Mutton Chops

A word of warning:- This is a tomato based mutton gravy. You will like this dish only if you love tomato.
Ingredients:-
Mutton – 500 grams, cut into bite size pieces & washed with water & vinegar
Ginger paste – 1 tbsp
Garlic paste – 1 tbsp
Shallots – 5 numbers, ground to a paste
Onion – 2 big , finely chopped
Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
Kashmiri chilly powder – 1 tbsp
Garam masala powder – 3/4 tsp
Fennel seeds powder – 1/2 tsp
Tomato – 2 medium, pureed
Coconut oil – 2 tbsp
Salt – 1 tsp to start with
Curry leaf – 2 sprigs
Method:-
Heat the coconut oil & saute the ginger, garlic & shallot paste.
Add the finely chopped onions & curry leaves; fry till the onions turn golden brown in color. Add all the spice powders & fry on low heat for 1-2 minutes.
Throw in the mutton pieces & salt, fry on medium high heat for 5 minutes. Add the tomato puree & cook again for 7 minutes/ till oil starts to seperate.
Add 11/2 cups of water & bring to a boil, check for salt & add more if needed.
Transfer the mixture to a pressure cooker & cook on medium heat for 20 minutes/ till the meat is tender.
This gravy tastes great with Roti, paratha & porotta.