Hyderabadi Mutton Curry Recipe

How to make Hyderabadi Mutton Curry Recipe

Ingredients

·         Mutton cut into 1 inch pieces on the bone750 grams

·         Oil 6 tablespoons

·         Black cardamoms 2-3

·         Green cardamoms 5-6

·         Star anise 1

·         Cloves 4-5

·         Onions finely sliced4 medium

·         Salt to taste

·         Cumin seeds 1 teaspoon

·         Coriander seeds 1 tablespoon

·         Fennel seeds (saunf) 1 teaspoon

·         Dried red chillies broken5-6

·         Scraped coconut 1/2 cup

·         Poppy seeds (khuskhus/posto) soaked2 tablespoons

·         Ginger-garlic paste 2 tablespoons

Method

Step 1

Heat 2 tbsps oil in a pressure cooker, add black cardamoms, green cardamoms, star anise and cloves and sauté till fragrant. Add onions and sauté lightly.

Step 2

Add mutton, 1½ cups water and salt and mix well. Close the cooker with lid and cook for 20-25 minutes till 5-6 whistles are given out.

Step 3

Heat 2 tbsps oil in a non stick pan, add cumin seeds, coriander seeds, fennel seeds and dried red chillies and sauté till fragrant. Add coconut and poppy seeds and sauté for 1-2 minutes.

Step 4

Transfer this mixture into a mixer jar and grind into a fine paste with sufficient water.Heat remaining oil in the same pan.

Step 5

Add ginger-garlic paste and ground paste and sauté for 10 minutes.

Step 6

Add the cooked mutton to the pan.Pour ½ cup water in the mixer jar, swirl it around and pour into the pan. Add salt if required, cover and cook for 10 minutes.

Step 7

Transfer into a serving bowl and serve hot.