Nawabi Mutton Masala

Ingredients :

1. Mutton pieces- 4
2. Cinnamon- 4 to 5
3. Black cardamom- 2
4. Cloves- 5 to 6
5. Bay leaf- 1
6. Jeera (cumin)- 1 tbs
7. Green chilly- 2
8. Onion - 1 large
9. Curd- 1/2 cup
10. Ginger paste- 1 tsp
11. Garlic cloves- 5 to 6
12. Turmeric powder- 2/3 tsp
13. Red chilly powder- 1/2 tsp
14. Black pepper powder- 1/2 tsp
15. Salt to taste
16. Sugar- 1 tsp
17. Oil

Procedure :

First marinate the mutton pieces in curd , turmeric , red chilly powder , ginger paste , pepper and salt paste for an hour. Next roast cumin , cinnamon , cardamom and garlic. Grind them roughly in mixer. Now make a paste of onion and chillies. Heat 3 tbs of oil in a pressure cooker and add the bay leaf to it. Let it fry for 2 minutes and add the roasted and ground mixture to it. Cover it for 2 minutes and cook on low flame. Add the onion and chilly paste , sugar and cook till the paste turns a little brownish. Add the mutton and the remaining of the marinade to it. Mix well and cook on medium flame until it dries up. Add a little water and cover the cooker. Stir when the water dries up again. Now add about half a glass of water to it and close the lid of the cooker and cook it for 4 whistle. Next after cooling the cooker open the lid and cook the mutton for another few minutes so that the water dries up more. The gravy should be thick. Remove it from the flame and serve it.