Mutton mandi recipe

 


Ingredients for Mandi Masala

8 to 10 Cloves / Lavang

1 table spoon Fennel Seeds / Badi Sauf

1 table spoon Cumin Seeds / Jeera

1 Big Cardamom / Badi Elaichi

12 Small Cardamom / Choti Elaichi

1 table spoon Whole Coriander seeds / Akka Dhaniya

1 table spoon Black pepper / Kali mirch

¼ piece Nutmeg crushed / Jaifal

4 to 5 piece Cinnamon stick / Dar chini

 

Ingredients for Mutton Stock

2 table spoon Cooking Oil / Tel

1 Chopped Onion / Pyaaz

½ kg Mutton / Gosht

1 tea spoon Salt / Namak (or as per your taste)

½ quantity of Mandi Masala (which we have prepared)

1 & ½ table spoon Ginger – Garlic paste / Adrak – Lassan paste

4 Glass water / Pani

 

Ingredients for Mandi Rice

½ kg Basmati Rice (Soaked in water for 30 minutes)

2 table spoon Cooking Oil / Tel

1 table spoon Pure Ghee

5 to 6 Almonds (Cut from its middle to make it 2 part) / Badam

5 to 6 Cashew (Cut from its middle to make it 2 part) / Kaju

1 Chopped Onion / Pyaaz

1 table spoon Ginger-Garlic & Green Chilli paste / Adrak-Lassan aur Hari mirch paste

3 to 4 Green Chilli (or as per your taste) / Hari Mirch

1 tea spoon Salt (or as per your taste) / Namak

½ quantity of Mandi Masala (which we have prepared)

1 pinch Saffron / Zafran (Soaked in 2 table spoon luke warm water for 10 minutes)

1 small Charcoal & few drops of cooking oil for smoke

 

Preparation for Mandi Masala

·       Take a mixer Jar add in it Cloves (Lavang), Fennel seeds (Badi Sauf), Cumin seeds (Jeera), Big & Small Cardamom (Badi aur Choti elaichi), Whole Coriander seeds (Akka Dhaniya), Black pepper (Kali mirch), Nutmeg crushed (Jaifal) & Cinnamon stick (Dar Chini) grind it well to make smooth powder & keep its aside for further usage to prepare Mutton Mandi.

 

Preparation for Mutton Stock

·       Take a pressure cooker add in it Cooking oil (Tel), Chopped Onion (Pyaaz) Sauté on high flame for around 5 minutes or till onion turns soft & slightly turns light brown in colour ster continuously to avoid burning.

·       Once the onion turns soft add in it Mutton (Gosht) pieces, Salt (Namak), ½ quantity of Mandi masala power which we have prepared & Ginger – Garlic paste (Adrak – Lassan paste) roast on high flame for 2 to 3 minutes make sure to ster continuously to avoid burning.

·       After 2 to 3 minutes once mutton have been combined well with the added spices add in it 4 glass of Water (Pani) & mix it well to combine & cover with pressure cooker lid to pressure cook on high flame till 3 whistle.

·       After the 3rd whistle low down the flame & continue pressure cooking for around 15 to 20 minutes till mutton turns tender.

·       Switch off the flame after 15 to 20 minutes & let the cooker rest for few minutes till its pressure turns to normal than open the cooker lid & remove all the mutton pieces & keep it aside.

·       Also remove the entire mutton stock left out in the cooker & keep it aside for further use of Mutton Mandi preparation.

 

Preparation for Mandi Rice

·       Take Basmati rice wash it well & rinse it & let it soak in water for 30 minutes.

·       Take a vessel turn the flame on high add in it Cooking oil (Tel), Pure Ghee, Almonds (Badam) & Cashew (Kaju) saute it for around 1 minutes till its turns light brown in colour once done remove it & keep it aside.

·       Then add cooked mutton piece in the same vessel saute it around 1 to 2 minutes on high flame once done remove all pieces & keep it aside.

·       Then add in the same vessel Onion (Pyaaz) saute the onion for 2 to 3 minutes on high flame ster continuously to avoid burning.

·       Then add in it Ginger-Garlic & Green Chilli paste (Adrak-Lassan aur Hari mirch paste), Green Chilli (as per your taste) (Hari Mirch), Salt (Namak) as per your taste & ½ quantity of Mandi Masala (which we have prepared) & mix it well to combine for around 1 minute.

·       Then add in it the left over mutton stock with we have kept aside mix it well to combine & turn the flame on high to bring it to boil.

·       Once it has started boiling add in it soaked Basmati rice gently & mix it well gently to combine & keep the stove on high flame to bring it to boil & dry off the excess water.

·       By the time rice gets boiled place a small charcoal to burn aside for smoke.

·       Once the rice water starts drying cover lid & low down the flame to cook the rice till steam appears.

·       Once you can see the steam uncover lid & gently mix rice up side down.

·       Sprinkle Saffron (Zafran) water on rice & place our cooked mutton pieces around the vessel edges & place a small bowl in he rice centre add in it burning charcoal but few drops of cooking oil on the charcoal & cover lid & let it cook on low flame for around 7 to 10 minutes.

·       Uncover it remove charcoal garnish with our fried Almonds & Cashew (Badam aur Kaju).

·       Done ready to serve yummy Mutton Mandi.