Andhra Style Mutton Curry

Ingredients:

• Mutton 500gms, cut into medium size pieces
• 3 medium size onions, finely chopped
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1 medium size potato, cut into cubes
• 1 tbsp poppy seeds (posto)
• 1/2 tbsp fennel seeds 
• 4 black pepper corns
• 1 tbsp coriander seeds
• 1 tbsp cumin seeds
• 1 inch cinnamon stick
• 2 green cardamoms
• 6 tbsps mustard oil
• 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
• 10-15 curry leaves
• 1/2 tbsp red chilli powder
• 1/2 tbsp black pepper powder
• 5-6 cloves
• Some chopped fresh coriander leaves
• 1/3 tbsp turmeric powder
• Salt as per taste

Procedure:

• Pressure cook mutton pieces with two cups of water, salt and turmeric powder for six whistles. Open the lid when the pressure reduces, drain and reserve the cooking liquor.
• In a pan roast poppy seeds, fennel seeds, black peppercorns, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, cinnamon, cloves and green cardamoms. Cool and grind to a fine powder.
• Heat oil in a kadai or saucepan or wok.
• Add curry leaves and chopped onions.  Sauté   till the onions are brown.
• Add ginger-garlic paste, red chilli powder and half the black pepper powder and sauté for a minute.
• Add tomato and mutton pieces, cook on light heat till the tomato is soft.
• Add salt and the spice powder and simmer for 5 minutes.
• Add the reserves cooking liquor and a cup of water and bring it to boil. Simmer till the mutton pieces get well coated with thick gravy.
• Add the remaining black pepper powder and mix well.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Mutton Rogan Josh

Ingredients:

• 1 kilo mutton, cut into medium size pieces
• 4 large onions, thinly sliced
• 3 tbsps ginger-garlic paste
• 100 gms fried cashew nuts (made into a paste with a little water)
• 1 tbsp coriander powder
• 2drops liquid saffron 
• 1 tbsp paprika
• 1 tbsp cumin powder
• 1 tbsp garam masala
• 50 gms black raisins
• 1/2 tbsp black pepper powder
• 3-4 bay leaves
• 6-7 cardamoms
• 1'' cinnamon stick
• 1 large potato, cut into cubes
• 1 cup fresh curd
• Ghee
• Vegetable oil
• turmeric powder
• Some chopped coriander leaves for garnishing
• Salt to taste

Preparation:

• Put the mutton pieces in a non-metallic bowl and mix with curd, paprika and saffron . Set this aside for about an hour.
• Heat some vegetable oil and ghee in a saucepan or kadai. Add cardamoms, cinnamon stick and bay leaves.
• After few seconds, add sliced onions and stir fry until they become light brown. 
• Add all masalas except garam masala and stir fry for 5-6 minutes (if necessary add some water).
• Add marinated meat and salt. Gently mix and fry for 5-6 minutes over high heat.
• Add potato pieces, cashew nuts paste and raisins and mix well.
• Add 3 cups water and cover with a lid.
• Turn down the heat to low and cook until the meat is tender- about an hour or so.
• Add garama masala and gently mix. Turn off the heat.
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
• Serve hot with rice/ roti/ chapati.

Mutton Curry with Eggplant

 

Ingredients:

• Mutton 750 gms, cut into medium size pieces
• 4 large onions, finely chopped
• 5 eggplants, cut lengthwise into four pieces
• 2 tsp cumin powder
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• 3 green chillies
• 2-3 bay leaves
• 5-6 cardamom
• 2 tsp garlic paste
• 1/2 tsp ginger paste
• 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
• 1/2 tsp garam masala
• 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
• 5 tsp mustard oil
• 3 tsp olive oil
• Salt as per taste

Method:

• Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Add bay leaves and cardamom. after few seconds add chopped onions and fry unlit it becomes slightly brown.  Now add ginger and garlic paste and fry until they cooked well. 
• Add cumin powder, red chilli powder, black pepper, turmeric powder and salt. Mix all the spices and add little water. Stir fry for 5-6 minutes over low heat.
• Add meat and mix well. Fry the meat for around 15 to 20 minutes over medium heat. Stir occasionally.
• Add egg plants, green chillies and 1 cup of water.  Fry the meat for another 10 minutes.
• Now add 3-4 cups of water and cover with the lid. Let the mutton cook for 6-7 whistles. 
• Turn off the heat. After 10-12 minutes remove the lid and add garam masala and mix well.
• Serve hot with rice or chapattis or parathas.

Mutton Cream Curry

Ingredients:

• 500 gm mutton (cut into small pieces)
• 2 ground onion
• 1 finely chopped onion
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp paprika
• 1/4 tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp ground coriander seeds
• 1/2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 1 tsp meat masala
• 3 bay leaf
• 3 dried chillies
• 3 green chillies
• 50 ml olive oil
• 1 1/2 tsp ginger- garlic paste
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• salt to taste

Method:

• Heat oil in a iron kadai/ saucepan. Add bay leaf, dried chillies and ground onion and stir for 5 minutes.
• Add chopped onion. After 1 minute add ginger- garlic paste, sugar, salt and turmeric powder and fry for 4-5 minutes.
• Add cumin powder, coriander powder, meat masala, black pepper, paprika and green chillies and fry for 2 minutes. Add some water and fry for further 5 minutes.
• Add mutton and fry for 25 minutes. Stir occasionally. 
• Add cream and stir for 5 minutes. 
• Add 3 cups of water and let it cook for 15 minutes in medium heat. Stir occasionally.
• If the gravy is little watery leave it in a medium heat until it becomes a bit thick in consistency and remove from heat. 
• Serve hot with rotis or rice.