Mutton curry in a dark clay pot with curry leaves, a star anise and green chillies on a wooden table
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Dal Gosht Recipe, Silky Lentils with Mutton Bones

Chana dal slow-cooked with mutton soup bones until silky, then finished with a sizzling garlic and chilli tadka.

Total time
1 h 15 m
20 m hands-on
Serves
4
generously
Difficulty
Easy
one pot
Dal gosht
1 h 15 m
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Raw materials

The Meatigo product this recipe is built on. Everything else is pantry.

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Ingredients

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Tadka

Method

6 steps. Read it through before you start.

  1. 01
    Get set

    Take the mutton out of the fridge 20 minutes before cooking and pat it dry. Wash your hands, board and knife after handling raw meat.

  2. 02
    Soak

    Soak the dal for 30 minutes and drain.

  3. 03
    Pressure cook

    Cook the bones, dal, onion, tomato, ginger-garlic paste, spices, salt and water for 6 whistles.

  4. 04
    Mash

    Open the cooker and mash the dal lightly. Remove any loose bone pieces.

  5. 05
    Make the tadka

    Heat the ghee. Fry the cumin, garlic and chillies until golden.

  6. 06
    Finish

    Pour the tadka over the dal and sprinkle with garam masala.

Questions

Can I use toor dal?+

Yes. It cooks faster, so reduce to 4 whistles.

What goes well with it?+

Steamed rice or hot rotis.

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