This is a typical Bengali delicacy, cooked on special occasions.This goes very well with Pulaos,Parathas and Luchi(deep fried flatbread).The speciality of this dish is its cooking process,which doesn’t include water at all.
Serves 5
Ingredients
- Mutton (preferably shoulder) on the bone cut into medium size pieces -1 k
- Red onion(large)thinly sliced -2
- Garlic paste -2 tbsps
- Ginger paste -1 tbsp
- Tomatoes(big) chopped roughly -2
- Green chillies (finely chopped) -2
- Thick yogurt -200 gms
- Ghee or clarified butter – 2 tbsp
- Oil -3 tbsps oil
- Dry spices
Green cardamon(whole) -4
Cloves -6
Cinnamon stick -1 whole
Bay leaves -2
Dried red chillies -4
Saffron strands -6
Turmeric powder -2 tsps
Coriander powder -1 tsp
Cumin powder -1 tsp
Red chilli powder -1 tsp
Garam masala powder -2 tsps
Salt to taste.
Note: The proportion of chillies and chilli powder used makes it very hot.It can be omitted altogether.The curry would still taste as good.
Procedure
1.Take a heavy bottomed deep pan and heat it.
2.Add oil and 1 tbsp of ghee and once heated add cardamom,cinnamon,cloves,red chillies and bay leaves.
3.When they start to splutter,take out the bay leaves and keep aside.Add sliced onions and fry till they acquire a brownish colour.
4 Then,add garlic paste and ginger paste and fry them very well till oil seperates from the sides .
5.Now add tomatoes and green chillies and fry till oil seperates.
6.Add mutton pieces and fry to coat them with all the spices.
7.Fry for 5 mins and then add turmeric powder,coriander powder,cumin powder,chilli powder,1 tbsp of garam masala powder(keeping 1 tbsp for later),saffron and the already fried bay leaves.
8.Fry to coat the spices .When you start to get a bright red colour,add the yogurt and fry for 5 mins.
9.Now,add salt and mix well.
10.Cover the pan with a lid,simmer the flame to minimum and let it cook for at least an hour stirring it after every 15 mins.
11.After an hour of cooking take off the lid and add 1 tbsp of ghee and the remaining garam masala powder.Fry till you get a ver nice aroma of cooked mutton and the spices.
12.Let it rest for an hour or so and serve hot.Garnish with coriander leaves.
Uff MUkhe jol eshe gelo. Khub bhalo hoyeche Anuradha di 🙂
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Thank you Mona.Kaal aami tomar quoobooli biryani banabo.
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Baniye bolo kemon holo
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Nishchoi bolbo.
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Such a beautiful color and texture of the gravy..great share 🙂
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Thank you so much Rateka.
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My pleasure 😊
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Shine on the gravy speaks the texture to you. Amazing and sounds very delicious Anuradha😊
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Thank you Sumith.Your encouraging words mean a lot to me.
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This sounds delicious, great recipe 💖
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Thank you so much.
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Wow! Looking super delicious ! Mukhe jol ese gelo …😃
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Thank you Payel.Praay shob bangali deri i favourite ei dish ta.
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Thik bolecho!kosha Mangsho dekhle r thik thaka jaye na 😀
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Shotti.
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Wow, this sounds fantastic, and it looks fantastic too.
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Thank you for your kind words.
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Excellent – I’ll have to try this.
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Thankk you.Please tell me how it turned out.
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Hi Anuradha, I have a batch of mutton already marinated in yoghurt. Can I use your recipe for the marinated mutton as well? Your dish looks absolutely yum, I do hope it would turn out same!
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Yes Aakriti, you can go ahead with it.I think it would taste even better with all the marinade gone inside already.
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Done! Gonna try it tomorrow for sure 🙂
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Please let me know how it turned out.Thank you so much for following my blog.
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We have curry mutton in Jamaica as well we call it “curry goat”….Thanks for sharing.
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Pleasure is all mine Shelley.
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