Mutton Curry

Mutton Curry

Prep: 45 minutes

Cook: 45 minutes

Method: Easy

Course: Main Course

Type: Indian

Key Ingredients:

Mutton cooked in flavourful gravy

Ingredients

  • Boneless mutton, cut into 1 inch cubes 600 gms
  • Ginger-garlic paste 1 tbsp
  • Oil 1 tbsp
  • Coriander powder ½ tsp
  • Salt to taste
  • Fresh coriander leaves, chopped 2 tbsps + to garnish
  • Thin strips of ginger a few
  • Green chillies to garnish
  • Onion paste
  • Large onion, roughly chopped 1
  • Ginger, roughly chopped 1 inch
  • Garlic, chopped 1 tbsp
  • Cloves 4
  • Black peppercorns 4 to 5
  • Cinnamon 1 inch
  • Cumin seeds 1 tsp
  • Tomato paste
  • Medium tomatoes, roughly chopped 2
  • Dried red chillies 2

Methods

  • Take mutton cubes in a mixing bowl, add ginger-garlic paste for about ½ hour.
  • For onion paste, put onion, ginger, garlic, cloves, black peppercorns, cinnamon and cumin seeds in a mixer jar and grind to a fine paste. Transfer into a small bowl and set aside.
  • For tomato paste put tomatoes and red chillies in a mixer jar and grind to a fine paste. Transfer into another small bowl and set aside.
  • Heat oil in a deep non-stick pan, add onion paste and saute, stirring, till light golden.
  • Add marinated mutton, coriander powder and salt, mix well and saute till they are lightly browned.
  • Add tomato paste and mix well. Cover and cook for 3-4 minutes. Add 2 cups water, mix well, cover and cook till mutton is tender.
  • Remove the cover and cook till the gravy thickens. Switch off heat and add coriander leaves and mix well.
  • Transfer into a serving bowl, garnish with ginger, coriander leaves and green chillies and serve hot.