Dad's recipe- Mutton chost korma

Prep time:30 mins

Cooking time:45 mins

Servings:4 adults

Ingredients:

Tender mutton - cleaned,cut into small pieces- 1 kilos

Potato-peeled and halved-5 medium sizes(optional)

Tomato -250 g 

or 

Tomato puree-200 ml

Yogurt -250 g

Coconut milk-1 cup(optional)

Clarified butter(Desi Ghee)-100 g

Chili powder-2 tsp

Coriander powder-1 tsp

Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp

Ginger Garlic Paste-4 tsp

Thinly chopped onion-200 g

Tej pata - 4-5 leaves

Cardamom- 6-7 pieces

Black pepper- 12-15 pieces

Clove- 7-8 pieces

Cinnamon- 2 in. pieces,4-5 numbers

Salt to taste

Preparation:

1-Take a thick bottom pan/pressure cooker.

2-Pour 75% of the clarified butter and light fry the peeled potatoes till light golden brown and keep the potatoes aside.

3-Add tej pata,cardamom,cloves,black pepper and cinnamon.Fry for 3-4 minutes till the ingredients start crackling.

4-Add ginger garlic paste and saute for 3-4 minutes more.Add the minced onion and saute for 3-4 minutes.

5-Then add the mutton and cook for 20 minutes in a pressure cooker or around 40 mins in a normal pan(stirring occasionally) till the mutton is tender.

6-In a mixer,add the yoghurt,tomato puree,coconut milk,chili powder,turmeric powder,coriander powder and blend.

7-Put the blended material on top of the mutton in the pan.Add the fried potatoes and stir.

8-Put on the lid and cook for 20 mins.

9-Add salt to taste.

10-Put the rest of the clarified butter.

11-Serve hot with Chapathis/Basmati rice and onion salad.

Date of cooking-June 15,2014

Kanika Chhak,Cuttack