[Quick Facts]
Main Ingredients: Boneless Mutton, Ginger Paste, Jaggery (Gurr), Garlic Paste
Time Required: 1.0 hour
Serves: 4

Ingredients:

  • 1.5 pounds or 800 grams of Boneless Mutton
  • 15 grams Jaggery (Gurr)
  • 1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds (Rai)
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds (Whole Zeera)
  • 1 teaspoon Ginger Paste (Adrak Paste)
  • 1 teaspoon Garlic Paste (Lehsan Paste)
  • 1 teaspoon Nigella Seeds (Kalonji)
  • Half teaspoon Turmeric Powder (Haldi Powder)
  • 1 cup Plain Yogurt
  • 5 Cloves (Loung)
  • 1 teaspoon Aniseeds (Sounf)
  • 1 tsp. Fenugreek Seeds (Methi)
  • 5 Whole Red Chillies (Lal Mirch) (or to taste)
  • 3/4 cup Pureed Onions
  • 1 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder (Ground Lal Mirch)
  • 4 cups Water
  • 1/2 cup Mustard Oil
  • Salt to taste

    • Instructions

    (1) Whisk the plain Yoghurt with one liter of water in dish
    (2) Heat the Mustard Oil in microwave oven safe dish until hot
    (3) Add nigella seeds, mustard seeds, onion puree, ginger paste, garlic paste, cloves, cumin seeds, aniseeds and fenugreek seeds to the Oil. Microwave on high for 8 minutes
    (4) Now mix in turmeric powder, red chilli powder and salt and microwave for 2 more minutes
    (5) Now add jaggery, mutton, whole red chillies and curd water mixture
    (6) Move everything to a pot and cook on stove for about 15 minutes or until well done

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