NO OIL SUKHA MUTTON

Whenever I think of mutton I visualise of a bowl full of soft, succulent mutton pieces soaked in a gravy that has mutton fat floating. Talking about yesteryears, in an average Bengali home mutton meant cooked in generous amount of oil, forgetting that mutton itself releases its own fat which is enough for cooking it or may be a little amount of oil is required. 

I do the same, perhaps by default. I do use lot of oil in cooking. Considering the health hazards, I am trying to cut down on the use of oil in any dish, particularly in meats. Few days back, I was talking to a Punjabi co-blogger friend about food, cooking. She said in her family, mutton is cooked without oil. They marinate the mutton with spices for quite long hours, thereafter slow cook it. 

I liked the idea, thought of cooking mutton without oil. I forgot to ask what spice combination she uses. Hence, used my own combination of spices. I kept the gravy dry wanting to serve with hand rolled breads. To keep the gravy dry or runny is unto you. Here goes the recipe which is quite is simple and easy to do!

INGREDIENTS :

Goat Meat : 500 gm

Plain Yogurt : 200 gm

Onion Paste or Sliced : 3 tbsp

Garlic Paste : 3 tbsp

Ginger Paste : 1 tbsp

Coriander Powder : 1 & 1/2 tsp

Cumin Powder : 1 tsp

Red Chilli Powder : 2 tsp

Garam Masala Powder : 1 tsp

Green Cardamom : 3-4

Cinnamon Stick : 2-3 one inch length

Clove : 3-4

Salt : As required

Turmeric Powder : 1 tsp

METHOD :

Clean and wash the mutton thoroughly.

Beat the yogurt and pour onto the mutton. Add all of the other ingredients, fold in well. Mix the whole thing nicely. Keep aside for 2 hours.

Heat a pressure cooker on the gas top. Once heated, pour the marinated mutton along with the marinade.

Stir for 3-4 minutes at high heat. Lower the heat and close tight the lid. Pressure cook at low heat until one whistle. 

Let the lid open normally without force. Loosely cover, let it slow cook at minimal heat until dry. We have to check and stir every few minutes. 

Transfer to a serving bowl, serve with choice of bread or fried rice!