Mutton Curry

My cousin bro, Prijoe, taught me how to prepare this dish and after he did, this curry has been a main attraction at our home almost every week! :)

Ingredients

Mutton pieces - 1 kg (cleaned properly)
3 large Onions, thinly sliced
2 large Tomatoes, sliced in quarters
1 tbsp Ginger, finely chopped
1 tbsp Garlic, finely chopped
2 medium Potatoes, chopped and cooked (optional)
Chilli powder - 1 and 1/2 tbsp
Pepper powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
Cardamom - 2-3 nos
Cloves - 2-3 nos
Cinnamon - 1-2 sticks
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp
Dry red Chillies - 8-10 nos
Mustard seeds
Curry leaves
Salt according to taste
Oil

Method

1. In a thick bottomed vessel, cook the mutton pieces in water with a pinch of turmeric. Let it cook until the mutton fat floats on top of the water. Remove the fat, strain the pieces and keep them aside.

2. In a pressure cooker, add oil. Add cumin seeds, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and fry for few minutes.

3. Add onions, ginger, garlic, few dry red chillies and saute them well until transparent.

4. Add all the powders and roast well. Then, add the cooked mutton pieces along wih sufficient water, mix well, close with lid and pressure cook for atleast 3-4 whistles (this depends on the mutton you use).

5. Then remove the lid and add the sliced tomatoes and cook until the gravy becomes thick. You can add the cooked potato pieces at this stage. If you need more gravy, add more hot water and let it cook for a while.

6. Finally, in a pan, add oil and when hot, add mustard seeds, rest of the dry red chillies along with curry leaves and fry for few minutes.

7. Add this to the cooked mutton curry and mix well!

ENJOY! Im sure it's DELICIOUS! :)