Mutton curry in a dark clay pot with curry leaves, a star anise and green chillies on a wooden table

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Easy Mutton Saag Recipe with Fresh Spinach

Name: Easy Mutton Saag Recipe with Fresh Spinach
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Punjabi
Ingredients: 450 g Mutton curry cut, bone-in; 300 g Spinach, washed; 50 g Fenugreek leaves; 2 Green chillies; 200 ml Water; 3 tbsp Ghee; 2 Onions, chopped; 1½ tbsp Ginger-garlic paste; 1 Tomato, chopped; 1 tbsp Coriander powder; ½ tsp Turmeric; 1 tsp Garam masala; Salt (to taste); 1 tbsp Ghee; 4 cloves Garlic, sliced; 1 Dried red chilli

Mutton cooked with a bright puree of spinach and fenugreek, finished with ghee and a garlic tadka. Serve with makki roti or naan.

Total time

1 h 15 m

25 m hands-on

Serves

generously

Difficulty

Easy

one cooker

Greens

Pressure

key detail

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Method

6 steps. Read it through before you start.

01
Blanch the greens
Boil the spinach, fenugreek and chillies for 3 minutes. Cool, then blend to a coarse puree.
02
Brown the onions
Heat ghee and fry the onions until golden. Add the ginger-garlic paste and tomato.
03
Add mutton
Add the mutton, spices and salt. Cook 8 minutes. Add 250 ml water.
04
Pressure cook
Cook for 6 to 7 whistles until the mutton is tender. Let the pressure drop.
05
Add the saag
Stir in the puree and simmer for 10 minutes. Do not boil hard or the colour will dull.
06
Temper
Heat ghee, fry garlic and chilli until golden, and pour over. Serve hot.

Questions

Can I use frozen spinach?+

Yes. Thaw and squeeze it dry first.

How do I keep it green?+

Cool the greens fast after blanching and keep the final simmer gentle.

Can I use boneless?+

Yes. Cook for 3 to 4 whistles.

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