Clean lamb meat in fresh water.
Add curd, salt, turmeric powder, chilly powder, 1 teaspoon garam masala, ginger garlic paste to meat
Coat meat pieces well and keep in fridge for marination for at least an hour. 3-4 hours would be ideal.
Take out meat from refrigerator. Heat oil in pressure cooker.
Add whole spices
Roast spices well in oil
Add finely cut onion and saute till translucent
Add meat pieces
Mix and roast meat pieces well
Add a little water (about half cup) for cooking. Close the lid of cooker and cook for at least 3-5 whistles till meat is soft.
Meanwhile, for gravy, place big pieces of dry coconut on flame directly or on mesh.
Roast for 2-3 minutes, move with prong till the outer side is blackened.
Slit onion in cross and roast onion for 2-3 minutes similarly
Onion will soften and outer cover will be black.
Dry roast the dry fruits. Add pieces of ginger garlic, dry fruits, coconut pieces in grinder
Grind smooth and add roasted onion pieces
Add little water only if required and grind everything to a fine paste.
Heat oil in other pan
Add finely cut tomatoes and cook till soft
As the tomatoes get tender, add the ground paste of onion and coconut and mix well. Cook till it leave the sides of the pan.
After the mutton in cooker is cooked, allow the pressure to settle, open the lid.
Add gravy paste, salt ( for gravy, we have already added salt to the meat), mutton masala, coriander and cumin powder to meat.
Mix well. Adjust water a per the consistency of gravy desired. Gravy thickens on cooling.
Add coriander leaves and mix
Allow to cook for some more time to thicken and serve.
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