Mutton Curry

Total Time: 50 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 tablespoons oil
• 1 kg mutton
• 6 large onions
• 1 teaspoon cumin seed
• 3 black cardamom pods
• 3 green cardamoms
• 6 peppercorns
• 3 cloves
• 3 (1 inch) cinnamon sticks
• 500 ml yoghurt
• 1 tablespoon red chili powder
• 1 tablespoon coriander powder
• 1 tablespoon turmeric powder
• 30 dried red chilies
• salt
• hot water
• fresh coriander leaves (to garnish)

Recipe

• 1 put yoghurt in a bowl, add all spice powders (chili, turmeric, coriander), 30 chillies and salt to taste.
• 2 let this sit until needed.
• 3 heat oil in large vessel.
• 4 add all dry spices.
• 5 slice onions thin and add to oil, stir and fry till dark brown.
• 6 add mutton.
• 7 roast this until the colour changes to dark and the oil separates from the meat.
• 8 add the yoghurt mixture.
• 9 once again, keep stirring this till the water dries up.
• 10 then pour in enough hot water to cover the meat in the vessel.
• 11 cover this and let cook till the meat is tender, stirring occasionally so nothing sticks to the bottom.
• 12 alternately, if you use a pressure cooker, wait till the pressure starts building and then time.
• 13 after 20 minutes your meat is done.
• 14 garnish with fresh coriander leaves.
• 15 serve hot with boiled rice or indian bread.