Thursday

Dosakaya Mutton Curry - Yellow Cucumber Mutton Curry

Ingredients:-

Mutton 500gms
 1 small onion
1 small Tomato
1/4 bunch coriander
1 spoon coriander powder
2 spoons Ginger garlic paste
1 yellow cucumber/Dosakaya
Bay leaf 2
Cinnamon 2
Clove 1
Red chilly powder 2 tsp
a pinch of turmeric powder
Salt as per taste
Canola oil 3 tbsp

For Garam masala powder:-
Cinnamon 1
Clove 4
Big elachi 2
Shah jeera 1 spoon
Nutmeg - small piece
Make a fine powder of the above.

Method:

  1. In a bowl, add washed mutton and to it add tbsp ginger-garlic paste, 1 spoon coriander powder, 1/4tbsp salt, a pinch of turmeric, 1/2tbsp garam masala and mix well and keep aside for 10min.
  2. Peel yellow cucumber/dosakaya and remove seeds. Ensure it is not sour by taking a small piece. Wash and cut into small pieces and keep aside
  3. Add the above ingredients to a pressure cooker and cook for 5 vigils. No need to add water as mutton gives away water.
  4.  In another deep pan, add oil and when it is hot, add bay leaves, 1 small cinnamon stick, 2 cloves and 3 black pepper for fry for a min
  5. Add onion, slit green chillies, curry leaves and fry till onions are translucent
  6. Add ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell vanishes
  7. Add chopped tomatoes and mix well and cook till tomatoes become soft
  8. To this, add cooked mutton, add remaining garam masala powder, turmeric, salt and chilli powder and stir well and cook for another 10min on low flame. 
  9. To the curry add the cucumber pieces and cook for 10min till the cucumber pieces turn soft.
  10. Before you turn off the heat, add chopped coriander leaves to the curry. 
This curry goes really well with Plain rice, Roti and naan!

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