Himachal Pradesh

Chha gosht

Name: Chha gosht
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Himachali
Ingredients: 750 g curry cut mutton (goat meat); 1 cup curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt); 2 1/2 tbsp besan (chickpea flour, gram flour); 2 cups water; 3 tbsp mustard oil; Whole spices, black cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf; 1 large chopped onion; 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste; 1/4 tsp turmeric (ground turmeric); 1 tsp red chilli powder (indian red chili powder); 2 tsp coriander powder (ground coriander); 1 tsp garam masala; Salt, to taste

Mutton cooked in buttermilk and besan. Tangy, gentle and very Himachali.

90 minTime

43 gProtein each

mediumSpice

Mutton in buttermilk2 chapters · 1 min read

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Grandma's wayMutton, buttermilk, besan. Himachali calm.

The original

392kcalsame

43 gproteinsame

3 gfibresame

90minutessame

Classic chha gosht.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

Mutton (goat meat)750 g, curry cut

Curd (plain yogurt, natural yoghurt)1 cup

Besan (chickpea flour, gram flour)2½ tbsp

Water2 cups

Mustard oil3 tbsp

Whole spicesblack cardamom, cloves, cinnamon, bay leaf

Onion1 large, chopped

Ginger garlic paste2 tbsp

Turmeric (ground turmeric)¼ tsp

Red chilli powder (indian red chili powder)1 tsp

Coriander powder (ground coriander)2 tsp

Garam masala1 tsp

Saltto taste

Method

4 steps

1Pressure cook the mutton with half the water, half the ginger garlic paste and salt for 5 whistles. Let pressure release naturally.
2Whisk curd, besan, turmeric, chilli and the remaining water into a smooth buttermilk.
3Heat mustard oil until it smokes, cool slightly, add whole spices and onion and fry until golden. Add the remaining ginger garlic paste and coriander powder.
4Lower heat, pour in the buttermilk, stirring continuously until it boils. Add the mutton with its broth and simmer 15 minutes. Finish with garam masala.

Serve it like this

Serve hot in a deep bowl with a swirl of ghee or a few coriander leaves on top, and rice or rotis on the side.

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