Dal Mutton

Ingredients

1. Mutton – ½ kg
2. Toor Dal – 200gms (Boil and smash it properly without using blender)
3. Channa dal – hand full (Soaked for atleast 30 minutes) (OPTIONAL)
4. Ginger garlic paste – 2tsps
5. Cloves – 3-4 no.
6. Cinnamon – 1 inch
7. Cardamom –2
8. Bay leaves / Tej patta – 2 small leaf
9. Onion – 1 big one, finely chopped
10. Fresh pudina and coriander leaves - handful
11. Few curry leaves
12. Oil and ghee for frying - 4-5 tbsp
13. Garam masala, coriander powder – 1 tsp each
14. Tamarind paste – 1 tsp

Procedure:
In a cooker, heat oil and ghee. Add curry leaves, cloves, cinnamon, cardamom and bay leaves and fry for 2 minutes. To this add ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell goes away. Now add onion and fry till golden brown. Add garam masala, coriander powder and fry for a minute. To this masala, add mutton, (soaked channa dal, if using) and fry for 5 minutes. Add two cups of water and close the cooker. Cook it till the mutton becomes tender.

After the cooker cools down, put it on low flame and add pudina and fresh coriander to the mutton and keep stirring. Add the dal paste to the mutton and stir. Now add tamarind paste* and mix well. Serve it hot with white rice.


*If you want the curry to be thick, add the tamarind paste else dilute the tamarind paste in a cup water to make it like sambar. You can also add big pieces of bottle gaurd to make it tastier. Personally, I like it with vegetables .