Aloo Gosht (Mutton Potato Curry)

 Do you love meat with potatoes combo? In Kerala, there are a lot of combos of mixing meat with a veggie like beef koorka curry, beef kaya curry, chicken potato curry. This is another tasty combo of mutton with potatoes. Mutton curry is always a big 'yes' here in whichever form, but we don't buy the meat often as it's red meat and may not be very good for health. This time I prepared mutton biriyani with the mutton and had some leftover meat after that which was not enough to make a curry alone. So thought to add potatoes and try this combo of mutton and potatoes in the north Indian style. I already have a Kerala style Mutton Potato Curry, check that out if interested. Kids totally loved the creamy, tasty curry with chapathis. Check it out if you love this combo.

Preparation time ~ 10 minutes

Cooking time ~ 20 minutes

Author ~ Julie

Serves ~ 3-4

Ingredients

mutton 300 gms

potato 2, big cubed

onion 1 sliced

curry leaves 1-2 sprigs

green chillies 2-3, vertical slit

ginger paste 1.5 tsp

garlic paste 1 tsp

coriander powder 2 tsp

hot chilly powder 1tsp

kashmiri chilly powder 1 tsp

turmeric powder 1/2 tsp

garam masala 1/2 tsp

salt to taste

coriander leaves 2-3 tbsp

oil 3-4 tbsp

bay leaves 2

to puree

onion 1 small

tomato 1 

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Method

• Rinse the mutton under running water and drain water completely. Keep aside.
• Wash the tomato & peel the onion. Add to a blender jar and grind smoothly without adding water.Keep aside.
• Heat a pressure cooker and add oil. To this add bay leaves and cubed potatoes. Sauté on high flame for 3–4 minutes until lightly browned on the outside. This gives a unique taste to the curry. Drain from oil and keep aside.
• To the same oil, add sliced onion and green chillies, curry leaves. Add the ginger-garlic paste. Sauté until lightly browned.
• Add the spice powders on low flame and sauté. To this, pour the purée and add 2tbsp water to the jar and add to the mix with 1/4 tsp salt. Cook covered for 2–3 minutes until the tomato onion paste is nicely cooked and oil floats on the surface.
• Finally, add in the washed mutton and mix well. Add 1/2 tsp salt and give a quick mix. Cook on high for 3–4 minutes.
• Add 1/2 cup water and close the lid. Pressure-cook for 3–4 whistles, or until it's cooked well.
• One pressure is released, open the cooker and check if the mutton is cooked well, else cook again till done. Give a quick mix and add the lightly fried potatoes.
• Add salt as needed, as the gravy already has salt, and add water if needed. Cook covered for 5–7 minutes.
• Check if the potatoes are cooked well and are intact. Don't overcook the potatoes.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and switch off the flame. Keep covered for 10 minutes and serve warm with chapathis or naan.

NOTES

* Add the ginger paste slightly more than the garlic paste.

* Depending on the type of meat, cooking time may vary, so just keep a watch. Cook well and then only add the potatoes.

* I have used bot Kashmiri and hot chilly powder, you can use hot chilly powder alone. In that case, adjust the amount as per tolerance.

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