KADDU MUTTON DALCHA

INGREDIENTS

For Dal

·         1 ½ cup Soaked Tuvar Dal

·         ½ tsp  turmeric powder

·         3-4 curry leaves

·         1 cup water

·         ½ tsp red chilli powder

For Mutton

250 gms Mutton with bones washed

·         2 tbsp oil

·         1 medium sized onion sliced finely

·         1 tsp red chilli powder

·         2 tsp ginger garlic paste

·         1” cinnamon stick

·         3-4  curry leaves

·         1 tsp coriander powder

Rest of the ingredients

·         A small bottle gourd ( Cut into long pieces)

·         3-4  curry leaves

·         1 tsp coriander powder

·         1 tsp garam masala powder

·         1/4^th cup tamarind pulp extract

·         2 medium sized tomatoes chopped finely

METHOD

In a pressure cooker, add toovar dal, add turmeric powder, curry leaves, water and pressure cook  for 10 minutes, one’s the pressure dissipates, mash the dal, add salt, tamarind pulp. Mix well and setb it aside.

Heat oil in a pressure cooker, add cinnamon stick, onion slices and sauté for a while, add ginger garlic paste and sauté till the raw smell disappears. Add the mutton pieces and fry for awhile, now add salt, red chilli powder, a pinch of turmeric, coriander powder, add chopped tomatoes, add little water and pressure cook till the mutton turns soft and tender. Add bottle gourd slices, pinch of red chilli powder, curry leaves, coriander leaves and pressure cook again for about 2 whistles for the bottle gourd to get soft. Now combine everything, add garam masala. Temper it with red chillies and curry leaves. Goes well with Bagara Rice.