Preparation Time : 15 minutes
Cooking Time : 20 – 25 minutes
Serving : 4 -5 members
Description
Mauritian style methi mutton . This recipe is the from the book A TASTE OF MAURITIAN MUSLIM CUSINE by ZUBEITHA RANDERA . A cook book I received as a gift from my mother after her trip to Mauritius . All the recipes are home style recipes that are so easy to follow with easily available ingredients at home . The twist in this dish comes from the ground sesame seeds and poppy seeds paste added which just changes the regular methi dish to another level . The first time I learnt a methi chicken dish was from my aunt Nazeem ( mom’s sister ) . Every holiday my grand mother sabiya perima ( mom’s mother ) does a lot of cooking to entertain us . To give her some rest my aunt’s ( mom has 3 younger sisters and a brother who is younger to me !!! Wired but true :-)) ) and myself take turns to cook our respective hubby’s side star dishes for every one . That’s how I got to know about methi can be cooked with non – vegetarian . Quality time for us means cooking a meal together . While slicing onions , grinding masalas and washing the meat … We swap stories about our respective in – laws and gossip about near and distant relatives . While the kids would be busy playing dark room , ludo , snake and ladder or watching the telly munching on banana chips , murukku’s or what ever is there stored in the huge steel containers at the store room . After all food is glue that binds our family .
Ingredients
Ingredients | Quantity |
|---|---|
| Fresh Fenugreek leaves | 1 1/2 cups ( leaves alone) |
| Mutton | 1/2 kg |
| Tomatoes | 3 medium sized chopped |
| Oil | 4 tablespoons |
| Salt | to taste |
| Turmeric powder | 1/4 teaspoon |
| Red chilli powder | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Ginger garlic paste | 1/2 teaspoon each |
| Cumin powder | 1/2 teaspoon |
| Garam masala powder | 1/4 teaspoon |
| Onion paste | 3 tablespoons |
| Fried onions | 4 tablespoons |
| Curd | 1/2 cup |
| White Sesame seeds | 2 tablespoons |
| Poppy seeds | 1 tablespoon |
| Water | 1 cup |
Method
- Grind sesame seeds and poppy seeds together to a smooth paste and set aside .
- In a pressure cooker mix meat with all the ingredients except for the ground paste and pressure cook on low heat for twenty minutes or until the meat is cooked through .
- Then add the ground masala and mix well .
- Being to boil . Check and adjust seasoning .
- Serve hot as a side dish for roti , naan , chapathis , pulaos or white boiled rice
Note
The same recipe can be followed by using chicken also .
