Friday, September 1, 2017

Lahori Palak Gosht (Spinach Mutton)

Lahori Palak Gosht (Spinach Mutton)
Ingredients:
Spinach ................... 3 whole bunches
Mutton .................... 1 kg
Cumin ....................1 tsp(roasted and crushed)
Dry Coriander........1 tsp(roasted and crushed)
Onion...................... 2 medium sized
Garlic.......................whole bunch
Ginger+green chili paste.................3 tbsp
Black pepper seeds..........................4-5
Cinnamon sticks...............................3(small)
Cardamom........................................ 2
Turmeric powder..............................1 tsp
Red chili powder..............................½ tbsp
Salt...................................................1 tbsp or as needed
Procedure:

Firstly prepare the mutton stew. For this add mutton +water as to cook mutton+ Cumin+ Dry Coriander+ Onion+ Garlic+ Ginger+  green chili paste+ Black pepper seeds+ Cinnamon sticks + Cardamom+ Turmeric powder+ Red chili powder+ Salt. Put this whole material and spices in pressure cooker and make the mutton tender. On the other hand wash the spinach (palak) and boil it till the color is changed and then grind it or chop it in the chopper...then take a deep pan and pour oil in it and then add the spinach in it and you may add one stick of cinnamon in it and then fry that till the color of spinach is changed to dark green. And then add the mutton and the stew in it and cook it till the oil is separated .the consistency should not be thick. You may add milk in it about ½ cup. And then again put it on Dum by covering the pan for 15 mins on very low flame. Here your delicious palak gosht is ready.
Serving:6-8 people. You may serve it with white rice/brown rice /chicken pulao or roti

Mutton Karrahi

Mutton karahi:
Mutton karahi is the most popular dish in Pakistan especially in Lahore,and it's specially serve mostly on some traditional days.This is a traditional dish.there are so many ways to cook it. i will tell you the simple and delicious recipe.
Ingredients:
1) Mutton..............1 kg
2) Onion................2 medium
3) Garlic................1 whole
4)  Ginger...............1 Tbsp (paste)
5) Tomato...............5 medium(puree)
6) Cinnamon stick....................1 inch
7) Cumin..................................1/2 tbsp
8) whole coriander seeds........1/2 tbsp(crushed)
9) Black pepper......................1/2 tsp
10) Red chili powder............1/2 tbsp
11) Salt...................................1/2 Tbsp(as per taste)
12) Turmeric powder.............1/2 Teaspoon
13) Green coriander .............1 cup
14) Green Chilies...................4
15) Ginger..............................(julian cutting) 1 tbsp
Procedure:
if you want to cook quickly ,made it in pressure cooker it will take only 15 minutes. take pressure cooker and add 3 glasses of water or you may alter the quantity of water depending on your pressure quality.then add mutton+onion sliced+garlic cloves+ginger paste+tomato puree+cinnamon stick+cumin+coriander powder+black pepper+red chili powder+salt+turmeric powder and close the lid and put it on high flame for 12 to 13 minutes until the mutton tenderize.then close the flame and open lid.the water should be minimum.then put one cup oil in it and cook the mutton gravy until the mutton water is dried and the whole masala is thickened. now add chopped coriander and Julian cutting green chilies and Julian cut as a garnishing and then dish out the mutton karahi. Here the simple and easy karahi is ready
Serving:
6 people can eat it with naan or roti or khameeri roti.
Raita:
dahi raita with chopped onion and tomato can be served