# Telangana Style Mutton Curry

## Description
A spicy and flavorful Telangana-style mutton curry with a rich gravy, cooked efficiently in a pressure cooker for tender meat.

## Quick Facts
- Calories: 410 per serving
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 45 minutes
- Total Time: 60 minutes
- Servings: 4
- Difficulty: medium
- Cuisine: Indian
- Health Score: 6.5/10

## Nutrition Per Serving
- Calories: 410
- Protein: 33g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fat: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Sugar: 1g
- Sodium: 1150mg

## Dietary Information
This recipe is: Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free, Nut-Free

## Ingredients (4 servings)
- 500 grams Mutton
- 2 cups Onions
- 0.5 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
- 2 teaspoons Ginger-garlic Paste
- 2 teaspoons Poppy Seeds (optional, fried)
- 0.5 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
- 2 teaspoons Coriander Seeds (fried)
- 3 teaspoons Coconut Powder
- 3 pieces Cardamom Pods
- 5 pieces Cloves
- 3 pieces Cinnamon Sticks
- 0.5 teaspoon Shajeera (Caraway Seeds)
- 3 teaspoons Chilli Powder
- 2 teaspoons Salt
- 2 tablespoons Oil
- 1 cup Water
- 0.25 cup Coriander Leaves (chopped, for garnish)

## Instructions
1. To a pressure cooker, add 2 tablespoons of oil and heat it.
2. Add 2 cups of chopped onions and fry them until they change color.
3. Add 0.5 teaspoon of turmeric powder and 2 teaspoons of ginger-garlic paste, then mix and fry for a minute.
4. Add 500 grams of cleaned mutton and let it cook in the oil with the lid closed until all the water from the mutton boils away.
5. For the masala paste, take a mixie jar and add 2 teaspoons of poppy seeds (optional), 0.5 teaspoon of cumin seeds, 2 teaspoons of fried coriander seeds, 3 teaspoons of coconut powder, 3 cardamom pods, 5 cloves, 3 cinnamon sticks, and 0.5 teaspoon of shajeera. Add some water and grind it into a smooth paste.
6. To the cooked mutton, add 3 teaspoons of chili powder and 2 teaspoons of salt, then mix well.
7. Add the prepared masala paste to the mutton and mix thoroughly. Let it cook for 5 minutes.
8. Add 1 cup of water to the empty mixie jar (to rinse out remaining masala), mix, and then add this water to the mutton curry. Stir everything together.
9. Close the lid of the pressure cooker and cook for 2-3 whistles to ensure the mutton is tender.
10. Allow the cooker to cool down completely before opening the lid. The gravy should be thicker.
11. Add chopped coriander leaves and mix. The mutton curry is now ready to serve.

## Tags
Mutton, Curry, Telangana, Spicy, Gravy

## Source
Recipe by: Hyderabadi Ruchulu by Indira
Video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=OnENyTjfens

## Machine-Readable Data

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### Nutrition Data (per serving)
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