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Mansa Poorga

Mansa Poorga is a dish originally from Orissa. It is a type mutton curry, mingled in freshly prepared garam masala, served with rice or parantha.

Mansa Poorga

Chef's Name	:	Aditya Bal
Recipe Servings	:	4
Recipe Cook Time	:	1 Hour 30 Minutes
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Tags: chakle india, meat, mutton

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Ingredients

1/ kg mutton chunks, boneless

1 onion, julienne

1 tomato, julienne

1 tomato, carved, for garnishing

A small bunch of chopped coriander leaves for garnishing

For Marination:

3 Tbsp curd, beaten

1 Tbsp ginger paste

1 Tbsp garlic paste

1 tsp black pepper powder

1 tsp haldi

2 tsp salt

For Garam Masala:

4-5 cloves / laung

1 kali elaichi/ black cardamom

1/2 stick cinnamon

3 green cardamom

4-5 black peppercorns

A little bit of mace

Method

Wash the boneless pieces of mutton. Drain it nicely. Marinate it (see ingredient list for the marinade) and mix it nicely. Cover it with a cling film and store in the fridge for an hour.

Take all the garam masala ingredients in a mortar and bash it. Don't grind it, keep it more or less whole.

In a pan take a tablespoon of mustard oil. When heated add the garam masala.

Add onions and saute. Once transparent, add julienned tomatoes. Let it cook for 2-3 minutes and then add the marinated mutton into the pan.

Add the mutton divided into 3 batches at a time so that the meat cooks properly and the amount of water released is not too much.

Cover the pan and cook the mutton till soft.

Transfer it into a bowl and garnish with tomatoes and coriander leaves.

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