Doi Mutton

Like Doi Maach , Doi mutton is a sunday special and prepared on special sundays or holidays, in Bengali homes in Bengal, when friends and relatives sit together to enjoy a special meal prepared with much love and care by the lady of the house .

Ingredients :

Mutton (chaap/ribs)                                        1/2 kg
Yoghurt (doi)                                                  1 cup

Mutton

Ginger-Garlic Paste                                         2 tsp
Salt                                                                 1 tsp
Ghee/oil                                                          3 tbsp
Bay leaf                                                          1
Cinnamon Stick                                              1
Brown Cardamom( slit)                                  1
Green Cardamom                                            5
Clives                                                             2
Black Pepper Corns                                       5
Dry Red Chilly(Whole)                                   6
Cumin Powder                                               1/2 tsp
Coriander Powder                                         1 tsp
Garam Masala Powder                                   1/4 th tsp
Ratanjot(natural colouring)                              1/4 th tsp
Coriander Leaves,chopped                             2 tbsp
Water                                                             1/2 cup
To Garnish :
Garam Masala Powder                                 a pinch
Coriander Leaves, chopped                           1 tsp

Method :

Beat the curd well in a bowl and mix 1/2 kg of mutton in it. Add ginger-garlic paste2 tsp, salt 1tsp and mix very well . Then keep the mutton aside to marinate for 2 hours.

Heat a wok with 2-3 tbsp ghee or refined oil . Add whole spices 1 bay leaf, 1 Brown cardamom, 1 inch cinnamon, 5 green cardamom, 2 cloves, 5 peppercorns and 6 dry red chillies. Saute a bit.

Reduce the flame and add the mutton pieces minus the marinade.

Now increase the flame and fry the mutton very well for ten minutes.
When the pieces of mutton browns, reduce the heat and add 1/2 tsp cumin powder,1 tsp coriander powder, 1/4 th tsp garam masala powder and ratanjot mixed in water.

If unavailable use yellow food colouring instead of ratanjot.

Mix all in and fry for another 2 minutes.

Then add the marinade and fry all till the marinade dries up and mutton is nice and brown.

Add 1/2 cup of water. Cover and cook .You can also pressure cook for 1-2 whistle.

When mutton is soft, add chopped coriander leaves1-2 tbsp.

This is a dry mutton dish.

Take a serving platter and serve Doi Mutton.

Garnish with coriander leaves and garam masala powder.

Serve hot with naan or paratha.