Sunday, May 22, 2011

Mutton curry by chef Zakir




A simple recipe with very basic ingredients  plus one surprise ingredient , which is used to thicken the gravy. But be advised not to go over with that one ingredient otherwise you will end up making something else other than meat curry.



Ingredients:

Mutton                                                     ½ kg
Oil                                                           ¼  cup
Onion                                                      2 small
Ginger garlic paste                                 2 tbsp
Masoor daal                                           50 gm – washed and soaked for 30 minutes.
Red chili                                                 2tbsp
Jaifel jawatri powder                              1tsp
Salt                                                        per atste
Yogurt                                                   250 gm
Haldi                                                     1tbsp
Zeera powder                                       1tbsp
Fresh coriander                                     ½ bunch - chopped


Method:

·         Heat  oil in pan, add ginger garlic paste and  sauté, don’t give any color.
·         Add meat  and masoor daal  , cook on low heat  till mutton starts to change color and daal begins to loose its shape.
·         Add finely  sliced onions ,red chili powder, zeera powder,Jaifel Jawatri powder , haldi and salt.
·         Mix well and add ½ cup water , turn heat to bit low  and keep cooking. Cook it till  water is dried up  and onion and lentil are almost  mashed up.
·         Add yogurt(beat yogurt well before adding) and cook it further for at least  10 -15 min.
·         Add  1 ½  glass water , as water starts to boil  cover pan and let it cook on low heat.
·         Once meat is tender and gravy is of desired consistency turn heat off, add chopped fresh coriander . Your meat curry is ready to serve.

2 comments:

  1.  
    Nice introduction. But you've left us all guessing what that surprise thickening ingredient is. And what mess you would end up making if you use too much! I'm guessing....yogurt
     

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  2. hmmmmm no its not yogurt, it is daal masoor, and if u use more than what chef Zakir specified in his recipe, it will taste more like daal than mutton curry. He mentioned this is what used in restaurants to get thick gravy.

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