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Mutton Badami Korma

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Chef :

Kumkum Chatterjee

Mutton Badami Korma

#ebook /post-15 #grandma/ post-3 Mutton badami korma is an unique traditional curry from Awadhi cuisine.Browned onions,nuts,spices, cream,yogurt and kewra complements each other to impart a rich flavourful and exceptional korma recipe.

Ingredient

500 gms

mutton

onion paste

7-8

cashewnuts paste

onions finely sliced

1 tbsp

ginger paste

2 tsp

garlic paste

2 tbsp

curd

1 tbsp

fennel seed

1.5 tsp

cumin seeds

dry red chilli

6-8

peppercorns

1 tbsp

poppy seed or charmagaz

1/2 tsp

turmeric powder

1 tsp

Kashmiri red chilli powder

1/2 tsp

red chilli powder

green chillies paste

3 tbsp

mustard oil

1 tbsp

ghee

1 tsp

meat masala

2 tbsp

malai or fresh cream

To taste

salt

1 pinch

sugar

1/2 tsp

garam masala

green cardamoms

4-5

cloves

small stick cinnamon

1/2 tsp

Shahjeera

2 tbsp

scraped coconut

2 tbsp

tomato puree

1 tbsp

coriander chopped

2-3 drops

Kewra essence

1 tbsp

lemon juice

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Clean and wash mutton.Then marinate it with lemon juice,curd,salt,ginger garlic paste,1 tbsp oil,turmeric and red chilli powder for 2 hours but preferably overnight.Dry roast and grind fennel seeds,cumin,charmagaz or poppy seeds,dry red chilli and peppercorns.Make a paste of 1 onion,cashew nuts or almonds,fresh cream or malai.Scrape coconut.

* Step 2

Heat oil and fry the finely sliced onions till crispy brown.Set aside.Pour remaining oil in a pressure cooker and sprinkle half crushed whole garam masala.Add the marinated mutton,tomato puree,dry roasted masalas,coconut scraped, fresh cream,cashew nuts and onion paste and toss all.Fry till oil leaves sides.Add 2 cups water and pressure cook for 10 minutes or till mutton is tender.Add half of fried onion and boil.The gravy should be semi thick.

* Step 3

Sprinkle kewra essence when done.Garnish with fried onion and chopped coriander.Serve hot with jeera rice,pulao or any Indian flat bread. Note :2 potatoes quartered,boiled and fried may be added to the gravy but optional.