Mutton Dalcha

Ingredients:
Mutton  - 250 gms
Channa Dal - 1 cup
Bottle Gourd - 250 gms
Onions - 2
Green chillies  - 6
Ginger Garlic paste - 2 tsp
Turmeric - 1/4 tsp
Red Chilli Powder - 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Garam masala -  1 tsp
Tamarind - as per taste
Cinnamon -  small piece
Cardamom - 2
Cloves - 4
Shajeera - 1/2 tsp
Coriander leaves
Curry leaves
Oil - 2-3 tbsp


Method:

• Wash and marinate mutton in salt, red chilli powder, turmeric and ginger garlic paste.
• Wash and pressure cook channa dal, mash and keep aside.
• Slice the onions and green chillies.
• Peel and cut bottle gourd into medium size pieces.
• Heat the oil, add curry leaves, shajeera, cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and fry for 1 minute.
• Add sliced onions, chillies and fry them till they are soft. Then add mutton and cook in high flame for 5 minutes then add sufficient water. Close the lid and cook in medium flame till it is  3/4th done.
• Add bottle gourd and cook again till gourd becomes soft.
• Then add mashed dal and tamarind juice, garam masala. Cook for 6-8 minutes in low flame.
• Lastly add chopped coriander leaves.