TANGY MUTTON CURRY
OR TAMARIND MEAT CURRY
(A tangy
slightly spicy dish. Tender pieces of Mutton cooked with selected spices in a
tamarind sauce).
Serves 6 Time required: 45 minutes
Serves 6 Time required: 45 minutes
Ingredients:
1kg
mutton cut into medium size pieces
2
big onions chopped finely
1
teaspoon coriander powder
½
teaspoon cumin powder
2
teaspoons chillie powder
1teaspoon
ginger garlic paste
Salt
to taste
2
tablespoons oil
½
cup thick tamarind juice
3
green chillies slit lengthwise.
Boil
the meat in a little water, salt and a pinch of turmeric till tender.
Remove
the boiled meat and keep the remaining soup aside.
Make
a paste with the ginger garlic paste, salt, coriander powder, cumin powder and
the chillie powder with a little water.
Heat
oil in a pan and fry the onions till golden brown. Add the paste and the green
chillies and fry well till the oil separates from the mixture.
Add
the boiled mutton and along with the left over soup and the thick tamarind
juice and mix well. Cook on medium heat till the mutton is tender and the gravy
is thick and dark brown.
Garnish
with slit green chillies.
Let
the curry stand for half an hour before serving to draw in all the flavours.
Serve
with steamed rice or chappatis.