Some days I don't feel to cook but not also feel to eat outside. So the rescue is to cook simple and easy recipe yet tasty. Let me share with you my simplest recipe of mutton curry. I don't cook it following any traditional recipe but just follow my mood that day. I am presenting you the recipe first the way I have thought and cooked that particular day and then the regular way. I am sure all of you feel some day alike and do similar things.
Oh, look at the time. It is already late and nothing is yet ready for dinner. Yes, tomorrow is another week day and we all have to wake up early in the morning. But what to eat for dinner. Well let me open the freezer. Yes I see goat meat is in stock. Yeh this week we did not eat red meat. Once in a week it is okay to eat that, right!!! But look at it..it looks like a block of ice . No problem..let me put that in a glass bowl and microwave it for 5 minutes. By the time, let me make some spices ready. Let me chop some onion; peel ginger and garlic. No, not finely chop, please..that might take time. Yes, let me put the chopped ginger garlic and onion altogether into the mixer and grind it to a fine paste. Oh, I forgot to make some potato ready for the curry. Yes.. Bengalies eat a lot of potato in each meal and specially into mangsho r jhol/meat curry. I can now peel the potato and just half them into big pieces. It is time to put the pressure cooker on heat. Heat some mustard oil/white oil in it. Add some whole garam masala (whole cardamom, clove and cinnamon stick) into the cooker. Now add the ground onion/ginger/garlic paste into the cooker. Fry it for 5 minutes. Oh, I forgot to marinate the meat. Now, no time for marination but let me add some mustard oil and turmeric powder to the meat pieces. Now the fried onion paste has changed color, now I can add some turmeric powder followed by cumin powder, coriander powder and kashmiri red chilli powder. Well after 3 minutes I see that oil separates from the masala. Okay, now it is time for adding the meat into the cooker. Mix it well so that meat pieces get coated with spices mixture. It is the time to cover the pressure cooker. Oh, I forgot to add salt. Okay, I can open it again and add salt and put the lid and pin back on. In the mean time, I can shallow fry the potatoes (rubbed with salt and turmeric). I just heard two whistles. Let me take the pressure cooker off the heat. Now I need to add the potatoes in the cooker. The masala has dried up. I have neither added yoghurt nor tomato, the gravy does not taste that good. At this point I can not add any tomato. Wait a minute, why don't I add tomato sauce. Yes, my Maggie hot and sweet tomato sauce is on the rescue mission. Stir it well with the rest of ingredients in the pressure cooker. Now time to add water. Heat 1.5 cups of water in microwave oven and add it to the cooker. Now time to cover the cooker for the final cooking time. Meanwhile, I can make rice. Cut vegetables for salad. After 4-5 whistles I know the meat should be ready. I switched off the heat and took the pressure pin off the cooker so that pressure releases automatically. Umm I can smell the rich aroma. Let me taste it. It is good but not best. What did I miss. Yes let me add some (1 teaspoon) home made biriyani masala to it. And also to add the richness to the gravy I can surely add two teaspoon of ghee (clarified butter). Now let me mix them well and again taste it. Yes..It tastes just perfect. It tastes exactly the way I wanted. My soja sapta magso bhat is ready to serve.
Now let me present the recipe in the regular manner so that it is easy to follow.
Ingredients:
- Goat meat: 2 lbs
- Potato: 2
- Onion: 2 medium
- Ginger: 3 teaspoon
- Garlic: 3 teaspoon
- Kashmiri red chilli powder: 1.5 teaspoon
- Cumin powder: 1 teaspoon
- Corriander powder: 1 teaspoon
- Biriyani Masala: 1 teaspoon
- Ghee/clarified butter: 1 teaspoon
- Mustard oil/white oil : 4 tablespoon
- Water: 1.5 cups
- Whole garam masala: 1 teaspoon
- Salt: As per taste
Steps:
1. To bring the frozen meat in room temperature heat it in microwave it for 5 minutes in a glass bowl. Marinate with some turmeric powder and mustard oil.
2. Chop onion; peel ginger and garlic. Grind the chopped onion, garlic and ginger altogether into a fine paste.
3. Peel the potato and half them into big pieces.
4. Put the pressure cooker on heat. Heat some mustard oil/white oil in it.
5. Add some whole garam masala (whole cardamom, clove and cinnamon stick) into the cooker.
6. When it releases nice aroma, add the ground onion-ginger-garlic paste into the cooker. Fry it for 5 minutes.
7. When the fried masala paste changes color, add some turmeric powder followed by cumin powder, coriander powder and kashmiri red chilli powder. After 2-3 minutes oil separates from the masala.
8. Add the marinated meat into the cooker. Mix it well so that meat pieces get coated with spices mixture. Add salt. Cover the pressure cooker.
9. In the mean time, shallow fry the potatoes (rubbed with salt and turmeric).
10. After two whistles take the pressure cooker off the heat. Add the fried potatoes in the cooker. The meat has released some water and masala is cooked completely.
11. Put the pressure cooker back on heat. Add 2 tablespoons of Maggie hot and sweet tomato sauce into it. Stir it well with the rest of ingredients in the pressure cooker. Let it simmer for 3/4 minutes.
12. Now it is time to add water. Heat 1.5 cups of water in microwave oven and add it to the cooker. Cover the cooker for final cooking.
13. After 4-5 whistles the meat should be ready. Switch off heat and take the pressure pin off the cooker so that pressure releases automatically.
14. Add 1 teaspoon home made biriyani masala and two teaspoons of ghee (clarified butter) to it. My soja sapta magso bhat is ready to serve.
Enjoy!!!!
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