Hyderabadi mutton
Cuisine: Indian
Author: EasyRecipes .
Prep time: 1 hour
Cook time: 30 mins
Total time: 1 hour 30 mins
A typical hyderabadi dish with a unique flavour of all masalas.very easy to make at home.
Ingredients
  • 500 grams mutton
  • 2 onions, 1 tomato
  • 2 tablespoons ginger garlic paste
  • 3 green chillies
  • 2 tablespoons grated coconut
  • ¼ teaspoon turmeric
  • 2 teaspoons coriander powder
  • ½ teaspoon cumin seeds
  • 1 teaspoon red chilly powder
  • ½ teaspoon garam masala powder(hot spice mix)
  • 1 cup curd(yoghurt), 1 inch cinnamon
  • 4 cloves
  • 2 green cardamoms, 1 bay leaf
  • 1 tablespoon khus khus(poppy seeds)
  • few strands saffron
  • 1 tablespoon cream
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1 tablespoon ghee
  • salt to taste.
Instructions
  1. Clean the mutton well. Soak the saffron in a tablespoon of warm milk. Soak the poppy seeds in a little water for ten minutes.
  2. Put the mutton pieces into a big bowl. Add the ginger garlic paste, green chillies, red chilly powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and curd, mix it all up and marinate it for an hour at least.
  3. Now grind the poppy seeds and the grated coconut into a fine paste.
  4. Take a pan and heat up the oil and ghee. When the ghee begins boiling add all the whole spices and sauté briefly.
  5. Add the onions and sauté till they are golden brown. Next put in the tomatoes and sauté till the oil begins to leave the edges of the pan.
  6. Put in the mutton and mix it up well. Cover with a lid, simmer and cook till the gravy thickens.
  7. Add the coconut and poppy paste and stir well. Cover and cook for another 2 minutes.
  8. Now add 1½ cup water and let it boil. When it begins boiling add salt to taste and stir well. Simmer,cover and cook till the mutton is tender.
  9. When the gravy reaches your desired level of thickness add the garam masala and stir once again.
  10. Pour the saffron solution and turn of the flame. Garnish with sliced almonds and coriander and serve.
Recipe by Mithila.net at https://www.mithila.net/non-veg-recipes/hyderabadi-mutton-1137.html