A delicious delicacy made with boneless mutton pieces.

Here's how to make Dabba Gosht:

Ingredients

• Half kg boneless mutton cut into small pieces
• 2 onions, chopped
• 2 tomatoes, sliced
• ¼ cup oil
• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 1 tbsp green chilli paste
• 1 tsp whole jeera (cumin)
• 1 tsp roasted jeera powder
• 1 tbsp ground coriander leaves
• 1 tsp coriander powder
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• ¼ cup cashews ground into fine powder.
• 1 tbsp all-purpose flour
• ¼ cup fresh cream
• Juice of one lemon
• 3 green chillies chopped
• 2 boiled eggs
• 2 raw eggs

Method

• Heat oil. Add whole jeera. Saute chopped onions.
• Add green chilli paste, ground coriander leaves, ginger garlic paste, salt, chilli powder, turmeric, cumin powder and coriander powder.
• Add ½ cup water as masala starts sticking to the pan. Stir well.
• Add the meat pieces. Mix well.
• Cover with lid. Let it cook till the meat becomes tender. Add a little water if necessary. (You can also put it in the pressure cooker for 2-3 whistles. It will get done fast.)
• Add cashew nut powder and mix well.
• In a bowl, mix all-purpose flour and fresh cream into a thick paste.
• Add the paste to the meat. Cook till it is thick and saucy.
• Transfer the meat mixture to a serving bowl.
• Chop the hard boiled eggs, the white and yolk together. Garnish the meat with the chopped eggs, sliced tomatoes and chopped green chilli.
• Beat the raw eggs. Pour it over the meat mix.
• Bake for 20 minutes on 180 degree Celsius.
• Sprinkle with lemon juice before serving.
• It can be served with roti, bread, naan or rumali roti.

Note: If you don’t have an oven, you can do it in a double boiler.

Method for double boiler

• Boil water in the bottom of the double boiler.
• Place the mixing bowl with the meat over the boiling water.
• Cover with a lid.
• Keep first 5 minutes on high flame and the next 30 minutes on low flame.
• Dabba Gosht is ready to be served.

Photograph: Courtesy, Sanjeev Kapoor

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