HOTCHULHA

Ingredients:

• Mutton – 1 Lb
• Onion – 1 Cut into small pieces
• Green Chilies – 5 cut into long lengths
• Tomato – 1 medium – Grind it to Puree
• Cinnamon – 1 inch
• Ginger – Garlic Paste – 2 Tea Spoons
• Cloves – 7
• Turmeric Powder – 1/4 Tea Spoon
• Red Chili Powder – 1 Table Spoon
• Curd – 1/4 Cup
• Clove Powder – 1/8 Tea Spoon
• Cinnamon Powder – 1 Pinch
• Grind the following 2 items to a fine paste
  • Coconut Powder – 2 Table Spoon
  • Poppy Seeds – 1 Table Spoon
• Coriander leaves – handful
• Mint Leaves – 8
• Oil – 1/4 Cup
• Salt to taste

Method:

1. Take a heavy bottom pan and put the cinnamon, cloves and fry them for a minute.
2. Put the onion, green chilies and mint and fry them for couple of minutes.
3. Add the ginger-garlic paste and fry till the raw smell goes off.
4. Then add clove powder, cinnamon Powder, Turmeric Powder, Coconut & Poppy Seed Paste, red chilli powder, salt and the mutton pieces and mix them very well and fry it for 10 minutes.
5. Put the curd and tomato puree and 1.5 cups of water and pressure cook it for 5-6 whistles or till the mutton cooks well.
6. Garnish it with cilantro.

Tip: It goes very well with rotis, fried rice or white rice.