Mutton Masala

I have quite a few mutton recipes on my blog which i learnt from my mom and mother-in law. The recipe i am posting today is from Kachcha Rasta by Aditya Bal. Here goes the recipe..

Ingredients:-

Mutton 500gm
Onions 1 chopped
Tomatoe 1
 2 garlic pieces
1 inch ginger
2 cloves
1 star anise
Oil 3 tbsp
Salt as per taste
2 cups of water.

Dry masala powder

2 big elachi
2 small elachi
7-8 pepper
1 bay leaf
1tsp zeera
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1tsp fennel (sauf)
5-6 cloves
2 inch piece cinnamon
1 star anise.
 Once cool make a fine powder.


Wet masala

6-7 sambar onions
3 green chillies
3 inch ginger piece
3 garlic
few coriander leaves
1/2 cup fresh grated coconut
Once cool add 1 tsp red chilly powder, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and salt. Make a fine paste.

Seasoning
Mustard seeds few
Curry leaves

Pressure cook 500gm of mutton with 2 garlic pieces, 1 inch ginger, 2 cloves, 1 star anise, salt and 2 cups of water.

Dry roast 2 big elachi, 2 small elachi, 7-8 pepper, 1 bay leaf, 1tsp zeera, 1 tbsp coriander seeds, 1tsp fennel (sauf), 5-6 cloves, 2 inch piece cinnamon, 1 star anise. Once cool make a fine powder.

Dry roast 6-7 sambar onions, 3 green chillies, 3 inch ginger piece, 3 garlic, few coriander leaves and 1/2 cup fresh grated coconut.  Once cool add 1 tsp red chilly powder, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and salt. Make a fine paste.

Take a pan with 3 tbsp of oil. Add mustard seeds and curry leaves. Then add onions and once they are fry add the above masala paste and the masala powder.

Saute/fry for a while. Add water and let it cook for 10 minutes.

Now open the cooker and pour the water from the cooker into the masala gravy. Boil for another 10 minutes. Once the gravy is almost dry, add 1 chopped tomato and saute until tomatoes are soft and mashed up in the gravy.

Now add the boiled mutton and mix thoroughly. Cover the pan with lid and let it cook for another 2 minutes.

Serve hot with rice or roti.