Kashmiri Style Shab Deg Recipe-Mutton Kofta and Turnip Curry

Step 1: To begin making the Shab Deg recipe, firstly slowly add water into the whole wheat flour and make a tight dough

Step 2: This dough is to seal the vessel

Step 3: Once it is ready, keep it aside

Step 4: Collect all the ingredients on your counter and do the preparations mentioned like, grind Almond and Poppy to make a paste and keep aside

Step 5: Peel and wash the turnips, cut into half or four quadrants and keep aside

Step 6: Soak saffron in milk and keep in fridge to get more intense colour

Step 7: Take a large mixing bowl and combine all the ingredients required for making kofta and mix well to make a dough

Step 8: Pinch a lemon sized ball from the dough, roll it and shape into kofta and keep aside

Step 9: Heat ghee in a heavy bottomed vessel known as DEG and fry the turnips till they are golden in colour

Step 10: Collect them and keep aside

Step 11: In the remaining ghee add caraways seeds, cardamom and cloves and wait till they crackle

Step 12: Add mutton and fry for atleast 5 minutes

Step 13: Now add ginger garlic paste and saute for another couple of minutes

Step 14: Season it with chilli powder, coriander powder and salt

Step 15: Mix well and add whisked curd/yogurt

Step 16: Keep stirring till curd incorporates with the spices well

Step 17: Add garam masala powder and some water, give a quick stir and simmer the gas

Step 18: Cover the lid and let it cook on low flame till one hour

Step 19: Add water (preferably warm) and fried onions

Step 20: Mix and add turnips and meat balls

Step 21: Check salt again and adjust if needed

Step 22: Cover the deg with a lid that fits well and seal the sides with dough

Step 23: Let the deg be on very low flame for another 2 hours

Step 24: Once the curry is done, break the seal carefully and open the lid

Step 25: Stir in the saffron milk and garnish with some finely chopped coriander or kasuri methi and drizzle some cream/malai all over

Step 26: Serve Shab Deg along with Jeera Rice or Naan, Boondi Raita and a plate of Onion salad