Mutton Curry

Preparation Time : 11-15 minutes
Cooking time : 11-15 minutes

Ingredients:

• Mutton cut into 1 inch pieces on the bone750 grams
• Oil 6 tablespoons
• Black cardamoms 2-3 
• Green cardamoms 5-6 
• Star anise 1 
• Cloves 4-5 
• Onions finely sliced4 medium
• Salt to taste
• Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon
• Coriander seeds 1 tablespoon
• Fennel seeds (saunf) 1 teaspoon
• Dried red chillies broken5-6 Scraped coconut 1/2 cup
• Poppy seeds (khuskhus/posto) soaked2 tablespoons
• Ginger-garlic paste 2 tablespoons

Method:

• Step 1

Heat 2 tbsps oil in a pressure cooker, add black cardamoms, green cardamoms, star anise and cloves and sauté till fragrant. Add onions and sauté lightly.

• Step 2

Add mutton, 1½ cups water and salt and mix well. Close the cooker with lid and cook for 20-25 minutes till 5-6 whistles are given out.

• Step 3

Heat 2 tbsps oil in a non stick pan, add cumin seeds, coriander seeds, fennel seeds and dried red chillies and sauté till fragrant. Add coconut and poppy seeds and sauté for 1-2 minutes. 

• Step 4

Transfer this mixture into a mixer jar and grind into a fine paste with sufficient water.Heat remaining oil in the same pan. 

• Step 5

Add ginger-garlic paste and ground paste and sauté for 10 minutes. 

• Step 6

Add the cooked mutton to the pan.Pour ½ cup water in the mixer jar, swirl it around and pour into the pan. Add salt if required, cover and cook for 10 minutes. 

• Step 7

Transfer into a serving bowl and serve hot.