Mutton Biryani

Ingredients:
1/1 kg- Basmati rice
½ kg- Mutton
4- Onion, sliced
1 big- Tomato, chopped
4- Green chilies
1 tsp. Ginger, chopped
1 tsp. Garlic, chopped
1 tsp. Red chili powder
1 tsp. Turmeric powder 
1 tap. Coriander powder
1 tsp. Garam masala powder
1 tsp. Cumin powder 
15- Cashew nuts
20- Raisins
4 sticks- Cinnamon
4- Cloves 
4- Cardamom
2 tbsp. yogurt
1/2 bunch-  Mint leaves
1/2 bunch- Coriander leaves
1/4 cup - Ghee
1/4 cup- Oil
Salt – to taste
1 tsp. Yellow food color

Method:
1. Clean and soak rice for 30 mins. Keep aside.
2. Heat oil in a heavy bottom pan.
3. Add 1/2 of the sliced onions and fry, till golden brown. Keep aside.
4. Heat up the remaining oil.
5. Add rest of the sliced onions and fry, till it becomes soft.
6. Add tomatoes, garlic, ginger, green chilies, turmeric powder, red chili powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, garam masala powder, yogurt, mint and coriander leaves and sauté, till the oil starts to separate.
7. Add mutton and cook, till the mutton is 3/4th cooked.
8. Add salt.
9. Cook the rice along with all spices and salt, till it is 3/4th done.
10. Grease a vessel with little ghee.
11. Spread 1/2 of the mutton masala and place 1/2 of rice over it.
12. Pour 2 tbsp. of ghee on top of it and sprinkle some roasted onion.
13. Spread the remaining masala and top it with rice followed by ghee, fried onion, cashew nuts, raisins, yellow food color.
14. Close it with an air tight lid and put Mutton biryani in dum for 10 - 15 mins.
15. Serve hot with raitha.