Achari Murg Recipe

Achari Murg Punjabi Recipe

Ingredients:

•     1 ½ pounds or 800 grams of Mutton (boneless)
•     5 Whole Red Chillies (Lal Mirch) (more or less may be used depending on taste preferance.)
•     ¾ cup Onions (pureed)
•     1 tsp. Ginger Paste (Pisi Adrak)
•     1 tsp. Garlic Paste (Pisa Lehsan)
•     1 tsp. Cumin Seeds (Saabut Zeera)
•     1 tsp. Mustard Seeds (Rai)
•     1 tsp. Nigella Seeds (Kalonji)
•     1 tsp. Fenugreek Seeds (Methi)
•     5 Cloves (Loung)
•     15 grams of Jaggery (Gur)
•     1 tsp. Aniseeds (Sounf)
•     ½ tsp. Turmeric Powder (Pisi Haldi)
•     1 tsp. Red Chilli Powder (Pisi Lal Mirch)
•     Salt (to taste)
•     1 cup Plain Yogurt
•     4 cups Water
•     ½ cup Mustard Oil

Direction:

In a dish whisk the plain yogurt with one liter of water.
In a microwavable dish heat the mustard oil until hot in the microwave. Add to the oil: the ginger paste, garlic paste, onion puree, cloves, mustard seeds, cumin seeds, nigella seeds, fenugreek seeds and aniseeds. And microwave on high for 8 minutes.Then mix in the red chilli powder, turmeric powder and salt and microwave for another 2 minutes.Add the mutton, whole red chillies, jaggery and curd water mixture and cook in a pot on the stove for about 15 minutes, or until well done.