Kolhapuri Tambda Rassa Recipe

Procedure :  ( suggested for the Kolhapuri Tambda Rassa Recipe )

Wash mutton pieces and pat dry.

Mix the turmeric powder, salt and ginger-garlic paste together in a bowl and cover the mutton well. Set aside to marinate for an hour.

Finely slice 2 onions.

Finely chop the tomato, ginger, and garlic.

Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a pan. Add cloves, black cardamom, and cinnamon and allow to splutter. Add the sliced onions and sauté over medium heat till golden in color. Add the chopped ginger and garlic, sesame seeds, coconut, poppy seeds and sauté till the coconut turns light brown. Remove from heat and grind to a smooth paste with 1/4 cup of water. 

Heat 2 tablespoons of oil in a separate pan. Add the bay leaves and then the finely chopped onions. Sauté the onions over medium heat till the onions are lightly golden. Add the cumin powder, coriander powder, and chili powder and mix well. Add the tomato and salt and sauté over medium heat till the tomatoes are mushy. Add the marinated mutton and mix well.

Add 4 cups of water to the pan and cover and cook over low heat till the mutton is half-cooked. Add the ground masala paste and the Kolhapuri masala and mix well. Cover and cook over low heat for 30 minutes or till the mutton is cooked.

Add 2 tablespoons of clarified butter, cover with a tight lid, and set aside for 10 minutes. Garnish with freshly chopped coriander leaves. Serve hot.

Ingredients: ( for the Kolhapuri Tambda Rassa Recipe )