Champaran mutton
Champaran mutton, from above
Non vegBihar

Champaran mutton

Mutton sealed in a clay pot with whole garlic and mustard oil, slow cooked over coals. Bihar's pride.

150 minTime
44 gProtein each
hotSpice
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Grandma's wayClay pot, whole garlic, mustard oil, patience.
The original
441kcalsame
44 gproteinsame
4 gfibresame
150minutessame

Classic Champaran mutton.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

5 servings
Mutton (goat meat)1 kg, curry cut
Mustard oil⅓ cup
Garlic3 whole bulbs, tops trimmed
Onion3 medium, sliced
Ginger garlic paste2½ tbsp
Whole spicesbay leaves, black cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, peppercorns
Dried red chilli4
Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp
Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1½ tsp
Coriander powder (ground coriander)1 tbsp
Cumin powder (ground cumin)1½ tsp
Garam masala1½ tsp
Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)¼ cup
Saltto taste

Method

4 steps
  1. 1Mix the mutton with sliced onions, ginger garlic paste, all the powders, curd, salt and mustard oil. Marinate 1 hour.
  2. 2Put the meat in a clay handi or heavy pot. Push the whole garlic bulbs, whole spices and dried chillies in among the pieces.
  3. 3Seal the lid with a rope of atta dough. Cook on very low heat, or over coals, for 1 1/2 to 2 hours, shaking the pot now and then without opening.
  4. 4Break the seal and check the meat is tender. Serve with rice or litti and squeeze the soft garlic cloves over.
Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

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What goes with Champaran mutton: a bread or rice, a side, something to drink and something sweet.

Bread or rice Sattu paratha45 min
Bread or rice Dal bhari puri60 min
On the side Parwal aloo30 min
On the side Lal saag15 min
To drink Sattu sharbat10 min
Something sweet Rasiya50 min
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