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- Recipe: Aloo gosht â mutton cooked with potatoes
- Summary: Steaming hot-pot of muttons simmered over low heat with chunks of potatoes dunked in spicy and rich gravy
- Ingredients
- Mutton (goat meat): 500 gm
- Potatoes (large chunks) : 2
- Onion (minced): 1 large
- Ginger-garlic (minced): 1 tbsp each
- Kashmiri red chillies : 4-5
- Cumin powder: 2 tsp
- Turmeric powder: 1 tsp
- Cinnamon sticks: 2
- Cloves: 5-6
- Black cardamoms: 1-2
- Bay leaves: 2-3
- Black peppercorns: 5-6
- Mustard oil: 2-3 tbsp
- Salt and sugar to taste
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