Mutton Bhuna Masala: This Simple Dish Screams Indulgence

Indians can’t ever go wrong with their mutton dishes. Be it the Kashmiri Rogan Josh or the Bengali Mutton Kosha, Indians can gobble down any mutton dish in a minute or two. The mutton curry that we have brought to you today tastes as delicious as it looks. Being a comparatively dry curry than typical Indian curries, this Bhuna Masala is a celebration of delectable flavours. Packed with the goodness of typical Indian garam masalas, Mutton Bhuna Masala is decadent and moreish in its way. Are you already thinking to try it? Here’s the recipe you can follow. 

Preparation time- 20 minutes

Cooking time- 40 minutes

Serving- 5

INGREDIENTS

  • 500 grams mutton
  • ¼ cup mustard oil
  • 4-5 cloves
  • 7-8 black peppercorns
  • 2 green cardamom pods
  • 2 black cardamom pods
  • 1 tsp mace powder
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1-inch cinnamon stick 
  • 2 cups onions, thinly sliced
  • 1-inch ginger pounded 
  • 10-12 garlic, crushed 
  • 4 green chillies, slit
  • ½ cup fried onion
  • 1 cup curd 
  • 2 tsp red chilli powder 
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 1 tsp cumin powder 
  • 1 tsp coriander powder 
  • 1 tsp garam masala 
  • 2 tbsp coriander leaves 
  • 1 tsp sugar
  • Salt, according to taste 

METHOD

  1. Heat some mustard oil in a pressure cooker. 
  2. Add the sugar and wait till it is brown. 
  3. Next, add the dry masalas (cloves, cardamom pods, peppercorns, bay leaf, cinnamon) to the pressure cooker and fry for 10 seconds. 
  4. Add the onions and green chillies and saute till the onions are golden brown. 
  5. Now, add the ginger and garlic along with the spice powders and fry till the raw smell disappears. 
  6. Keep the flame on high and add the mutton pieces and saute to combine it with the masala. 
  7. Add half a cup of water and salt and cook the mutton with the lid on till it's almost cooked. 
  8. Remove the lid of the pressure cooker, add the whisked curd and fried onions and cook till it's almost dry and the masala is reddish-brown. 
  9. Remove it from heat and garnish it with coriander leaves and garam masala powder. 

You can serve this dish with some phulkas, naan, kulchas, and parathas. Make this Mutton Bhuna Masala on the weekend to devour some delicious flavours for lunch. 

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