ALOO GOSHT

Aloo gosht is a spicy mutton gravy which has potatoes cooked with mutton in a thick stew. It has a fine flavour of fried onions and freshly ground spices. Aloo gosht is very simple to prepare and tastes too good. This curry goes well with roti, naan or rice.


INGREDIENTS:-
1/2 kg mutton
2 onion, finely chopped
2 small tomato, finely chopped
2 green chili
5 cloves garlic
1 inch ginger
1 tsp turmeric powder
2 potatoes, peeled and cut into large chunks
1 tsp lemon juice
coriander leaves for garnish
10 peppercorns
5 kashmiri chili
1 tbsp whole coriander
1 tsp cumin seed
2 cardamom
1 bay leaf
1 inch cinnamon
2 cloves
1 tbsp white sesame seed
salt to taste

METHOD:-

1. Dry roast peppercorns,kashmiri chili, coriander, cumin seed, bay leaf, cinnamon, cardamom, white sesame seed and cloves for 3-4 minutes till the roasted aroma comes. Let it cool and grind to a fine powder using grinder or in a mortar and pestle.
2. Heat oil in a pot and fry onion till golden brown. Remove the onion and grind it to a paste with tomatoes and ginger, garlic and green chili.
3. Into the same oil add mutton, salt, onion-tomato paste, turmeric powder and ground spices, mix well and  fry till oil comes up.
4. Add 2 glasses of water, cover and cook till the meat tenders.
5. when the meat is almost done add  potatoes and cook until potatoes are done.
6. Finally add lemon juice and garnish it with coriander leaves.