Classic Mutton/ Lamb Stew Made Like Bengali’s (bengali Man

Total Time: 1 hr 35 mins Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 500 g mutton, thigh portion curry cut pieces
• 4 large potatoes
• 150 g onions
• 1 inch piece gingerroot
• 6 -8 garlic cloves
• 2 teaspoons chili powder
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 3 -4 green cardamom pods
• 1 small cinnamon stick
• 2 bay leaves
• 1 -2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 5 tablespoons mustard oil, if available or 5 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons ghee
• 1 -2 cup water

Recipe

• 1 marination:.
• 2 blend together the ginger, garlic and approximately 100 gm onion.
• 3 mix the meat with onion, ginger, garlic paste, turmeric, chili powder, salt and 2 tbsp mustard oil.
• 4 the meet marinated for 45 mins to an hour.
• 5 cooking:.
• 6 finely chopped the remaining onion.
• 7 peel the potatoes and cut in quarters, or else keep them whole if not too large.
• 8 heat the remaining mustard oil in a pressure cooker.
• 9 fry the chopped onion till crisp and golden brown.
• 10 drain oil from the fried onions and keep aside.
• 11 lower the flame and add the sugar. keep stirring till all the sugar is dissolved and the oil turned red.
• 12 add the cardamon, cinnamon and bay leaves and fry for half a minute.
• 13 add the meat and marinade and fry on a high flame till the spices are all fried and the oil separates.
• 14 when frying this entire marinate and meat, add 3 to 4 tbsp warm water to prevent sticking to the sides.
• 15 this will take about 30 to 35 minutes.
• 16 add the potatoes and warm water.
• 17 check and adjust the seasoning.
• 18 take all of this in a pressure cooker on a low flame, and wait for the 3rd whistle. turn off the flame and keep the lid on till the pressure reduces on its own.
• 19 open the lid and check the tenderness of the meat. if you need it to be more tender, you can turn on the heat and wait for 1-2 whistle (generally 3 whistles work fine for me).
• 20 ps: if a pressure cooker is not available, then it needs to be slow cooked in a casserole on medium flame for 1 and half hour with a closed lid, and check if the meat is tender. garnish with the fried onions (kept aside initially) and serve with hot rice. enjoy!