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Champaran Mutton with rice

Champaran Mutton Recipe

Champaran Mutton a rich and flavorful dish from Bihar, also known as Ahuna or Handi Meat. This recipe is perfect for special occasions or a hearty family meal.
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Prep Time: 3 hours
Cook Time: 50 minutes
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Indian
Keyword: Bihari champanran mutton, champaran mutton
Servings: 4
Author: Chef Yogi

Ingredients

Champaran Masala

  • 12 no whole red chilies
  • 2 tsp whole coriander seeds
  • 1 tsp whole fennel seeds
  • 1½ tsp black pepper powder
  • 1 no black cardamom
  • 15 no cloves
  • 6 no whole green cardamoms
  • ½ inch cinnamon stick
  • 1 no bay leaf
  • ½ teaspoon turmeric powder

Marinating the Mutton

  • 750 gms mutton curry cut
  • 1 cup mustard oil
  • 1½ tsp ginger grated
  • 15 no garlic cloves peeled
  • 500 gms onions sliced, about 9 medium-sized
  • 2½ tsp salt

Cooking the Champaran Mutton

  • 3 no whole green cardamoms
  • 10 no black peppercorns
  • 2 no whole red chilies
  • 1 no bay leaf
  • 1 inch cinnamon stick
  • 3 no cloves
  • 2 no whole garlic pods with skin
  • 2 Cup Water

Instructions

Prepare the Champaran Masala

  • In a Kadai ,Dry roast whole red chili, coriander seeds, fennel seeds, black pepper powder, black cardamom, cloves, green cardamom, cinnamon stick, and bay leaf spices low flame for about 2–3 minutes until fragrant.
    Dry roasting whole spices
  • Cool the roasted spices.
    Cooling roasted spices
  • Add turmeric powder after grinding and mix well. Grind the cooled spices into a fine powder.
    Grinding spices with turmeric

Marinate the Mutton

  • In a large mixing bowl, wash the mutton pieces and drain excess water.
    Washing mutton pieces in bowl
  • Add peeled garlic cloves, grated ginger, two-thirds qty of the sliced onions, ground Champaran masala, salt, and two-thirds qty of the mustard oil.
    Adding ingredients to mutton
  • Mix well to coat the mutton evenly.Refrigerate for at least 2 hours (over night)
    Mixing mutton with spices

Cook the Champaran Mutton Curry

  • In a clay pot, add the remaining mustard oil heat it on medium flame.
    Heating mustard oil in clay pot
  • Add green cardamoms, black peppercorns, whole red chilies, bay leaf, cinnamon stick, and cloves.Sauté for about 1–2 minutes until aromatic.
    Adding whole spices to oil
  • Add the remaining sliced onions and cook until they are wilted and translucent.
    Cooking sliced onions in oil
  • Add the marinated mutton along with any leftover marinade, the whole garlic pods and 1 cup of water.
    Adding marinated mutton to pot
  • cover the pot rim with dough made from refined flour to trap steam.
    Sealing pot with dough
  • Seal with a clay lid. Cook on low flame for about 45 minutes, turn around left and right in between the cooking time to ensure it doesn’t burn.
    Covering pot with clay lid
  • After cooking, remove the seal and lid carefully. Just the consistency with adding water.
    Removing seal from cooking pot
  • Serve your Champaran Mutton hot with soft roti or steamed rice for a complete meal.
    Champaran Mutton with rice
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