Malai mutton recipe

It is the eight month of the year and half way throught the year. InShaAllah, it will be Eid-ul-Adha soon and is as hoping to post some recipes that are  part of the festival, as a part of commemoration of Prophet Ibrahim (AS) and his inclination to accept and execute Allah’s command, despite it being the slaughtering of his eldest son Prophet Ismail (AS), who he was blessed with in his old age. 

During this Eid, since we tend to get a lot of  meat from neighbours' and friends off what they have slaughtered, lunch and dinner turns out to be more meat-centric. So for me this is best time to cook something with mutton than never before … 

I chose to share a very typical way of cooking mutton being it malai mutton recipe there are so many variations and this is very often made and  totally different from how north indians make it. I always wonder why  but then the deliciousness of the dish tells me not to think too much.  I have already shared two versions of making chicken  so it was high time I share the mutton one. It is easy and very accurate  gravy without much spices to cook with , so I for one reason who loves pepper so much would stove to dd few more in the end of the process of cooking it. It goes amazingly well with a plate of ghee rice  and is also a good combination with wheat porottas.  Here you can see I have served it with some ghee rice , which was also a lovely side for this mild curry. Off to the recipe…

Ingredients

• 3 tblsp oil
• 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
• 2 Onion  chopped finely
• 1 tablespoon Ginger Garlic paste
• 4 slit Green Chillies
• 500 grams mutton
• Salt to taste
• 1 cup Yogurt
• 2 teaspoon Garam Masala Powder
• 2 teaspoon Pepper Powder
• 1/4 Kasuri Methi Leaves
• 1/2 cup Fresh Cream

Method

• Heat oil in a pan. Splutter some jeera and let it carckle a bit 
• Add in onions, cook till golden
• Next add  ginger garlic paste, green chillies 
• Add in mutton and mix well.
• Add in salt, turmeric and mix well.
• Add in yogurt and mix well. Pressure  cook till mutton is done.
• Add in pepper powder, garam masala powder and mix well.
• Add in cream and mix well.
• Take it off the heat and serve