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Goan Mutton Vindaloo
🇮🇳 Indian

Goan Mutton Vindaloo

🇮🇳 Indian

Goan vindaloo with mutton, vinegar-sharp and brick-red. The festival-pot format: big flavours for many hands. Plate with naan and a cold beer, frankly.

Prep 22 min Cook 72 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

  • Yogurt1/2 cup, whisked
  • Ginger Garlic Paste2 tbsp
  • Kashmiri Chili Powder1 tsp
  • Garam Masala1 tsp
  • Saltto taste
  • Onion3, thinly sliced
  • Tomato2, chopped
  • Coriander Powder2 tsp
  • Turmeric Powder1 tsp
  • Whole Garam Masala Spices2 tsp
  • Bay Leaf2
  • Vinegar1 cup, chopped
  • Tamarind Paste2 tbsp
  • Mutton500 g, on the bone
  • Red Chili Powder2 tsp
  • Mustard Oil3 tbsp

Optional extras

  • Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

  1. 1

    Marinate the mutton in the tamarind paste and yogurt — long and slow is the only way tender happens.

  2. 2

    Smoke-point the oil, add whole spices, and let them darken a shade — the base of everything.

  3. 3

    Fry the onions till deep brown — properly brown, ten to twelve minutes; this sweetness carries the curry.

  4. 4

    Turn the mutton and its marinade into the pot and sear hard, then pour in hot water and scrape the base.

  5. 5

    Simmer covered till fork-tender, stirring now and then, then boil open to reduce; finish with the vinegar and garam masala.

Chef's tip

Taste as you go — chili heat, salt and sourness should all lift each other, not fight.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Goan Style Mutton Vindaloo | Traditional Vindaloo Recipe | Spicy Lamb Vindaloo Recipe at Home | · on YouTube