🍖🥘 Mutton Curry with Roti
Mutton curry with roti is a rich, hearty South Asian meal featuring tender slow-cooked goat meat in a spiced gravy, served with soft flatbread. It’s a comforting and festive dish often enjoyed in homes and restaurants across the region.
🧾 Mutton Curry Ingredients:
🐑 Meat:
- 500g mutton (bone-in pieces preferred)
🧄 Base:
- 2 large onions (sliced or chopped)
- 2 tomatoes (chopped or pureed)
- 2–3 tbsp oil or ghee
- 1 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
🌶️ Spices:
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1–2 tsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp coriander powder
- ½ tsp cumin powder
- 1 tsp garam masala
- Salt to taste
- 1–2 green chilies (optional)
- Whole spices (optional: bay leaf, cinnamon, cloves, cardamom)
👩🍳 Method:
1. Sauté base:
- Heat oil in a pot.
- Add whole spices (if using), then onions. Cook until golden brown.
2. Add ginger-garlic:
- Stir in ginger-garlic paste and cook until raw smell disappears.
3. Add mutton & spices:
- Add mutton pieces and sear well.
- Mix in turmeric, chili, coriander, cumin, and salt.
4. Cook gravy:
- Add tomatoes and cook until soft and oil separates.
5. Slow cook:
- Add water, cover, and simmer for 45–90 minutes until mutton is tender.
- Stir occasionally and adjust water as needed.
6. Finish:
- Add garam masala and green chilies. Simmer for 5–10 minutes.
🫓 Roti (Simple Flatbread):
🧾 Ingredients:
- 2 cups whole wheat flour
- Water as needed
- Pinch of salt (optional)
👩🍳 Method:
- Knead flour with water into a soft dough
- Rest for 20–30 minutes
- Roll into flat circles
- Cook on hot tawa until golden spots appear
- Optional: brush with ghee
🍽️ Serving:
- Hot mutton curry with fresh roti 🫓
- Add sliced onions, lemon, or yogurt on the side
🌟 Flavor profile:
- Deep, spicy gravy 🌶️
- Rich and savory meat 🍖
- Soft, warm roti to soak up sauce
- Aromatic and comforting
💡 Tips:
- Slow cooking makes mutton tender and flavorful
- Browning onions properly builds the curry base
- Let curry rest for better taste after cooking
If you want, I can also give you:
- Dhaba-style spicy mutton curry 🔥
- Creamy Mughlai mutton curry 🥛
- Or quick pressure cooker version ⏱️
