Nilgiri Mutton

Ingredients:

• Mutton - 10 medium pieces
• Cloves - 3
• Cinnamon - 2 inch
• Cilantro - 1 bunch
• Peppercorns - 1 tsp
• Garlic pods - 5
• Mint leaves - lil
• GInger - 1 inch
• salt - as req
• Green chillies - 5
• oil
• Onion - 2 medium ground to paste
• curd -1 cup
• water - 1/2 cup
• splash of lemon juice

Preparation:

Clean, wash and squeeze the water from the mutton pieces.

Grind 3 cloves + 2 inch cinnamon + 1 bunch of cilantro + 1 tsp peppercorns + 5 flakes of garlic + lil mint leaves + 1 inch of ginger + salt + 5 green chillies.

Marinate the meat with the ground paste for minimum half an hour. Also add some lemon juice to the marinade.

In a pan, heat some oil. To the heated oil + add onion paste + marinated meat with the masala. Cook till the oil leaves from the masala and the meat gets cooked well. Cook on medium heat. Then add curd (1 cup) + 1/2 glass of water and cook covered for another 10 more minutes. When the oil leaves from the curry, switch off the flame. Add some lemon juice juz couple of minutes before switching off the flame. Your nilgiri mutton is ready to be served.