Aloo Gosht | Mutton Chops and Potato Stew

Aloo Gosht or Mutton Chops cooked with potato chunks is a recipe from India/Pakistan region but the recipe I follow is from a Chinese friend. He used to bring all the ingredients home and make this amazing chops with potato when we had home parties. We used to call it as his signature dish although he didn't have much knowledge of Indian spices or the method of cooking :) It's also my husband's favorite so I tried to replicate it with slight variation and it was an instant hit at home. My in laws totally loved it when they visited us. Its kind of become my signature dish too now;-) I make it only when we have guests at home as I don't eat mutton and my husband needs to empty the pot:)

So here is the recipe of Aloo Gosht | Mutton Chops and Potato Stew tried and tasted by my family and friends.

Ingredients:

Mutton chops : 500  gms
Medium size Potato : 3 
Curd : 1 cup
Curry powder: 1.5 tbsp
Turmeric: 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves: 1/2 bunch
Curry leaves :4-5 sprigs
Green chillies - 5-6 (adjust to your taste)
Ginger : 1 inche
Garlic :  8-10 cloves
Onion :2 medium
Ghee/clarified butter for cooking: 4 tbsp

Method:
1.  Marinate mutton chops with Salt, curry powder, turmeric powder and yogurt and leave for half an hour.

2. Grind coriander leaves, curry leaves, green chillies, ginger and garlic to a coarse paste and add to the marinated chops and leave it for 3-4 hours.

3. Heat ghee in a deep pan and add chopped garlic and saute for 30 seconds.

4. Add chopped onion and saute until it turns golden brown. 

5. Now add the meat piece by piece. Save the remaining marinade paste.

6. Saute till the meat is tender and the masala paste is almost dried up. It takes abt 30 mins. 

7. Add potato cubes and add the remaining marinade paste. Add 1 cup water and cook without lid for about 10 mins then cover the lid, let it cook in low flame until done. It takes abt 1 hour to cook completely. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot with Flavored rice or any Indian Flat bread. 

Curry powder:
You can use any store bought curry powder or make it at home.

Ingredients for curry powder:
Mustard:1/2 tsp
Cumin: 3 tbsp
Coriander seeds: 6 tbsp
Red Chilly : 7-8 (preferably kashmiri/byadagi chillies)
Turmeric: 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves: 4-5 sprigs
Pepper corn: 1 tsp
Fenugreek seeds : few seeds
Bay Leaf: 1
Cinnamon: 2 pieces
Cloves: 4-5
Green Cardamom: 5-6
Garlic: 4-5 cloves 
Dry roast all the ingredients, put it in a blender along with 2 tbsp fried onion and make a slightly coarse powder. Store in an airtight jar. 

Notes:
1. You can replace it with chicken but reduce the cooking time as chicken gets cooked faster. 
2. Add more water if you like to have more gravy/sauce.