• Lamb with bone - 600g - cut into big chunks
• Oil - 3 tblsp
• Cinnamon - 3 cm long strip
• Cloves - 2-3
• Onion - 250g or 2 medium
• Garlic - 10 small cloves
• Green Chilli - 2
• Ginger-Garlic paste - 1 tsp
• Lemon juice - 2 tsp (optional)
• Chopped coriander Leaves - 2 tsp for garnishing
• Water - as required
• Salt - to taste

Spice powders:

• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
• Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp

Ingredients to be roasted and ground:

• Pepper corn - 3/4 tblsp
• Cumin (Jeera) seeds - 3/4 tblsp
• Curry leaves - 7-8 (optional)

1. Chop all the onion and herbs. Slit the chilli. Peel the garlic. Rinse the curry leaves.
2. Heat a pressure cooker pan on a stove and add oil.
3. When the oil is hot enough, add cinnamon and cloves and fry for about 1/2 a minute.
4. Add chopped onion and garlic cloves to the oil and stir on a medium heat until they become light brown.
5. Add chilli and ginger-garlic paste; fry for about 2 minutes.
6. Add all the spice powders and mutton pieces; fry further for about 4-5 minutes. If you are adding lemon
   juice, please add now.
7. ** Add about 1/3 cup of water to the pan.
8. ** Cover and leave the heat on medium.
9. ** After the first whistle, reduce the heat to low and pressure cook for about 15-18 minutes.
10. ** Switch off the stove and open the lid once the pressure is gone.
11. Roast pepper corns and cumin seeds on a separate frying pan for about 1-2 minutes. Grind them with curry leaves into a smooth powder without water. Leave it aside.
12. Add this ground pepper and cumin to the pan of cooked meat.
13. Add 2 teaspoon of oil to avoid the sticking of curry to the bottom of the pan.
14. Let the curry boil on medium heat for about 4-5 minutes or until the curry becomes thick.
15. Garnish with coriander leaves.

1. Add about 1.5l of water to the pan of Lamb and masala.
2. Heat a pan on high heat. Once the water starts boiling, simmer it; Cover and cook on a medium heat until the meat is tender enough. It might take about 1 hour 15 minutes or longer. Open the lid and stir few times and make sure there is enough water left.