New Delhi: Hariyali Mutton Curry is loaded with herbs like coriander leaves and some mint leaves. It is a delicious curry that gets its green colour from a mix of herbs like coriander and mint leaves and dry spices like cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and pepper. It’s surprisingly easy to put together and will lift your spirits on a boring weekday.
Ingredients
- 500 grams Mutton
- 2 Onions, pureed
- 2 Tomatoes, pureed
- Salt, to taste
- 1 teaspoon Oil
- 2 tablespoon Fresh cream
For green masala
- 2 cups Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
- 2 tablespoon Mint Leaves (Pudina)
- 8 Green Chillies, adjustable
- 2 cloves (Laung)
- 2-inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
- 2 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
- 1/2 Star anise
- 2 tablespoon Ginger, chopped
- 2 tablespoon Garlic, chopped
How to make Hariyali Mutton Curry Recipe
- To begin making the Hariyali Mutton Curry recipe, clean/rinse mutton pieces. Add 1 teaspoon salt and pressure cook in 1/2 cup water for about 3 whistles.
- Grind all the ingredients mentioned under ‘for green masala’ together with a little water.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add onion paste and saute until the raw smell of the onions goes off.
- Add tomato puree and cook until oil separates from the sides of the pan.
- Add the green masala paste and cook for 5 minutes. Add cooked mutton pieces and mix well.
- Add salt to taste and little water if required. Simmer and cook covered for 10 to 15 minutes. Whisk cream and add it to the curry. Serve hot.
- Serve Hariyali Mutton Curry along with Pudina Lahsun Lachha Paratha, Tomato Onion Cucumber Raita, and Steamed Rice for a weeknight dinner.
