Ingredients:
Mutton – 500 gms
Cauliflower – 4 small flowerettes
Beans – 4 or 5 chopped
Peas – 1/4 cup
Potato – 1 chopped
Knolkhol – 1 chopped
Green chillies – 4 or 5
Turmeric powder – 3/4 tsp
Tomatoes – 1 no + 1/2
Onion chopped – 1 big + 1/2
Chopped coriander – 3/4 tbsp
Chopped mint leaves – 10
Juice of 1/4 lime
Ginger Garlic paste – 1 tbsp
Curds – 2 tbsp
Grated Coconut – 1 tbsp
Cashewnuts – 5
Poppy seeds – 1/2 tsp (optional)
Cloves – 3
Cinnamon – 1 inch piece
Aniseed/Saunf – 1/2 tsp
To Grind:
- Grind coconut, cashewnuts and poppy seeds to a fine paste.
- Cut the green chillies and saute it in oil well and add 1/2 onions and 1/2 tomatoes and saute well. Grind it and keep it aside.
- Marinate the mutton for 1 hr in yogurt.
Preparation:
Heat oil in a pan. Add the whole garam masala (saunf, cardamom and cinnamon). Add chopped onion, ginger garlic paste and saute well. Then add coriander leaves and mint leaves and also the green chillie-tomato paste, turmeric powder and saute. Add the mutton and saute well. Add little salt and cook in pressure cooker until 2 whistles are heard. After the first whistle, reduce the flame and cook for 10 – 15 minutes on slow until the 2nd whistle. If the meat is not tender, you may need to give more time to cook.
After the pressure cooker cools down, check if the meat is cooked. Then add the coconut paste,lemon juice and the chopped vegetables and stir it once. Close the cooker again and keep until 1 whistle sound is heard. Close and allow the cooker to cool.
Serve garnished with coriander leaves.
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