Mutton Bhuna with Onions and Green Chilli
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Ingredients
- 800 g mutton, bone-in pieces
- 2 onions, thinly sliced
- 3 tbsp mustard oil
- 5 garlic cloves
- 20 g fresh ginger, grated
- 300 g chopped tomatoes
- 1 tsp ground turmeric
- 1.5 tsp chilli powder
- 3 fresh green chillies
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 503 kcal
- Protein
- 30.3 g
- Carbohydrate
- 11 g
- of which sugars
- 7 g
- Fat
- 36.7 g
- of which saturates
- 13.2 g
- Fibre
- 2.7 g
- Salt
- 0.34 g
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Method
- 1
Heat the mustard oil in a pan and fry the onions for 10 minutes until golden, then add the garlic cloves and fresh ginger and fry for 1 minute.
- 2
Add the mutton and brown for 8 minutes, then stir in the chopped tomatoes, ground turmeric and chilli powder.
- 3
Cover and simmer for 1 hour, stirring occasionally and topping up with a splash of water, until the mutton is tender.
- 4
Uncover and cook over medium heat for 15 minutes, stirring often, until the sauce cooks down to a thick, dry coating.
- 5
Stir in the fresh green chillies and cook for 2 minutes more, then serve with rice.

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