
Allahabadi Mutton Korma Recipe

50 mins

2-3 people

15 mins
Allahabadi Mutton Korma
Ingredients
For masala
1 tbsp Coriander seeds.
5 nos cloves
½ tsp black pepper corn
2 nos green cardamom
½ tsp cumin
1 nos black cardamom
1 nos stick cinnamon
Poppy seeds paste
1 tbsp poppy seeds soaked in water
2 tbsp ginger garlic paste
For Gravy
2 tbsp mustard oil
2 nos onion sliced
¼ tsp cumin
6 nos cloves
2 nos black cardamom
½ tsp black pepper whole
2 nos cinnamon stick small
2 nos green cardamom
2 nos bayleaf
½ star anise without seeds
1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp red chilli powder
250 grams mutton curry cut
4 tbsp curd
1 tsp ghee
Method
● Roast the coriander seeds in a hot pan, and grind it into fine powder and set aside.
● Roast whole spices and grind it into fine powder and set aside.
● Grind together soaked poppy seeds and ginger garlic paste to a fine paste.
● Heat oil in a thick bottom pan and saute sliced onion till light brown.
● Add whole garam masala and continue cooking till onion turns golden brown.
● Mix poppy seeds paste, add extra ginger garlic paste, coriander powder and red chilly powder and make a smooth paste adding little water.
● Add this paste to the onion and cook till water dries up and oil start coming from the sides.
● Add mutton curry cut, salt and water and allow it to cook for 15 min on slow flame.
● Reduce the flame add dahi to the pan and cook till oil floats on top.
● Add water to the pan and close the lid and cook slowly till mutton leaves the bone.
● Heat ghee in a small pan, add 1 tsp of prepared masala and pour over to the prepared mutton.
● Close the lid immediately and Cook for 5 more minutes.
● Enjoy korma with yakhni pulao or roomali roti.