Dal Gosht is a special mutton curry combined with lentils perfect for Eid Al Adha celebrations. To get a perfect consistency, lentils and mutton are cooked separately later combined and slow-cooked together with an aromatic tadka. A perfect curry to be served with rice, rotis, and parathas.
Course Curry
Cuisine Indian
Keyword Curry, Lentil, Mutton
Prep Time 1 hourhour
Cook Time 1 hourhour
Total Time 2 hourshours
Servings 4
Author Shanaz Rafiq
Equipment
Pressure Cooker
Ingredients
For mutton curry:
1kilogrammutton
1cupfinely chopped onion
1cupfinely chopped tomato
2green chilies chopped
4cloves5 cardamom & 1 inch cinnamon
For mutton marinate:
1tablespoonginger & garlic pastecombined
2teaspoonred chili powder
2teaspooncoriander powder
1teaspoonsalt
2tablespooncooking oil
For cooked dal mixture:
½cupmasoor dal
¼cupchana dal
2 ½cupwater
½teaspoonsalt
¼teaspoonturmeric
1tablespooncooking oil
For dal gosht tadka:
1small size onion sliced
2dry red chilies
1tablespoonkasoori methi
1teaspoonkashmiri red chili powder
¼teaspoongaram masala powder
1teaspoonamchur powder
Chopped coriander leaves
2teaspoonghee
Instructions
Marinate mutton pieces with 1 tablespoon ginger & garlic paste, 2 teaspoon red chili powder, 2 teaspoon coriander powder, and 1 teaspoon salt for 30 minutes.
For Dal
Take ½ cup masoor dal and ¼ cup chana dal in a bowl. Wash it thoroughly under running water and soak in 1 cup fresh water for 30 minutes.
Transfer the soaked lentils along with the water to a pressure cooker. Add 2 more cups of water, 1 tablespoon cooking oil, ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder, and ½ teaspoon salt. Place the lid with the whistle and cook on medium flame for 20 to 30 minutes.
Once the lentils are cooked, using a hand whisk, beat the lentil mixture until smooth in texture.
For mutton curry:
Heat cooking oil in a pressure cooker and add whole spices like cinnamon, 4 cloves, 5 cardamom, sliced onion, green chilies and fry until the onion turns pink and soft.
To this add marinated mutton pieces and fry for 1 minute on high heat. Then add chopped tomatoes and 1 cup of water. Close the lid and cook until mutton is done. I cook for 20 minutes on medium heat, depending on the kind of meat, the cooking time may vary.
For Dal Gosht Tadka:
Heat 2 teaspoon ghee in a non-stick saucepan. Add dry red chilies along with sliced onion and fry until light golden in color. Then add kasoori methi, 1 teaspoon red chili powder, ¼ teaspoon garam masala powder and fry for a couple of minutes.
To this, add cooked and whisked dal mixture and stir well.
Finally, add the cooked meat curry from the pressure cooker, 1 teaspoon amchur powder and chopped coriander leaves. Stir well and simmer the curry on low flame for 5 minutes.