Recipe: How to make Dabba Gosht

A delicious delicacy made with boneless mutton pieces.

Dabba Gosht

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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