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Laal Maas Mutton
🇮🇳 Indian

Laal Maas Mutton

🇮🇳 Indian

Rajasthan's laal maas — smoke-roasted chilli heat tempered by garlic and ghee. The festival-pot format: big flavours for many hands. Best with ghee rice and a sharp onion-lemon salad.

Prep 21 min Cook 57 min Serves 4 Medium

Ingredients

  • Yogurt2 cups, whisked
  • Ginger Garlic Paste2 tbsp
  • Kashmiri Chili Powder1 tsp
  • Garam Masala1 tsp
  • Saltto taste
  • Onion3, thinly sliced
  • Tomato2, chopped
  • Ghee3 tbsp
  • Coriander Powder2 tsp
  • Turmeric Powder1 tsp
  • Whole Garam Masala Spices2 tsp
  • Bay Leaf2
  • Mutton500 g, on the bone
  • Red Chili Powder2 tsp
  • Mustard Oil3 tbsp

Optional extras

  • Fresh Cilantro2 tbsp, chopped

Instructions

  1. 1

    Wash the mutton and marinate with the kashmiri chili powder, yogurt, ginger garlic paste, salt and chili for at least two hours.

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    Take the onions to mahogany, adding a pinch of salt to help them along.

  4. 4

    Add the mutton with all its marinade, cook off the rawness, then add water for the long simmer.

  5. 5

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

Chef's tip

Resting the finished dish for five minutes off the heat lets the spices settle and deepen.

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Watch how it's made

Video: Laal Maas Recipe | Rajasthani Laal Maas | Mutton Curry | Mutton Recipes@HomeCookingShow · on YouTube