Mutton Rassa

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 2 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 kg mutton, cleaned and cubed
• 4 potatoes, peeled and cut into halves
• 3 tomatoes, chopped
• 2 onions, chopped
• 8 cloves
• 8 peppercorns
• 6 red chilies
• 1/2 coconut, grated
• 2 tablespoons oil (the recipe uses much more oil, 1 cup, but i do not have the heart, pun intended, to use that much)
• 1 cup coriander leaves
• 1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon poppy seed
• 1 teaspoon coriander seed
• 1 teaspoon anise seed
• salt

Recipe

• 1 marinate the mutton in the salt, turmeric, and the ginger-garlic paste for an hour.
• 2 roast the cloves, peppercorns, poppy seeds, coriander seeds, aniseeds and red chillies in a little oil till brown and fragrant.
• 3 add onions and stir till they are golden brown.
• 4 add coconut and tomatoes and stir well.
• 5 cool grind to a paste.
• 6 heat remaining oil in a pressure cooker and add meat and potatoes.
• 7 stir fry till brown.
• 8 add the ground masala paste.
• 9 add water and cook for 1 whistle and simmer for 7 minutes or till meat is soft.
• 10 release pressure and serve hot garnishing with coriander leaves.
• 11 enjoy!