Dal Gosht, a meat and lentil dish simmered with freshly ground spices in onion-tomato gravy is best served with rice or rotis.
Prep Time10 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr
Soaking Time4 hourshrs
Total Time5 hourshrs10 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 3people
Author: Famidha Ashraf
Equipment
1 Pressure cooker
INGREDIENTS
Dry roast and grind to a powder
1½teaspoonsfennel seeds
1½teaspoonscumin seeds
½teaspoonblack peppercorns
2inchcinnamon stick
5green cardamom
2black cardamomcannot be substituted so if you don't have then skip it.
6cloves
1star anise
Boil or Pressure Cook the lentils
½cupchanna dalsplit chickpea lentils, soaked for at least 4 hours or overnight
1½cupwater
salt to taste
Pressure cook the meat
750gramsmuttonwashed and drained (You can use lamb or beef with or without bone)
¼teaspoonturmeric powder
salt to taste
½cupwater
For the dal gosht
3tablespoonscooking oil
1pieceblack stone flower(Dagad Phool or Patthar ka Phool or Kalpasi)
1bay leaf
3medium-sized red onionssliced finely
4green chilliesslit
2tablespoonsginger garlic paste
2medium-sized tomatoeschopped
2teaspoonred chilli powder
1teaspoonturmeric powder
2teaspooncoriander powder
1teaspoonKasuri methicrushed
Tadka
2tablespoonsghee
1teaspooncumin seeds
5garlic clovessliced thin or crushed
6 to 8curry leaves
3dry red chillies
½teaspoonred chilli powder
INSTRUCTIONS
Prepare the spice mix
Prepare the spice mix by dry roasting the whole spices in a thick-bottomed pan until fragrant. Switch off and let it cool. Grind to a powder and keep aside.
1½ teaspoons fennel seeds, 1½ teaspoons cumin seeds, ½ teaspoon black peppercorns, 2 inch cinnamon stick, 5 green cardamom, 2 black cardamom, 6 cloves, 1 star anise
Pressure cook
Pressure cook the soaked lentils until done and transfer to a bowl and keep aside.
½ cup channa dal, 1½ cup water, salt to taste
Pressure cook the meat in the same cooker until done.
750 grams mutton, ¼ teaspoon turmeric powder, salt to taste, ½ cup water
Prepare Dal Gosht
Heat ghee in a saucepot.
3 tablespoons cooking oil
Add and saute the black stone flower, onions, bay leaf and green chillies.
1 piece black stone flower, 1 bay leaf, 3 medium-sized red onions, 4 green chillies
Add and cook the ginger garlic paste, tomatoes and ground spices and saute until mushy and oil surfaces.