Sunday, October 4, 2009

BLACK PEPPER MUTTON CURRY

BLACK PEPPER MUTTON CURRY

INGREDIENTS
½ kg mutton
1 medium onion finely chopped
2 tsp chilly powder
1 tsp coriander powder
½ tsp turmeric powder, ¼ tsp garam masala
2 medium tomatoes chopped
2 tsp lemon juice
A bunch of coriander leaves finely chopped
¼ cup oil, 2 tbsp desi ghee
Salt to taste

FOR MASALA PASTE:
2 tbsp whole black pepper corns, 2 tsp ginger garlic paste, 1 pod cardamom, 2 cloves, 1x2” pieces of cinnamon stick, 1 medium onion, grinded to fine paste

METHOD
1 Heat oil in a pressure cooker and fry chopped onion till translucent, add masala paste and fry and cook till oil separates.
2 Add mutton, fry for few minutes, add dry masala powders and chopped tomatoes, cook for 5 minutes.
3 Add 1 cup of water and salt. Pressure cook till the mutton is tender,
4 Take lid off and check water content. Cook further till the gravy is of desired consistency
5 For sookha mutton, or dry mutton, let the gravy to dry, add desi ghee and fry it again.
6 Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
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Lalit Niranjan
04/10/2009