MUTTON CURRY(In Bengali Style)

This is a favorite Sunday dish in my family. My mother-in-law  love to eat the dish with hot rice at lunch. Also serve it with luchi (puri). Try it out! Its really delicious.

MUTTON CURRY

INGREDIENTS:

Mutton - 500 gm

Potato - 4 large

Onion - 150 gm

Ginger - 1 inch piece

Garlic - 6 to 8 cloves

Chili powder - 2 tsp, or according to taste.

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Green Cardamon - 3 or 4

Cinnamon - 1 inch piece

Bay leaf - 2

Salt - To taste

Sugar - 1 tsp

Mustard oil - 4 tbsp

Ghee - 2 tbsp

Water - 1 cup or depending upon the gravy required



HOW TO COOK:

• Clean and wash the meat and drain well.
• Blend together the ginger, garlic and approximately 100 gm onion.
• Finely chopped the remaining onion.
• Mix the meat with onion, ginger, garlic paste, turmeric, chilli powder, salt and 2 tbsp mustard oil.
• The meet  marinated for an hour.
• Peel the potatoes and cut in half if large, else keep them whole.
• Heat the remaining oil and ghee in a pressure cooker.
• Fry the chopped onion till crisp and golden brown.
• Drain the oil and keep aside.
• Lower the flame and add the sugar.
• Keep stirring till all the sugar is dissolved and the oil turned red.
• Add the cardamon, cinnamon and bay leaves and fry for half a minute.
• Add the most along with the marinade and fry  on a high flame till the masala is well fried and the oil separates.
• When fry the masala add 3 to 4 tbsp warm water and staring to prevent sticking.
• This will take about 30 to 35 minutes.
• Add the potatoes and warm water.
• Check and adjust the seasoning.
• Pressure cook for 5 minutes on a  low flame after the 3rd whistle.
• Open the lid and check the meet. 
• If it tender off the heat.
• Garnish with the fried onions and serve with hot rice.

TIPS:

• If you wish to serve the dish with puri. Then my puri recipe link here..Aloo curry with puri