Recipe and source notes

Malai Meat

4 servings Source yield

Ingredients

  • 750 g boneless mutton, cut into 1" cubes
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • ½ cup thick yogurt (curd)
  • 3 tbsp malai (thick cream)
  • ½ tbsp nutmeg powder
  • ½ tbsp cardamom powder
  • 3 tsp ginger-garlic paste
  • 1 tsp garam masala powder
  • ½ cup coriander leaves, finely chopped
  • 1 tbsp oil
  • 2 onions, finely sliced
  • 1 tsp cumin seeds
  • salt to taste

Make it step by step

  1. Mix the mutton pieces with the lemon juice, salt, ginger garlic paste, yogurt, malai, nutmeg powder, cardamom powder and leave to marinate overnight.
  2. Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan and add cumin seeds.
  3. When it splutters, add the marinated mutton.
  4. Cover and simmer until it is tender.
  5. Now add the sliced onions, garam masala and fresh coriander leaves.
  6. Cook for another 15 – 20 minutes on medium flame.
  7. Serve hot with parathas or plain rice.

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