Lasooni Methi Mutton Curry
Lasooni Methi Mutton Curry is a supremely delicious and rich mutton/lamb curry. Lasooni methi mutton is flavoured with lots of garlic and methi dana (fenugreek seeds) which adds a distinctive flavour. A total flavour bomb!!
Servings: 6 people
Equipment
- large thick bottomed pan/ large Kadhai
- Instant pot / pressure cooker
- Large bowl
Ingredients
Mutton/Lamb marination
- 1 kg Mutton/Lamb I used 2 inch mutton pieces
- 4 large Onions (arnd 3 cups) thinly sliced
- 4-5 Green chillies
- 3 tbsp Yogurt
- 4 tbsp Vinegar I used malt vinegar
- 2 tbsp Ginger-garlic paste
- 1 tsp Turmeric powder
- 2 tsp Chilli powder (or as per taste)
- Salt as per taste
- 2 tbsp Mustard Oil
For the curry
- 1 large Onion (roughly chopped)
- 10-12 large Garlic cloves (roughly chopped)
- 1 tsp Methi seeds roughly pounded
- 2-3 Bay Leaves
- 2 inch Cinnamon roughly pounded
- 5-6 Green Cardamoms roughly pounded
- 7-8 Cloves roughly pounded
- 1 whole Garlic (optional)
- 1/2 tsp Sugar
- Salt as required
- 4-5 tbsp Mustard Oil/Veg oil (mustard oil preferably)
Instructions
- In a large bowl add all the ingredients and mix everything and marinate for at least hour. The longer the better.
- Roughly chop garlic and onions.
- Heat mustard oil in a pan on medium-high heat. When hot temper it with bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamoms and cloves and methi seeds (fenugreek seeds).
- When the spices sizzle and are fragrant, toss in the chopped garlic and onion.
- Sauté till they are soft and golden brown.
- Now add the marinated meat and saute on medium high heat.
- Sauté the mutton for 18-20 minutes on medium heat stirring continuously. Saute until the meat looks no longer raw and you see oil on the sides.
- Now add dd 1 1/2 cup of hot water along with whole garlic and give it a good mix. bring it to a boil.
- Transfer the meat to a INSTANT POT or pressure cooker and pressure cook on HIGH for 13-15 minutes depending on the quality and size of the meat or if using pressure cooker, cook for 5-6 whistles. Cook until the meat is absolutely tender and fall of the bone. Do a taste test salt or sugar if needed.If you are not a curry person you can crank up the heat on high and boil until you have the desired consistency.
- Serve it with hot steaming rice or roti along with salad.
