Mutton Rogan Josh

The very famous Kashmiri dish!!!!

Ingredients

Mutton: 500 gms
Bay Leaf: 1
Clove: 3 - 4
Cardamom: 2 - 3
Cinnamon Stick: 1 Small Piece
Fennel Seeds: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Dried Red Chilly: 10 - 12
Onion: 2 medium
Ginger Garlic Paste: 2 Table Spoon
Tomato: 1 Big
Tomato Puree: 2 Table Spoon
Turmeric Powder: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Kashmiri Chilly Powder: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Coriander Powder: 2 Tea Spoon
Garam Masala Powder: 1/2 Tea Spoon
Oil: 3 Table Spoon
Hot Water
Coriander Leaves
Salt

Cooking Time: 40 - 45 minutes
Method

Clean and wash the mutton and keep aside
Soak the red chilly in hot water and keep aside for 15 minutes

Then grind the soaked chilly to a fine paste

To a pan pour oil and add bay leaf, cardamom, cinnamon and clove.

Saute for a minute and then add slice onion

Saute on medium flame till onion starts to become light brown in color

Now add ginger garlic paste and saute for 3 to 4 mintues

Take all the spice powders

Now add all spice powders and chilly paste

Saute well for 4 to 5 minutes adding little water so that the spice powders wont burn

Now add chopped tomato, tomato puree and salt

Saute well and then add mutton

Combine it well and saute for a good 5 minutes

Now add hot water and let it boil.  Once it boils well reduce the flame and cover and cook in medium flame for 35 to 40 minutes.

Open the lid and stir in between.
After the said time open the lid and check for the consistency of the gravy. It should be of medium consistency.
Once the gravy is done add coriander leaves and switch off the flame

Serve hot with rice, chapati, naan etc