Kolhapuri Mutton

This is a spicy, authentic mutton curry from Kolhapur, Maharashtra.

Ingredients:

• 1 kg lamb
• 1/2 cup dessicated coconut
• 5/6 green chilies
• 20 red chilies
• 10/12 black peppers
• 2 or 3 cinnamon sticks
• 5 cloves
• 2 inch piece of ginger
• 1 pod of garlic.
• 4 - 5 tsp raai
• 1 tsp fenugreek seeds (methi)
• 1 tsp shaha jira
• 1 tsp jira
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• salt to taste
• 3 tbsp oil

Method:

1. Grind ginger, garlic and green chilies.
2. Roast dessicated coconut till brown; grind coarsely and keep aside.
3. Fry the spices in 1 tsp oil and grind to a coarse paste.
4. Clean mutton, and add spice paste and green chili paste to it; marinate for 2 hours.
5. Heat oil; add mutton and let it cook on a slow flame.
6. When thoroughly cooked, add coconut and lemon juice, salt. Serve hot.

Tip:

This recipe is very spicy, and that's the flavour of Kolhapuri lavangi mirch. If you don't like your food too spicy, you can reduce the quantity of chilies.