Mutton Korma

mutton korma

Preparation Time : 20 minutes
Marination Time : 1 hour or overnight
Cooking Time : 2 hours

Ingredients :

• Mutton : 4 lb
• Onion : 2 cups thinly sliced
• Potato : 1 medium cut into half (optional)
• Dry red chili : 2
• Bay leaf : 1 large
• Cardamom : 4-6 
• Cinnamon : 2"
• Cloves : 4-6
• Yogurt : 1/2 cup
• Garlic paste : 4-5 cloves
• Ginger paste : 2 tbsp
• Turmeric powder : 1 tsp
• Kashmiri red chili powder : 1-2 tsp
• Salt to taste
• Mustard oil : 2 tbsp + 7-8 tbsp
• Cumin powder : 1 tsp
• Corriander powder : 1 tsp
• Coconut milk : 1/4 cup
• Cashew nut paste : 1/4 cup 
• Garam masala powder: 1 tsp

Procedure :

1) Marinate mutton with yogurt,garlic paste , ginger paste,turmeric
    powder,kashmiri red chili powder,salt and 2 tbsp mustard oil and
    keep it over night or you can keep it for an hour or 2 hour.
2) In a heavy bottom big pan or kadai heat remaining oil and fry potatoes
    till golden brown and keep aside.
3) In the same oil add bay leaf,cardamom,cinnamon,cloves ,dry red chili
    and fry it for few seconds.
4) Now add sliced onion and fry till and translucent.
5) Add marinated mutton ,cumin powder,corriander powder and cook for
    30-35 minutes till oil comes out from mutton and masala.
6) Add coconut milk and cashew nut paste and mix them well.Cook for
    another 15 minutes.
7) Now transfer the mutton and fried potatoes to a pressure cooker.Check
    the seasoning.
8) Add 1 cup or 1 and 1/2 cup of warm water and garam masala powder.
    Mix them well.
9) Close the lid and pressure cook the mutton till mutton becomes almost
    soft.Wait till pressure cooker releases steam naturally.

   Serve hot with Pulao or steam rice.

Crab Puff

crab puff

Preparation Time : 30 minutes
Cooking Time : 5-10 minutes

Ingredients :

• Crab meat : 1/2 cup finely chopped
• Cream-cheese : 4 tbsp
• Soya sauce : 1 tsp
• Sugar : 1 tsp
• Green onion : 1 tbsp finely chopped
• Wonton wrappers : 20
• Vegetable oil for deep frying

Procedure :

1) Take a bowl and put chopped crab meat,cream cheese,soya sauce,sugar
     and green onion.Mix them well. Keep it for 1 hour if you have time
     otherwise you can immediately use it .
2) Now lay one wonton wrappers on your palm and place a tsp of filling in
    the center of the wrapper.Moisten the middle edges with wet finger tip.
    Now seal by pushing four edges towards the center to create a star.keep
    it in a plate and repeat the process .
3) Heat oil in a frying pan and fry the puff until crisp and golden brown.Use
    cooking tong for frying crab puffs.
 
Serve hot with sweet and chili sauce.