In a Bong family mutton curry is the favorite dish to relish during the special holiday weekends and during festivals. This is a unique preparation based on the flavor of black pepper and lime . The fragrance of lime which is also called (Gondhoraj lebu ) in Bengali and black pepper paired with each other so well. The curry was medium spicy and finger licking.
Ingredients
- 500 gm Mutton(male goat)
- 2 peeled Onions
- 5 to 6 big cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- 2 tbsp black pepper powder
- 4 to 5 Potatoes small peeled whole
- 1/4th cup mustard oil
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- Salt to taste
Marination
- 1 Lime
- 1 tbsp mustard oil
- a pinch of turmeric
Whole Spices
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 4 to 5 cardamom
- 5 to 6 cloves
- 1 tbsp black pepper whole
- 1 bay leaf
Method
- Marinate mutton pieces with lime juice and i tbsp mustard oil and turmeric for 1 hour.
- Grind onions into a paste.
- Grind ginger and garlic into a smooth paste.
- Heat the mustard oil in a deep pan.
- Fry potatoes till golden brown.
- Crush the whole spices coarsely .
- Add the whole spice in the hot oil on medium flame.
- Saute for seconds till the aroma fills the air and then add the onion paste.
- Saute the paste in oil till in turns golden brown, then add ginger garlic paste.
- When the spices are fried and black pepper powder.
- Add the marinated mutton
- Add the salt , mix and cover cook for 20 to 30 minutes ,till the fat melts and oil starts separating.
- At this stage add the potatoes ,mix
- Cook in a pressure cooker on slow flame for 30 to 45 minutes or without a cooker for 1 hour till the meat gets tender and is fall off bone consistency.
- Drizzle some lime juice and sprinkle some freshly ground black pepper and serve hot with rice.
Morich Mangsho
A Bengali style mutton curry in a medium spicy gravy with the dominating flavor of black pepper.
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 500 gm Mutton male goat
- 2 peeled Onions
- 5 to 6 big cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp grated ginger
- 2 tbsp black pepper powder
- 4 to 5 Potatoes small peeled whole
- 1/4 th cup mustard oil
- 1/2 tsp turmeric
- Salt to taste
Marination
- 1 Lime
- 1 tbsp mustard oil
- a pinch of turmeric
Whole Spices
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 4 to 5 cardamom
- 5 to 6 cloves
- 1 tbsp black pepper whole
- 1 bay leaf
Instructions
Method
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Marinate mutton pieces with lime juice and i tbsp mustard oil and turmeric for 1 hour.
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Grind onions into a paste.
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Grind ginger and garlic into a smooth paste.
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Heat the mustard oil in a deep pan.
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Fry potatoes till golden brown.
-
Crush the whole spices coarsely .
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Add the whole spice in the hot oil on medium flame.
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Saute for seconds till the aroma fills the air and then add the onion paste.
-
Saute the paste in oil till in turns golden brown, then add ginger garlic paste.
-
When the spices are fried and black pepper powder.
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Add the marinated mutton
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Add the salt , mix and cover cook for
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Add the salt , mix and cover cook for 20 to 30 minutes ,till the fat melts and oil starts separating.
-
At this stage add the potatoes ,mix
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Cook in a pressure cooker on slow flame for 30 to 45 minutes or without a cooker for 1 hour till the meat gets tender and is fall off bone consistency.
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Drizzle some lime juice and sprinkle some freshly ground black pepper and serve hot with rice.
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