Mutton Kasha

 

Preparation Time: 1 hr.  Cooking Time: 30 mins   Serving Person: 4

Ingredients:

* Mutton : 600 gms
* Sour yogurt : 1 cup
* Onions : 2 (large)
* Ginger paste : 2 + 1/2 tsp.
* Garlic paste : 1 tsp.
* Chili powder : 1 tsp.
* Turmeric powder(Haldi) : 1/2 tsp.
* Coriander powder(Dhania) : 1 + 1/2 tsp.
* Cumin powder(jeera) : 1/2 tsp.
* Black pepper powder : 1/2 tsp.
* Garam masala : 1/2 tsp.
* Cumin seeds(jeera whole) : 1/2 tsp.
* Dry red chili : 1
* Bay leaf(Tej patta) : 1
* Black Cardamom : 1
* Black pepper seeds : 2
* Cinamon stick : 1(1")
* Cloves : 2
* Vegetable oil : 4 tsp.
* Salt to taste

Preparation:

* Wash the mutton pieces well and drain out the excess water
* Chop one onion and make a paste of another
* Take a large container and marinate the mutton with onion paste, ginger-garlic paste, sour yogurt and 2 tsp. vegetable oil for 1 hr. in the refrigerator
* Heat oil in a pressure cooker (medium heat)
* Give dry red chili, bay leaf, black cardamom, black pepper seeds, cinamon stick, cloves and cumin seeds
* wait for spluttering (1 minute)
* Now give chopped onions and fry it till become light brown
* Add ginger-garlic paste and fry it 2 minutes
*  Give marinated mutton, turmeric powder, chili powder, coriander powder, black pepper powder, cumin powder and salt to taste
* Mix it well and stir the mutton till it becomes absolutely dry and oil starts coming out (in Bengali it calls kashano)
* Add 2 and 1/2 cups of warm water and garam masala powder
* Close the pressure cooker's lid and wait for 3 whistle
* Remove from the heat and wait for 15 minutes
* Now open the lid from pressure cooker
* Now serve the mutton kosha with warm rice or roti