Handi Mutton

Name: Handi Mutton
Total time: 2700 s
Yield: Serves 4 servings
Ingredients: 2.2 pounds mutton (about 1 kilogram); 2 cups chopped onions (about 300 grams); 2 tablespoons ginger-garlic paste; 1 teaspoon cumin powder; 2 teaspoons turmeric powder; 2 teaspoons black pepper powder; 2 teaspoons coriander powder; 1 teaspoon red chili powder; 2-3 green chilies; 1/2 cup plain yogurt (about 120 ml); Salt to taste; 2 tablespoons meat masala; 3 tablespoons mustard oil; 2 black cardamom pods; 2 green cardamom pods; Cloves; 2 pieces cinnamon stick; 2 bay leaves; 1 little wet dough, as needed; 2 pinches asafoetida (hing)

Anshi Seth @sethanshi

Handi mutton is famous everywhere, and everyone has their own way of making it. The earthy aroma of mutton cooked in a clay pot is wonderful. It cooks slowly over low heat, which gives it a unique flavor.

Anshi Seth @sethanshi

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Ingredients

45 minutes

Serves 4 servings

2.2 poundsmutton (about 1 kilogram)
2 cupschopped onions (about 300 grams)
2 tablespoonsginger-garlic paste
1 teaspooncumin powder
2 teaspoonsturmeric powder
2 teaspoonsblack pepper powder
2 teaspoonscoriander powder
1 teaspoonred chili powder
2-3green chilies
1/2 cupplain yogurt (about 120 ml)
Salt to taste
2 tablespoonsmeat masala
3 tablespoonsmustard oil
2black cardamom pods
2green cardamom pods
Cloves
2 piecescinnamon stick
2bay leaves
1little wet dough, as needed
2 pinchesasafoetida (hing)

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Steps

45 minutes

1

Take a bowl and add the cleaned mutton. Add all the spices, salt, and oil. Add the yogurt. Mix everything well by hand. Let it rest for 10 minutes.
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Next, take a deep clay pot (handi) and heat it. Add 1 tablespoon oil.
4

Once the oil is hot, add asafoetida and bay leaves. Then add the marinated mutton and stir well. Drizzle a little more oil on top. Add all the whole spices.
5

Now reduce the heat. Cover the handi. Seal the edges all around with wet dough.
6

Cook on low heat for 35-40 minutes. Very little water is needed for this.
7

After 40 minutes, remove the lid. You will see the mutton is fully cooked and the oil has risen to the top. The aroma will be wonderful. Remove the handi from the heat. Let it rest covered for a while. Then serve, ideally with rice.