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🔥 Mutton Curry Recipe (Restaurant-Style) | Easy, Aromatic & Flavorful

Make a rich and flavorful mutton curry with tender pieces of meat simmered in onions, tomatoes, and warm spices. Perfect with rice, naan, or paratha.


Why You’ll Love This Mutton Curry

  • Tender, juicy mutton
  • Deep, aromatic curry base
  • Perfect for lunch, dinner, gatherings
  • Easy one-pot recipe
  • Uses pantry-friendly spices

📝 Ingredients

  • 1 kg mutton (goat meat), cleaned
  • 3 onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
  • 3–4 green chilies
  • 1 tsp turmeric powder
  • 2 tsp red chili powder
  • 2 tsp coriander powder
  • 1 tsp cumin powder
  • 1 tsp garam masala
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 4 cloves
  • 4 cardamoms
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • ½ cup yogurt (whisked)
  • ½ cup oil or ghee
  • Salt to taste
  • Fresh coriander (for garnish)
  • 2 cups hot water

🍲 How to Make Mutton Curry (Step-by-Step)

Step 1: Heat the Oil

Heat oil or ghee in a heavy pot. Add bay leaves, cloves, cardamom, and cinnamon. Fry until fragrant.

Step 2: Add Onions

Add sliced onions and cook until golden brown.

Step 3: Add Ginger-Garlic Paste

Cook until raw smell disappears.

Step 4: Add Mutton & Fry

Add the mutton pieces and fry for 10–12 minutes until browned.

Step 5: Add Spices

Mix in turmeric, red chili powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, black pepper, and salt. Cook for 5 minutes.

Step 6: Add Tomatoes & Yogurt

Add tomatoes and cook until they soften.
Add whisked yogurt and cook until the oil separates.

Step 7: Add Water & Slow Cook

Pour in hot water, cover, and cook on low flame for 45–60 minutes until meat is tender.
(You may use a pressure cooker for quicker results.)

Step 8: Finish with Garam Masala

Add garam masala and simmer for 5 minutes.

Step 9: Garnish & Serve

Top with chopped coriander.


🍛 Serving Suggestions

  • Steamed basmati rice
  • Naan or butter naan
  • Roti or paratha
  • Jeera rice
  • Vegetable pulao

FAQs

1. Can I use a pressure cooker?

Yes, 5–6 whistles make the mutton perfectly tender.

2. Can I make it spicy?

Increase red chili powder or add green chilies.

3. Can I prepare it with lamb?

Yes, lamb works perfectly and cooks faster than goat.


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  • Beef Curry Recipe
  • Roti/Paratha Recipes
  • Jeera Rice
  • Mutton Biryani
  • Butter Naan Recipe
  • Chicken Bhuna

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