Name: Bhuna Mutton Recipe
Ingredients: 500 gms Mutton (small pieces with bones); 2 medium Onions (finely sliced); 2.5 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste; 4 tsp Coriander Seeds; 2 tsp Cumin Seeds; 1 no. Bay Leaf; 2 nos. Cinnamon ((1 inch long)); 4 nos. Cloves; 2 nos. Black Cardamom; 4 nos. Green Cardamom; 25 nos. Black Peppercorns; 1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder; 2 nos. Green Chillies ((cut into halves)); 3 tbsp Curd ((plain yogurt)); 1 tsp Kashmiri Chilli Powder; 1 tsp Salt; 3 tbsp Refined Oil; 2 tbsp Coriander Leaves ((chopped, for garnish))

Bhuna Mutton Recipe

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Ingredients

500 gms Mutton small pieces with bones
2 medium Onions finely sliced
2.5 tsp Ginger Garlic Paste

For the Bhuna Masala:

4 tsp Coriander Seeds
2 tsp Cumin Seeds
1 no. Bay Leaf
2 nos. Cinnamon (1 inch long)
4 nos. Cloves
2 nos. Black Cardamom
4 nos. Green Cardamom
25 nos. Black Peppercorns

Other Ingredients:

1/4 tsp Turmeric Powder
2 nos. Green Chillies (cut into halves)
3 tbsp Curd (plain yogurt)
1 tsp Kashmiri Chilli Powder
1 tsp Salt
3 tbsp Refined Oil
2 tbsp Coriander Leaves (chopped, for garnish)

Instructions

Preparation:

Roast the spices for the Bhuna Masala in a pan on low heat for 3 mins. Remove to a plate, allow it to cool and then grind it to a fine powder.
Slice the onions, cut the green chillies and chop the coriander leaves for garnish.

Process:

Heat 3 tbsp refined oil in a pressure cooker/ heavy bottomed pan.
Add the sliced onions & fry on medium heat for 10 mins till golden.
Now add the mutton pieces, mix and sear/bhunno the mutton on medium heat for 5 mins by adding splashes of water.
Add the ginger garlic paste, mix and fry for 2 mins on low heat.
Now add the turmeric & Kashmiri Chilli powder, mix and bhunno for 5 mins on medium heat by adding splashes of water. Bhunno till the mutton is browned and oil separates.
Add 200 ml of water & pressure cook for 4 whistles till mutton is tender. Alternatively, continue to cook covered in the pan for 45 mins till meat is tender.
Once the pressure is released, open the lid & transfer to a pan/kadai. Mix 3 tbsp of whisked curd/ yogurt , add the green chillies and continue to cook on low heat for 2-3 mins till the yogurt is cooked. Continue to cook on medium heat to dry any excess water that is there.
Add 3 tsp of the ground bhuna masala powder, mix well and fry on medium heat for 3-4 mins.
Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Continue to bhuno the meat for 2-3 mins on medium heat till dry.
Serve with naan or rice