The Twentieth Wife Goat Meat Curry Recipe

Since we’re in the midst of the holy month of Ramadan, we’ve been sharing a few popular recipes for the period; during this time, Muslims fast during the day and feast on dishes like biryani, kebabs, haleem and kchida once the sun sets. While reading ‘The Twentieth Wife’, by Indu Sundaresan, a historical fiction novel about the life of Mehrunisa, better known as Nur Jahan, we stumbled upon a passage that made us drool – the description of Mehrunisa’s family’s dinner table:

“Goat curry in rich brown gravy, a leg of lamb roasted with garlic and rosemary and a salad of cucumber and plump tomatoes, sprinkled with rock salt, pepper and a squeeze of lemon juice.”

Sounds delicious, doesn’t it? We’ve decided we simply must try making that goat curry in rich brown gravy.

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Mutton Mania

A savory mutton dish.

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Ingredients

• 1/2 kg Mutton
• 2 tbsp Oil
• 4 onions finely chopped
• 2 tomatoes chopped
• 3 tsp coriander leaves
• 1/2 tsp coriander powder
• salt to taste
• 1 tsp red chili powder
• 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder
• 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste
• 1/2 tsp pepper
• A handful of garam masala
• 1 tsp Lemon juice

Servings MetricUS Imperial Ingredients 1/2 kg Mutton 2 tbsp Oil 4 onions finely chopped 2 tomatoes chopped 3 tsp coriander leaves 1/2 tsp coriander powder salt to taste 1 tsp red chili powder 1/4 tsp Turmeric powder 1/2 tsp ginger garlic paste 1/2 tsp pepper A handful of garam masala 1 tsp Lemon juice

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Instructions

1. Heat the oil and sauce the mutton pieces with a little ginger garlic paste.
2. While sautéing, add the salt and turmeric powder and continue stirring until they are well absorbed.
3. Add a little water to the mutton and cook in a pressure cooker over a low flame for 10-15 minutes.
4. After 10 minutes, reduce the heat and allow to cook for five more minutes.
5. Allow the steam to escape from the cooker (by switching it off and letting it rest) and check to ensure the meat is tender.
6. Sauté the onions in a little oil until golden brown.
7. Stir in the ginger garlic paste and sauté for 2 minutes.
8. Stir in the mutton and toss it with the spice powders, salt and tomatoes.
9. Cook, stirring constantly until the tomatoes soften.
10. Cook until the mutton releases juices and then add the garam masala and black pepper powder.
11. Stir in the lemon juice and garnish with coriander leaves.
12. Serve and enjoy.