Sunday, 27 October 2013

Mutton Korma

Goat meat offers plenty of nutritional value, greater health benefits, is known as red meat. Goat meat is known as mutton. Korma is a popular recipe which is made from mutton.It carries good amount of important vitamins and minerals. With the high amount of unsaturated fat present in it, it helps lower bad cholesterol.
110 gm of goat meat has 2.6 g of total fat, 0.79 g of saturated fat, 63.8 mg of cholesterol and 23 g of protein per 3 oz. serving. It also has relatively high levels of iron compared to its competitors, 3.2 mg per 3 oz. serving vs. 2.9 mg in beef, 2.7 mg in pork, 1.4 mg in lamb and 1.5 mg in chicken. The meat  contains higher potassium content with lower sodium levels and essential amino acids.
It also contains iron, zinc, phosphorous, potassium, selenium and omega fatty acids.


MUTTON KORMA



Servings 4 
Ingredients 
  • Mutton 1 kg 
  • Onion 4 large 
  • Ginger paste 4 tsp 
  • Garlic paste 6 tsp 
  • Garam Masala 
  • Tomato Puree 4tbsp 
  • 2 Bay Leaf 
  • 2 Cardamon
  • 1 inch Cinnamon Stick 
  • 4-5 whole black pepper 
  • Mirch Powder [as per taste]
  • Salt as per taste 
  • Turmeric Powder 2 tsp 
  • 4 tsp Oil 
Method
  • Marinade : Take deep vessel. Add mutton, curd, garam masala and a pinch of salt. Mix well and refrigerate it for 2-3 hrs.  
  • For Paste - Finely chopped 4 onion. Heat 1/2 tsp of oil in a frying pan and add onions. Fry till golden brown and allow it to cool. Once cool, make a fine paste and keep aside. 
  • Heat oil in a deep frying pan. Add 1 inch stick of cinnamon. Add onion paste and saute well. Add ginger-garlic paste and mix well. Let the masala fry for 10 mins in medium heat. Add tomato puree, turmeric, 1tsp of garam masala, mirch powder and fry it well. 
  • Fry till the oil seperates. Add Luke warm water if needed.
  • Add marinaded  mutton and mix it well. Close the lid and allow it to cook for atleast 20 mins. Then shift the whole mutton into a pressure cooker. 
  • Add little water [must be thick gravy] and allow one pressure to release. Then keep it in low flame for 15 mins.  
  • Serve hot with plain rice.



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