Ingredients:
- 1½ kg Mutton
- 4 Onions
- 6 Cloves
- 1" Ginger
- 1 cup Curd
- 6 tbsp Ghee
- Salt To taste
- 6 Cardamom
- Coriander leaves
- 2 tsp Garlic paste
- 2 sticks Cinnamon
- 2 tbsp Lemon juice
- 15-20 dry Red Chilli
- 3 tbsp Coriander seeds
- 1 tbsp Turmeric powder
Method:
- Wash and cut the meat into 2 inch cubes.
- Slice the onions into thin long pieces and also cut the ginger and garlic separately.
- Heat a tsp of ghee on a tava and roast the chilies till dark in color. Fry the coriander seeds, garlic and ginger separately in the same way, using just 1 teaspoon ghee for each ingredient. Keep these fried spices aside.
- In a large saucepan, heat the remaining ghee and fry the onions till golden brown and crisp and keep aside.
- Now add the cloves, cardamoms and cinnamon to the ghee and fry, put the mutton and turmeric powder and salt. Cover and cook till the meat is half cooked.
- Add the curds and remaining spices and mix and cook on low heat till the meat is tender. If necessary add a cup of warm water.
- Just before serving, mix in the lemon juice and fried onions and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.
Tip: Chilling meatballs before cooking keeps them from falling apart. Use an ice cream scoop to shape meatballs.