Lamb/Mutton Karahi
Lamb/Mutton Karahi is a popular Pakistani dish made with lamb or goat, cooked in a spicy and tangy tomato sauce with some simple spices. It's a perfect recipe if you are hosting and you have some serious meat lovers.
Servings: 8
Calories: 511kcal
Equipment
- 1 thick bottom karahi
- 1 Instant pot or pressure cooker
Ingredients
- 2.2 lbs lamb or goat
- 6 medium tomatoes
- 2 tsp garlic paste
- 2 tsp ginger paste
- ½ cup oil neutral oil
- 4 cups water no water for Instant Pot
- 1 small onion optional
Spices
- 1.5 tsp salt or to taste
- 1 tsp red chili powder cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp crushed red chilies
- ½ tsp turmeric
- 1 tbsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- 1 tbsp dry roasted cumin-coriander powder
Garnish
- 2 inch ginger slices
- 3 green chilies or according to your taste
Instructions
Cook the Mutton/lamb (Stove-top method)
- Add mutton/lamb, onion, ginger-garlic paste, salt, and 4 cups of water to a pot. Cook on high heat for 5 minutes, then on low heat for another 40 minutes, or until the lamb/ mutton 70% is cooked.
- You may need to replenish water.
Instant Pot method
- If you prefer using an Instant Pot, then add mutton/lamb, onion, ginger-garlic paste, and salt. Pressure cook on high for 15 minutes or until 70% is cooked. (No need to add any water, as the Instant Pot will not need it and mutton releases its own water)
- Now release the pressure and transfer it into a karahi. It might have some water in it.
Making Masala for karahi
- Cook the meat over high heat until most of the water is dry. Add the rest of the spices.
- Add tomatoes, cover, and cook on low heat until tomatoes are tender and peels will come off easily.
- With the help of tongs, remove the tomato peels and break the tomatoes to make the gravy.
- Once all of the water is dry and the oil comes to the surface, sprinkle dry-roasted cumin and coriander powder.
- Garnish with sliced ginger and green chilies.
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Notes
You can use lamb or goat for this recipe.
If you prefer using a traditional pressure cooker, then adjust the water accordingly.
Nutrition
Calories: 511kcal | Carbohydrates: 7g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 44g | Saturated Fat: 14g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 6g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 91mg | Sodium: 587mg | Potassium: 554mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 920IU | Vitamin C: 16mg | Calcium: 51mg | Iron: 3mg