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Mutton Curry

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Mutton Curry

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

1

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

2

Add garlic and ginger, cook 3 minutes.

3

Add all ground spices, cook 2 minutes.

4

Add mutton, brown over high heat.

5

Add yoghurt a spoonful at a time.

6

Add tomatoes and cook 10 minutes.

7

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

8

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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