From My Mother's Kitchen: Mutton Qorma ( Mutton Gravy with Indian spices and herbs )

Monday 3 December 2012

Mutton Qorma ( Mutton Gravy with Indian spices and herbs )

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Mutton Qorma

Mutton Qorma /Korma is my all time favourite dish , once I got an opportunity to learn this recipe from an old, experienced professional chef , who used to cook feast in Muslim functions. ...

I remember ,...that chef had come at my in laws place to cook Biryaani ,Qorma , and Zarda (sweet saffron rice) for Nazar on the Imam's chehlum. He was cooking food in the court yard , I was so curious to know the recipe of Mutton Qorma, so I went in the court yard , stood there, and learnt Qorma recipe from him.

After that I started cooking in the same manner , Now family and friends compliments...me that they are having the taste of feast at home.

Here is the recipe....

Category- non vegetarian
Time - 20 min.
People- 3-4

Ingredients

Mutton-1/2 kg(well washed and clean)
Refined oil /Pure ghee 4-6 table spoon
Onion slice - 1 medium size
Bay leaves( tej patta)- 3-4
Garlic paste(lehsun) -1/4 tea spoon
Ginger paste(Adrak)- 1/2 tea spoon
Green cardamom(hari ilayachi)- 4-6 crushed
Red cardamom( laal illayachi) - 3 pieces( cru
Salt- 1/2 cup
Fried Onion paste- 1 table spoon
Onion paste - 6 serving spoon(full)

Turmeric powder (haldi)- 1/4 tea spoon
Coriander powder (dhania)- 1/2 tea spoon
Red chili powder( laal Mirch)- 1/2 tea spoon
Garam masala powder-1 pinch
Gaiphal, javitri, daalchini powder-1 pinch
Dry Coconut paste -1 tea spoon
Curd (fresh) not sour- 1 table spoon
kewda essence- 2-3 drops

How to cook -

Heat the oil in the pressure cooker and fry few slices of onion, add meat pieces, crushed green - red cardamom and bay leaves , stir a little ,and let its water dry . Now mix ginger- garlic paste, onion paste ,turmeric, coriander, red chili powder and salt, mix it well all together. Add 2 cups of water to bring it to 5-6 whistle on the medium flame.

After 5-6 whistle, turn off the heat and let the pressure cooker cool and lid open it self, When the lid open please check if mutton has turn soft and well cooked .

if it is done ... add fried onion - dry coconut paste, garam masala ,Gaiphal, javitri, daalchini powder and fresh curd in the meat gravy. Parch it well on the low flame till oil started floating on the Mutton Qorma . Mix 2-3 drops of kewda essence in the Qorma, close the lid for some time (15 min.approx). Its done .