Mutton Rezala Recipe - foodtastify

Ingredients: 

• Mutton : 1 kg

• Green chilli : 10 pieces

• Red chilli (dried) : 6-8 pieces

• Vegetable oil : 1 tablespoon

• Ghee (clarified butter) : 3 tablespoons

• Kewra essence : 1 teaspoon

• Sugar : ½ teaspoon

• Salt : 1 and a ½ teaspoons

For marinade - 

• Curd (lightly beaten) : 1 and a ½ cups

• Milk : 1 cup

• Ginger : 3 inch

• Garlic : 8-9 cloves

• Bay leaf : 3-4 pieces

• Cardamom pod : 8-10 pieces

• Clove : 8-10 pieces

• Ground mace : 1 teaspoon

• Ground nutmeg : ½ teaspoon

Instructions:

1. Soak the dried red chillies in warm water for 10 minutes.

2. Chop and grind the ginger and garlic together, to make a fine paste.

3. Add the remaining marinade ingredients, along with mutton and mix well. Leave it to stand unrefrigerated for 3-4 hours or overnight in the fridge (bring to room temperature before cooking).

4. Remove the meat from the marinade and put the marinade aside.

5. Heat oil and ghee in a pan over high heat. Add the meat, salt and sugar. Stir and fry for 8-10 minutes, until the meat is lightly browned.

6. Reduce the heat to very low. Add the marinade.

7. Cover and cook for 1 hour or until the meat is tender.

8. Add the green and red chillies. Cook for a further 5-10 minutes.

9. Add the kewra essence and stir for a fes seconds.

10. Serve hot with rice or phulka.