Vidarbha, Maharashtra

Varhadi mutton

Name: Varhadi mutton
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 5 servings
Cuisine: Varhadi
Ingredients: 650 g curry cut mutton (goat meat); 3 medium sliced onion; 1/3 cup dry coconut desiccated coconut (unsweetened shredded coconut); 12 cloves garlic; 1 1/2 inch ginger; Whole spices, black cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf; 2 tsp poppy seeds (white poppy seeds); 1 tbsp coriander seeds; 1/2 tsp black pepper; 6 dried red chillies dried red chilli; 2 1/2 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 1/2 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 4 tbsp cooking oil (vegetable oil); a handful coriander leaves (cilantro); Salt, to taste; 3 cups water

Mutton in a dark, garlicky Vidarbha masala with a slick of red tarri. Not for the faint of tongue.

90 minTime

29 gProtein each

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362kcalsame

29 gproteinsame

5 gfibresame

90minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Mutton (goat meat)650 g curry cut

Onion3 medium, sliced

Desiccated coconut (unsweetened shredded coconut)⅓ cup dry coconut

Garlic12 cloves

Ginger4 cm

Whole spicesblack cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf

Poppy seeds (white poppy seeds)2 tsp

Coriander seeds1 tbsp

Black pepper½ tsp

Dried red chilli6 dried red chillies

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)2½ tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)4 tbsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Saltto taste

Water3 cups

Method

5 steps

1Rub mutton with turmeric, salt and a little crushed garlic and rest 30 minutes.
2Roast the onions in 1 tbsp oil until very dark brown. Dry roast coconut, poppy, whole spices, coriander seeds, pepper and dried chillies until dark. Grind all with garlic and ginger.
3Heat the rest of the oil in a cooker, add the paste and chilli powder and fry until oil separates.
4Add mutton and fry 5 minutes, then water. Pressure cook 6 whistles and let pressure release naturally.
5Simmer 5 minutes and finish with coriander. Serve with bhakri and onion.

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.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Vidarbha, Maharashtra

Varhadi mutton

Mutton in a dark, garlicky Vidarbha masala with a slick of red tarri. Not for the faint of tongue.

90 minTime

29 gProtein each

hotSpice

Varhad's mutton1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's wayVidarbha home strength.

The original

362kcalsame

29 gproteinsame

5 gfibresame

90minutessame

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Mutton (goat meat)650 g curry cut

Onion3 medium, sliced

Desiccated coconut (unsweetened shredded coconut)⅓ cup dry coconut

Garlic12 cloves

Ginger4 cm

Whole spicesblack cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf

Poppy seeds (white poppy seeds)2 tsp

Coriander seeds1 tbsp

Black pepper½ tsp

Dried red chilli6 dried red chillies

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)2½ tsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)½ tsp

Cooking oil (vegetable oil)4 tbsp

Coriander leaves (cilantro)a handful

Saltto taste

Water3 cups

Method

5 steps

1Rub mutton with turmeric, salt and a little crushed garlic and rest 30 minutes.
2Roast the onions in 1 tbsp oil until very dark brown. Dry roast coconut, poppy, whole spices, coriander seeds, pepper and dried chillies until dark. Grind all with garlic and ginger.
3Heat the rest of the oil in a cooker, add the paste and chilli powder and fry until oil separates.
4Add mutton and fry 5 minutes, then water. Pressure cook 6 whistles and let pressure release naturally.
5Simmer 5 minutes and finish with coriander. Serve with bhakri and onion.

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.

Bloom picks tonight's dinner for your diet and allergies, then cooks it with you step by step.

Varhadi mutton

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Varhadi mutton

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