Mutton Curry

Name: Mutton Curry
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 50 min
Total time: 2 h 10 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1kg mutton or lamb on the bone, cut in pieces; 3 large onions, finely diced; 400g crushed tomatoes; 5 cloves garlic, minced; 3cm fresh ginger, minced; 300ml full fat yoghurt; 2 tsp ground coriander; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp chilli powder; 2 tsp garam masala; 4 tbsp ghee; 4 cardamom pods; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 handful fresh coriander

A robust slow-cooked mutton curry with whole spices and onion gravy — the backbone of Indian home cooking.

Total time

130 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

110 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Indian

gluten-free

Ingredients

1kgmutton or lamb on the bone, cut in pieces

3large onions, finely diced

400gcrushed tomatoes

5 clovesgarlic, minced

3cmfresh ginger, minced

300mlfull fat yoghurt

2 tspground coriander

2 tspground cumin

1 tspturmeric

1 tspchilli powder

2 tspgaram masala

4 tbspghee

4cardamom pods

1cinnamon stick

1 handfulfresh coriander

Instructions

Fry whole spices in ghee until fragrant, add onions and cook 25 minutes until very dark golden.

Add garlic and ginger, cook 3 minutes.

Add all ground spices, cook 2 minutes.

Add mutton, brown over high heat.

Add yoghurt a spoonful at a time.

Add tomatoes and cook 10 minutes.

Add 300ml water, cover and simmer 1.5 hours until mutton is very tender.

Reduce sauce, scatter with coriander and serve with rice or roti.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

307

Protein

7.6g

Fat

18.2g

Carbs

34.1g

Fiber

10g

Sodium

48mg

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