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

Restaurant-Style Mutton Do Pyaza, Easy Recipe

Mutton in a spiced onion-tomato gravy, finished with a handful of quick-fried onion petals for the second pyaza. Serve with roti or jeera rice.

Total time
1 h 15 m
25 m hands-on
Serves
3
generously
Difficulty
Easy
weeknight friendly
Onions
Two ways
key detail

Raw materials

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Ingredients

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Serves
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Gravy
Second pyaza

Method

6 steps. Read it through before you start.

  1. 01
    Brown the onions

    Heat the oil in a pressure cooker and fry the sliced onions until golden. Add the ginger-garlic paste and cook for a minute.

  2. 02
    Cook the masala

    Add the tomato puree, coriander, chilli, turmeric and salt. Cook for 8 minutes until the oil separates.

  3. 03
    Add the mutton

    Add the mutton and fry for 5 minutes. Pour in the water.

  4. 04
    Pressure cook

    Cover and cook for 6 to 7 whistles. Let the pressure drop and reduce the gravy until thick.

  5. 05
    Fry the petals

    In a separate pan, toss the onion petals in hot oil for 2 minutes. Keep them crunchy.

  6. 06
    Finish

    Fold in the onion petals, green chillies and garam masala. Serve at once.

Questions

What does do pyaza mean?+

It means two onions: one cooked into the gravy, one added late for crunch.

Can I use boneless mutton?+

Yes. Cook it for 3 to 4 whistles.

How do I stop the petals going soft?+

Add them right before serving.

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