East Bottle Masala Mutton Curry is a rich, aromatic, and deeply flavourful recipe, made using homemade Bottle Masala. This pressure-cooked mutton curry has a beautiful balance of spices and is perfect for Sunday lunches, family gatherings, or festive meals.

The curry pairs beautifully with steamed rice, chitaps, East Indian Fugias, or chapati, and tastes even better the next day.

This is an EAST INDIAN MUTTON CURRY RECIPE with Bottle Masala and a dash of Home-made Garam Masala that turns out delicious and aromatic. We will make this 1.5 kg mutton curry recipe in a pressure cooker, resulting in succulent mutton pieces.

The beauty of traditional recipes is that they are simple to cook with a minimum of ingredients. This recipe does not include any blending or grinding. You simply chop the ingredients in a food processor, and with a little sauteeing, you can make this simple and extraordinary traditional mutton curry.

To give this curry a more authentic feel, you could add turnips and radish to the dish. But for this recipe, I could not lay my hands on tender turnips or radish, so I just made it plain.

East Indian Mutton Curry Recipe Ingredients
How to make Mutton Curry (East Indian Mutton Curry Recipe)

East Indian Mutton Curry Recipe Ingredients

MUTTON: We will use 1.5 kgs mutton with bones for this curry recipe. While selecting mutton for this recipe, ensure that the meat is firm and pinkish in colour. This type of meat cooks quickly, and the meat tends to be tender, resulting in a tasty mutton curry. Mutton that is wrinkled and dark in colour takes longer to cook, and is not appetizing.

ONIONS: For 1 kg mutton curry we will need at least 5 medium-sized, finely chopped onions. Onions make the base of the gravy and hence you add more or less, depending on the gravy you need.

TOMATOES: Use at least 2-3 medium tomatoes to make a tangy, thicker gravy.

GINGER, GARLIC & GREEN CHILLIES: All these are finely chopped and added to the gravy. Garlic, ginger, and chillies contribute to the texture and spiciness of the mutton curry.

BOTTLE MASALA & RED CHILLI POWDER: Bottle Masala is the main spice ingredient for this mutton curry recipe. Add a tablespoon of Kashmiri red chilli powder for colour. You could also use mutton masala powder of your choice for this easy mutton curry recipe.

GARAM MASALA: Though optional, we like to add a dash of garam masala powder towards the end of the cooking time. This exquisite and aromatic garam masala powder renders a wonderful flavour to this simple mutton curry recipe.

You could use store-bought garam masala powder if you do not have homemade garam masala with you. But I highly suggest that you make a small batch of this aromatic garam masala powder and use it for your regular cooking. It’s simple to make with just a few ingredients that you may already have in your kitchen pantry.

Apart from the garam masala powder, we also like to use some whole spices to flavour the mutton curry. Spices, such as cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and pepper, along with bay leaves, can be added in small quantities.

LEMON JUICE OR VINEGAR: Finally, use a dash of lemon juice or vinegar for that tangy taste.

How to make Mutton Curry (East Indian Mutton Curry Recipe)

We make this 1.5 kg mutton curry recipe in a pressure cooker for faster cooking. You will need a pressure cooker of about 3 to 5 liter capacity for cooking the curry well.

But if you are not in a hurry and also if your mutton is tender, I suggest you cook this curry in a pot with a lid. Cooking for a longer time melts the onions and tomatoes, thus giving the curry a smooth and thick texture.

This mutton curry recipe is so simple to make that even beginners can attempt it, and you cannot go wrong with this.

To make this mutton curry, just heat a pressure cooker and add some oil. When the oil is hot enough, add a few whole spices and let them sizzle.

Once the spices begin to sizzle, add in the chopped onions along with the chopped or coarsely ground ginger, garlic, and green chillies.
When the onions turn translucent, add the bottle masala powder and the mutton. Also, add the chopped tomatoes and combine well.

Add 200 ml of warm water, cover the pressure cooker, and cook until the mutton is tender. This can take you about 2 whistles or 10 to 15 minutes of cooking on medium heat.

When you know that the mutton is cooked, switch off the flame and let the pressure release on its own.

After you unlock the pressure cooker, add a dash of garam masala and a squeeze of lemon juice or vinegar. Simmer the mutton curry once again for a couple of minutes and then garnish with coriander leaves.

Serving Suggestions

Make this easy East Indian Mutton Curry Recipe and enjoy it with East Indian Fugias or steamed rice or Rotis.

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