Wednesday, August 6, 2025

Perfect Mutton Korma

 1st set Ingredients

Mutton - 2 lbs

Oil - 3-4 tbsp

Onion - 1 big (chopped fine)

Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp

Tomato - 2 big round ones (chopped fine)

Green chilies - 2 slit 

Curry leaves - few 

Turmeric - 1/4 tsp

Red chili powder - 1/2 tsp 

Kashmir red chili powder - 1/2 tsp

Salt - to taste

Kasuri methi - 1/2 tsp ( crush to powder)

Cilantro - 1/4 cup

Boiled potatoes - check notes to cook them


2nd set - grind to a fine paste

Cashews - 1 tbsp

Melon seeds - 1 tbsp

Poppy seeds - 1 tsp

water - 1/2 cup


Dry masala:

Green Cardamom - 5

Cloves - 5

Cinnamon - 1 inch


Spices:

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp

meat Masala - 1/2 tsp


Water - 1 cup 


Notes - Boiled Aloo prep:

Heat oil in a pan, add 4 potatoes ( cut into 1/2 pieces), red chili powder, salt, turmeric and mix well

Now add 1/2 cup water and close the lid on low flame for 5 mins.

Potatoes should cook 3/4th .

If needed add little more water and cook covered.



Method :

  1. Heat oil in a pan and Dry masala's and let it splutter
  2. Now add onion, green chili, curry leaves and fry till onions turn light golden brown
  3. Now add mutton and cook until oil is all oozing out.
  4. Now add ginger garlic paste and fry for a minute
  5. Now add tomato, turmeric, 2 red chili powder's, salt and mix well.
  6. Once tomato is cooked and when it starts to leave oil to sides
  7. Now add cashew melon poppy paste and cover and cook for 3 mins
  8. Now add coriander powder, cumin powder and meat masala and mix well for a min.
  9. Now add kasuri methi and and mix well for a min.
  10. Now add 1 cup water, and cook for 2 whistles and switch off the flame. leave it for until pressure is gone.
  11. Now add boiled potato chunks, cilantro and cook on low flame for 5 mins.
  12. switch off and serve with hot rice.