Karen's Malabari Mutton

Ingredients

250 grams Mutton
2 big onions
4 green chilies sliced
2 tomatoes sliced
Keep aside the above.

Chop corrainder leaves. Peel and cut potatoes into 4.
Grind ginger, garlic and 1 tsp aniseed.

Method :
Heat Oil.
1. Fry cloves, cinnamon, onions, green chillies and curry leaves till onions turn transparent.
2. Add ground paste of ginger, garlic and aniseed till you get a nice aroma.
3. Add 2 tbsp of coriander powder, 1/2 tsp turmeric powder, 1 tsp chilli powder and fry well.
4. Add cut and cleaned mutton, fry till meat changes colour.
5. Reduce heat and cook on slow fire. Add water and tomatoes till gravy thickens.
6. Add a dash of Garam masala at the end for better taste.

Karen's Mutton Pepper Fry

For Marinade

1 kg Mutton
2 Tbsp Pepper powder
1 tsp vinegar, salt
2 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce
5 large onions
2 Tomatoes

Marinade the above well for 2 1/2 hours. Fry onions well, add tomatoes and then add the mutton. Cook well till dry and fry. garnish with coriander leaves.

Mutton Polo from Karen's recipe book

Miriam's East Indian Mutton Curry

Ingredients

10 Kashmir chillies (remove seeds)
3 green chillies
1 pod garlic
12 pepper corns
10 cashewnuts
20 raisins
1 1/2 tsp jeera
1 inch ginger
2 inch cinnamon
turmeric
6 cloves
2 onions
200 gms tomatoes to be ground separately

Method

Slice an onion and fry it. Add masala and fry well. Then add tomatoes and fry till oil floats on top. Add the meat and fry well. Add water and salt to taste. Once meat is cooked add a little vinegar and 1 tsp of sugar.

Karen’s Pathrade Curry

Can use chicken, Cockles, or mutton

Masala:
Broil in a little oil each of the listed ingredients and than grind to a fine paste with a little water:
1 Big onion sliced
3 tbsp coconut
3 flakes garlic
10 red chillies
1 tsp methi
1 tsp jeera
1 tbsp coriander seeds

Give the chicken or mutton one good boil with a little salt, pepper, one sliced onion and one chopped tomato. Set aside

Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan. When hot, add a small sliced onion and fry till golden. Then add the masala. Stir one minute. Add the Chicken or mutton or cockles with sufficient water, salt and vinegar. Lastly add the pathrade.

Quick Rogan Ghosh by Bernadette Nazareth

Ingredients

1 kg mutton or lamb meat
1/2 kg tomatoes
1 cup curds
2 tsp chilli powder (use mild chilly pwd)
2 tsp sugar
3 tbsp ghee

Masala to be powdered

1 tsp jeera/cumin seeds
8 cardamoms
4 pieces cinnamon
10 cloves

Method

In a pot/deckchi heat ghee. When ghee is hot add sugar.

When sugar melts and turns browns add the mutton/lamb meat and fry well till brown.

Add peeled and finely chopped tomatoes and curds. Mix with salt and chilli powder.

Cook on slow fire till meat is tender.

Before serving add powered masala and give it one good boil,

Serve with roti/Nan/chapattis.