MUTTON RASSA / CURRY

Today I am going to share a very tempting and special recipe of Mutton Rassa/ Curry. This is Maharashtrian recipe that usese a few ingredients and the results are mind-blowing though. Mutton needs cooking well to bring out its unique taste. When we look at Indian cuisines, It is evident that mutton has been favourite since ancient times, especially the Royal Kitchens. The Kolhapuri Mutton is very famous for its unique taste and spices.Here in my recipe I used the kanda –lasun paste as the key ingredient as I am making tambda rassa. Mostly it is made after few hours of marination for tender and juicy meat. But, this authentic mutton curry recipe does not need marination of meat. If you want, you can marinate the mutton pieces. The recipe is little bit spicy but you can adjust the spice powders according to your taste.  The mutton curry really goes well with both rice and roti/ chapati.  You will find this mutton curry very often of weekends in non-vegetarian marathi houses. 

INGREDIENTS:

For Marination:

½ Kgs Mutton

1/2 teaspoon Turmeric Powder

1 teaspoon Salt

1/2 Lemon juice

For Cooking Mutton:

1/2 teaspoon Turmeric Powder

Salt as neded

1 tablespoon Oil

1 teaspoon Mustard Seeds

1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds

For Gravy:

3-4 tablespoon  Onion –Coconut Paste

3 tablespoon Oil 

2-3 teaspoon Red Chilli Powder

1/4 teaspoon Turmeric

Salt [if needed]

2-3 teaspoon Coriander Powder

2 teaspoon Kala /Goda Masala /Garam Masala

Water as needed

Tomato /Bay leaf /Dalchini [ Optional ]

Chopped Coriander for garnishing

 METHOD:

STEP 1 – First wash the mutton pieces under tap water.

Marinate them with lemon juice, turmeric,salt for 15-50 minutes. [this step is totally optional] [ I have skipped this step and directly started from step no. 2]

STEP 2 - Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a pressure cooker, crackle cumin and mustard seeds. Then add turmeric powder, salt.

STEP 3 –  Then add mutton pieces and mix well. 

STEP 4 - Add enough water and mix well. Pressure cook mutton for 3 whistles .let it cool.

STEP 5 – For the main preparation , take a deep pan on medium flame with oil.  Add whole spices if using.

Add onion-coconut paste and sauté it for 1 minute until raw smell vanishes.

STEP 6 – Add all the spice powders in it and mix it and roast for at 1-2 minutes. Add tomatoes cut in big sized pieces if using tomato. You will see oil oozing from sides.

STEP 7 – Put the mutton pieces and mix well again.

STEP 8 – Add sufficient water or you may add the same water in which you pressure cooked mutton. 

Gravy consistency is as per your liking.

STEP 9 – Let the gravy boil for 5-10 minutes.

Switch off the heat and garnish with coriander

and your mutton gravy / rassa is ready.

                     Serve it hot with rice, chapatti or bhakari as per your choice.

NOTES: *How to make kanda-lasun paste ,I have already shared its procedure in my earlier gravy recipes.