Railway Mutton Curry Recipe

Step 1: To begin making the Railway Mutton Curry, firstly marinate the Mutton with ginger garlic paste, yogurt, turmeric powder, mustard oil, red chilli powder, salt for minimum 3 hours or overnight in the refrigerator

Step 2: Dry roast fennel seeds, black peppercorn, coriander and cumin seeds and grind them to a fine powder

Step 3: Peel the potatoes and cut them into half

Step 4: Fry the potatoes

Step 5: Don’t make them brown and fry till the color becomes light golden brown

Step 6: Remove and keep them aside

Step 7: Heat oil in the Pressure cooker and once the oil is heated, put the whole Garam masala

Step 8: Let them fry and sizzle for couple of minutes

Step 9: Now add the ginger and garlic pastes and sauté till their raw smell is gone

Step 10: Add the sliced onions along with a pinch of salt and sauté till they turn brown

Step 11: Now add the tomato puree, green chilli, turmeric powder, red chili powder, fennel, coriander, cumin, black peppercorn powder and saute till oil leaves the sides

Step 12: Add the mutton pieces

Step 13: Increase the heat to a high and stir continuously to avoid sticking to the bottom

Step 14: Now reduce the heat to a medium and continue cooking the meat without the lid

Step 15: The meat will release juices and you can see a thin layer of oil on top of the pieces

Step 16: Once it gets to this point, add the fried potatoes and water

Step 17: Close the lid and pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistle on high heat and then reduce the heat and cook on a low flame for 5 minutes

Step 18: Once done, switch off the heat and let it sit for sometime till the pressure dies down

Step 19: After opening the lid add the coconut milk and give everything a good stir

Step 20: Add a spoon of ghee and 1/2 teaspoon of powdered garam masala

Step 21: Close the lid and let the flours seep into the meat properly for 10 to 12 minutes and serve hot

Step 22: Serve Railway Mutton Curry along with Jeera Rice/Phulka and Burani Raita for a weekday lunch or dinner