Spicy Mutton Curry

Ingredients:

Goat meat/Mutton - 1/2 kg

Onion large - 1 ( chopped )

Tomato - 1 ( chopped )

Ginger garlic paste - 2 tbsp
Green chillies - 2 nos

Fresh ground black pepper powder - 2 tbsp

Corriander powder - 2 tbsp

Chilli powder - 1 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
Cumin powder - 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder - 1 tsp

Curry leaves - few

Corriander leaves - few
Curd - 2 tbsp

Mustard seeds - 1 tsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tsp

Oil - 2 tbsp

Salt to taste.
Method:

• In a pressure cooker heat the oil on a medium flame.
• Add the mustard and cumin seeds and wait till mustard seeds start splattering.
  Add the onions and sauté till golden brown.
• Add ginger, garlic paste and green chillies and sauté for about 1 minute.
• Then add the tomatoes & fry it till the tomatoes are soft.
• Add the chilli powder ( optional ), cumin powder,coriander powder, pepper powder, garam masala and sauté for about 1 minute.
• Now add the cleaned mutton pieces and stir till mutton turns slightly pale on the outside.
• Now add the yoghurt, and salt and stir well mixing all the ingredients in the cooker. Let it cook for about 2 minutes.
• Now add the water and curry leaves and stir well. Now close the lid and pressure cook the mutton till it is tender.
• Now open the lid and add curry leaves and let it simmer for 10 minutes.or Cook till the gravy is thick.
  Garnish with corriander leaves and serve warm.
  

Mutton Biryani

Ingredients:
Goat meat/Mutton - 1.5 lb

Basmathi Rice - 3 cups

Onion large - 1 ( thin sliced )
Green chillies - 10 nos
Tomato - 1 ( chopped )
Ginger garlic paste - 4 tbsp
Chilli powder - 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder - 1 tsp
Mint - 20 leaves.
Corriander leaves - 1 handfull
Curd - 3 tbsp
Cinnammon stick - 1
Clove - 2
Cardomom - 2
Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
star anise - 1
Bay leaves - 2
Oil - 4 tbsp,
Ghee 1 tbsp ( optional )
Salt to taste.
Method :

• Wash and soak the rice 15 minutes.
• Cut the mutton pieces into medium size & wash it nicely.
• Marinate the mutton pieces with turmeric powder,curd & salt. Keep it aside for 30 minutes.
• In a pressure cooker, heat oil then add bay leaves, star anise,cardomon,cinnamon sticks,cloves and fennel seeds.
• Now put in the sliced onions and green chillies & fry it till golden brown.
• Now add the ginger garlic paste & fry for 5 minutes.
• Then add the tomatoes & fry it till the tomatoes are soft.
• Add the mutton pieces along with chilli powder and salt. and saute for 5 minutes.
• Now add mint leaves and corriander leaves and fry it for 1 minute.Then pour little water & mix it nicely.
• Now close the lid and pressure cook the mutton till it is tender.
• Now open the lid and and measure the gravy in the mutton. We need total 5 cups of water for 3 cups of rice including the gravy.( For example, if there is two cups of liquid in the mutton, add 3 cups of water.)
• Add the soaked rice along with the required amount of hot water to the mutton in the pressure cooker.mix it gently.
• Close the pressure cooker and cook till the first whistle or cook 10 minutes in medium flame.
• Switch off the stove and let stand till it cools down.
• Delicious mutton biryani is ready. Serve with onion Raitha.