61 grams of carbohydrates and 16 grams of fat per 340-gram serving. Since the nutritional information comes from a recipe shared on social media, individual values may vary depending on ingredients and portion sizes.
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