LAAL MAAS

This is a delicious and spicy mutton gravy made using ground onions and tomatoes. Laal maas is best served with Chicken Biryani or as a side dish with roti or rice.

Ingredients

300 gms mutton cut into pieces

1 tbsp garlic paste

½ tbsp ginger paste

1 onion ground to a paste

3 tomatoes cut into cubes

3 tbsp oil

1 cardamom

1” cinnamon

1 tsp red chilli powder

1 tsp salt (or to taste)

1 tbsp chicken 65 masala

Chopped coriander leaves

Method

• Heat 1 1/2 tbsp oil in a cooker, add cardamom, cinnamon and sauté for a few seconds.
• Next add the chopped tomatoes and sauté till they are soft and oil starts separating.
• Switch off the gas and allow it to cool.
• Transfer the cooked tomatoes, cardamom and cinnamon (without oil) to a mixer jar and grind to a paste.
• Now add the remaining oil to the cooker, add the ground onions and sauté for a couple of minutes.
• Add garlic and ginger paste and sauté till the raw smell goes.
• Next add red chilli powder, salt and mix well.
• Add the pureed tomatoes and chopped coriander leaves.
• Finally add 1 cup of water and close the lid
• Pressure cook for 4 whistles.
• Once done, check if the mutton is cooked.
• Add chicken 65 masala and mix well.
• Cook again for a few minutes till the gravy starts thickening.
• Switch off the gas and transfer to a bowl.
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with Biryani and raita.