Ingredients:
• 500 g – mutton, cut into medium sized pieces
• 2 cups – fresh Curd
• 2 cups – fresh Cream
• 15 cashew nuts, broken into pieces
• 10 almonds, blanched and broken to pieces
• 5 chopped Green chillies
• 2 onions, finely minced
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 1.5 inch long piece – ginger, sliced
• 5 Cloves garlic, ground to paste
• 1 tbsp – Poppy Seeds
• 1.5 tsp – Garam Masala
• 2 tsp – Turmeric powder
• 1.5 tsp – chilli powder
• 1 tsp – Turmeric powder
• a handful of Coriander leaves
• a small pinch Saffron soaked in lukewarm Milk
• 3 Bay Leaves
• 3 tbsp – Ghee
• salt to taste
Method:
- Make a fine paste of garlic, coriander, turmeric, chilli powder, salt and add the beaten curd.
- Soak meat in it and add saffron, dry nuts and set aside for two to three hours.
- Now heat ghee and fry onions, green chillies, ginger, poppy seeds and tomatoes till brown.
- Now add mutton and half a cup of water, and bay leaves, cook on slow fire till meat is tender.
- Now add cream and garam masala.
- Simmer on medium fire for 10 to 15 minutes.
- Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with dry chapattis or naan.