Mauritian methi mutton


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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
Tomatoes3 medium sized chopped
Oil 4 tablespoons
Salt to taste
Turmeric powder1/4 teaspoon
Red chilli powder1/2 teaspoon
Ginger garlic paste 1/2 teaspoon each
Cumin powder 1/2 teaspoon
Garam masala powder 1/4 teaspoon
Onion paste 3 tablespoons
Fried onions4 tablespoons
Curd 1/2 cup
White Sesame seeds2 tablespoons
Poppy seeds1 tablespoon
Water1 cup

Method

  1. Grind sesame seeds and poppy seeds together to a smooth paste and set aside .
  2. 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  .
  3. Then add the ground masala  and  mix well .
  4. Being to boil .  Check and adjust seasoning .
  5. 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 .