Name: Slow-cooked mutton curry
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 3 h
Total time: 3 h 15 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 3 tbsp ghee or flavourless oil (such as rapeseed or groundnut); 1 cinnamon stick; 6 green cardamom pods; 2 black cardamom pods (optional); 5 cloves; 2 long dried red chillies; 2 large onions halved and thinly sliced; 2 garlic cloves crushed; 3cm chunk of ginger finely grated; 2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tbsp ground coriander; 2 tsp sweet paprika (not smoked); 2 tbsp tomato purée; 750g trimmed mutton shoulder cut into chunks; 100ml full-fat natural yogurt; few coriander leaves chopped, to finish; tomato, cucumber and red onion salad, rice and Indian breads to serve

A mutton curry with rice and dips on the side

3 tbsp ghee or flavourless oil (such as rapeseed or groundnut)
1 cinnamon stick
6 green cardamom pods
2 black cardamom pods (optional)
5 cloves
2 long dried red chillies
2 large onions
halved and thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves
crushed
3cm chunk of ginger
finely grated
2 tsp kashmiri chilli powder
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tbsp ground coriander
2 tsp sweet paprika (not smoked)
2 tbsp tomato purée
750g trimmed mutton shoulder
cut into chunks
100ml full-fat natural yogurt
few coriander leaves
chopped, to finish
tomato, cucumber and red onion salad, rice and Indian breads
to serve

Method

step 1
Heat the ghee or oil in a large lidded pan. Cook the whole spices and chilli for 2-3 mins.
step 2
Tip in the onions and cook for up to 30 mins, stirring now and again, until they are deep golden and completely softened. Add the garlic and ginger, and cook for 1 min then add the ground spices and cook, stirring for a few minutes, until fragrant. Stir in the tomato purée.
step 3
Add the mutton and fry, turning in the paste for 10 mins.
step 4
Add 200ml of water and bring to a simmer. Put the lid on and simmer for 2 hrs 30 mins or until the mutton is tender – check now and again and top up the water a little if needed. Add the yogurt and simmer for 5 mins. Finish with some coriander and another drizzle of yogurt. Serve with the salad, rice and breads.