Traversing north India through roadways I had the
privilege of experiencing the taste of this delectable dish quite a number of
times. Stopping by a roadside dhaba (small food joints along highways) and
enjoying the lip smacking rustic flavours of the countryside is something
sublime, divine. That is why I always prefer dhabas to plush restaurants/resorts
while driving on highways.
Intrinsically the
dhaba flavour is associated with desi ghee/clarified butter, spices, tadka dal/lentils,
mutton/chicken, hot chapatis which wafts around and tickles your taste buds
making each moment of wait for the food seem like a year. The taste of a dhaba
dal tadka and mutton/chicken curry is to die for because of the unparallel
freshness. I searched the net for the authentic recipe of Dhaba Mutton Curry
which will bring out the flavour of rural Punjab and
found Moumita Roy’s (a friend and fellow foodie, blogger) recipe. Adjusted the recipe accordingly with
some modifications to suit my requirement…here’s the recipe….
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Recipe:
Ingredients:
- 800
gms mutton cut in medium sized pieces
- 6-7
onions chopped
- 1 ½
inch ginger
- 1
whole garlic
- 2-3
green chillies
- ½ cup
tomato puree/paste
- 2 bay
leaves
- 5-6
green cardamoms
- 2
sticks of cinnamon 1 inch each
- 5-6
cloves
- 1 tsp
Deghi red chilli powder
- 1 tsp
Kashmiri red chilli powder
- 2 tsp
coriander powder
- 1 tsp
turmeric powder
- 2 tsp
cumin powder
- ½ cup
ghee/clarified butter
- Salt n
sugar to taste
- Some
chopped green chillies and fresh coriander leaves for garnishing
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Procedure:
Take ginger, garlic and green chillies, make smooth paste in
a blender. Heat ghee in a thick bottomed skillet and fry the mutton pieces till
they get a brownish hue. Take them out and keep aside. Toss the whole garam
masalas and bay leaves in the same ghee or add more if you need. Wait for the
crackle and add onions. Fry the onions golden and add the ginger-garlic-green
chilli paste. Saute and add the powdered masalas. Fry well. Add salt and the
mutton pieces, mix with the masalas. Add 2 big cups of warm water and cover the
skillet with a lid. Let the mutton cook on low flame till tender. This may take
1 hour to 1 ½ hours depending on the quality of mutton. Now add the tomato
puree and sugar and cook for further 5-6 minutes. Serve hot garnished with
chopped green chillies and coriander leaves.
Note: Add tomato puree after the mutton gets fully cooked or
it will turn stiff and chewy.
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