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

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Kolhapuri Mutton Rassa Recipe, Fiery and Easy

Name: Kolhapuri Mutton Rassa Recipe, Fiery and Easy
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 55 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Maharashtrian
Ingredients: 450 g Mutton curry cut, bone-in; 3 tbsp Oil; 2 Onions, sliced; 3 tbsp Dry coconut, grated; 1 tbsp Sesame seeds; 2 tbsp Kolhapuri or goda masala; 1 tbsp Kashmiri chilli powder; 1½ tbsp Ginger-garlic paste; 1 Tomato, chopped; Salt (to taste); 500 ml Hot water

A thin, red Kolhapuri rassa of mutton in a chilli, coconut and sesame masala. Serve with bhakri, rice and a squeeze of lemon.

Total time

1 h 15 m

20 m hands-on

Serves

generously

Difficulty

Easy

ready masala helps

Heat

Fiery

key detail

Raw materials

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Method

6 steps. Read it through before you start.

01
Roast the base
Dry-roast the onion, coconut and sesame in a little oil until browned. Grind to a paste.
02
Fry the paste
Heat oil, add ginger-garlic paste and tomato, then the ground paste, goda masala and chilli powder. Cook 6 minutes.
03
Add the mutton
Add the mutton and salt and fry for 8 minutes.
04
Add water
Pour in the hot water.
05
Cook
Pressure cook for 6 to 7 whistles. Let the pressure drop, then simmer 5 minutes.
06
Serve
Serve with bhakri or rice and lemon wedges.

Questions

What is rassa?+

The thin gravy served alongside the dry sukka. Both come from the same pot in many homes.

Can I make it less spicy?+

Halve the chilli powder and use only a little goda masala.

Where do I find goda masala?+

Maharashtrian grocers and many spice shops sell it.

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