Creamy Mutton Kurma

Ingredients:

• Mutton - 500 gms
• Cinnamon stick - 2"
• Cloves
• Cardamom - 3
• Bay leaf - 1
• Poppy seeds - 1 tbsp
• Grated fresh coconut - 1/2 cup
• Onions finely chopped -1
• Tomato - 1 chopped
• Ginger garlic paste - 1 1/2 tsp
• Green chillies slit length wise - 3
• Red Chilly powder - 1 tsp
• Coriander powder - 2 tsp
• Cumin seeds powder - 1/2 tsp
• Garam masala powder - 1 tsp
• Yoghurt (curd) - 3 tbsp
• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Salt
• Oil
• Coriander leaves

Method:

• Clean mutton and add the curd,red chilli powder,coriander powder,cumin powder,ginger garlic paste and green chillies to it.Keep aside the marinated mutton for an hour.
• Soak poppy seeds in a little warm water for 10 mins and grind both poppy seeds and grated coconut to a fine paste. Keep aside.
• Heat both oil and ghee in a heavy bottomed iron vessel and add whole spices and bay leaf and fry them.
• Add the chopped onions and fry till transparent.Add the chopped tomatoes and fry for 4- 5 minutes.
• Now add the marinated mutton and fry over medium heat with lid till the water from the meat and yogurt is absorbed.Check in between and stir.
• Now add the poppy seeds-coconut paste and salt to the mutton and mix well.
• Cover and cook for 3 mins.Add 2-3 cups of water and cook with lid till the mutton is tender and the gravy thickens.Adjust salt and add garam masala pwd and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
• (You can even pressure cook the mutton for 10 minutes or till mutton is tender).

Serve hot with Rice/ Chapathi.

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