Saag Gosht Recipe, Spinach Mutton Curry
Saag Gosht Recipe or the Spinach Mutton Curry, a very popular Indian dish, is an easy to follow recipe. Made with the goodness of spinach and mutton, both rich in protein, this is surely a delight to make and eat.
Ingredients
- 500 gms mutton cut into small pieces
- 4 bunches of spinach stems removed
- 3 tbsp oil
- 2 onions finely sliced
- 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
- 1 tsp red chili powder
- 2 tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- salt to taste
- 1/2 tsp roasted cumin powder / jeera powder
- 1 tsp garam masala powder
- 2 tbsp coriander leaves / cilantro finely chopped (optional)
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pan and fry the onion till lightly brown. Add the ginger garlic paste and fry till the raw smell from the ginger garlic paste has vanished.
- Add the mutton pieces and and cook till all the water dries up.
- Now add the red chili powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and salt and mix well.
- Add a cup of water and close the lid of the pan. Cook till the mutton is just about done. If necessary add in more water.
- While your mutton is getting cooked, get your spinach ready.
- Take a large bowl of ice water and set this aside.
- In another large pan, take more water. Add salt to it and bring it to a boil.
- When the water starts boiling, add the spinach leaves. Let it rest for about 15-20 seconds. Remove the leaves from the hot water and dip them in ice cold water. Remove from the cold water immediately.
- Place these blanched spinach in a blender and make a coarse paste.
- Add this spinach puree to the mutton curry and mix well. Cook on simmer till the mutton is fully cooked.
- Add the cumin powder and garam masala powder. Give it a stir and add the coriander leaves for garnish. Remove from heat.
- Serve hot with roti, paratha or rice.