Sunday and flavourful mutton curry with rice – nothing defines lunch in a Bengali household better other than this combination. It is an everyday home-style recipe which is simple yet special.
Ingredients
- For Marinating the Mutton
- 500 gm Mutton
- 1 Tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 1 Cup Curd
- 2 – 3 Green Chillies
- 1/2 Tbsp Red Chilli Powder
- 1/2 Tsp Asafoetida
- 1/2 Tsp Cumin Powder
- 1 Tbsp Coriander Powder
- Salt To Taste
- 1/2 Tbsp Ghee
- 2 Tbsp Chopped Coriander Leaves
- For the Masala
- 1 – 1.5 Tbsp Coriander Seeds
- 1/2 Tsp Cumin Seeds
- 1 Mace
- 2 Black Cardamom
- 1 Tsp Black Peppercorns
- 2 – 3 Cloves
- 2 -3 Green Cardamom
- 1/2-Inch Cinnamon Stick
- 1 Tsp Salt
- For the Gravy
- 2 – 3 Tbsp Ghee
- 1 Black Cardamom
- 4 – 5 Black Peppercorns
- 2 – 3 Cloves
- 1 Bay Leaf
- 1/2 Inch Cinnamon Stick
- A Pinch of Stone Flower
- 3 Medium Onion, Sliced
- 1 Tbsp Prepared Masala
- Few Coriander Leave to Finish
- Salt to Taste
Preparation
Prep: 60 minutes
Cooking: 25 minutes
- For marinating the mutton – In a large mixing bowl, add mutton, ginger garlic paste, curd, green chilies, coriander leaves, ghee and the powder spices. Massage the masala well into the mutton. Keep aside for a minimum of an hour.
- For masala – In a pan, roast all the whole spices and the salt (mentioned above in the ingredient list), cool it down and then grind to a fine powder. Keep it aside for later use.
- For the gravy – In a large pot, heat ghee and add the whole spices. Sauté well. Add onion and sauté till it is completely golden brown in color.
- Add marinated mutton into the pot and mix well. Adjust seasoning at this stage. Add the required water and the freshly ground powder into the mutton. Mix well.
- Pressure cook till the mutton is tender.
- Garnish with coriander spring and serve hot with steamed rice and lachha parantha.