Tamatar Gosht/ Simple Mutton Curry with Tomatoes

                                                                           

For those who believe that mutton curry cannot be cooked without an overload of spices, check out this recipe! This recipe of Tamatar Gosht has no garam masala at all, no onion paste, no yoghurt and yet it is delicious. At times simple is nice, it is perfect.

This recipe is ideal for hot summer days as it is unbelievably light and yet tasty, allowing you to indulge your craving for mutton curry without any guilt or heartburn!


Ingredients:  

500 gms mutton
350 gms or about 6 tomatoes
1 onion
1 tsp cumin seeds
4 tbsp oil
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
Salt to taste
1 tsp cumin seeds powder
1 1/2 cup water
Garnish: 1/4 cup fresh coriander leaves and 2 green chillies

Method:   Wash mutton nicely. Finely chop onion. Also chop tomatoes. Slice green chillies lengthwise and chop fresh coriander leaves for garnish.

In a heavy bottom pan pour oil and add  cumin seeds and after it splutters add onion. After onions turn translucent add the mutton pieces and ginger garlic paste. Saute for few minutes till the mutton starts changing colour and water from mutton dries up.  Add the tomatoes. Once tomatoes are softened add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder and salt. Add a tbsp or two of water ( so the masala does not burn) and stir. Once mutton is nicely fried and oil separates from the masala add 1 1/2 cup of water and transfer to a  pressure cooker. After the first whistle lower flame and cook for 30 minutes. Remove on to a serving dish and garnish with coriander leaves and green chillies.