Bangladeshi Mutton Tehari | Dhakai Mutton Tehari | Dhaka Style Mutton Tehari
Serving : 2 Adults
- Mutton - 500 gm
- Garlic - 1/2 tsp paste
- Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp
- Curd - 2 tsp
- Black Pepper Clove - 5, bruised
- Garlic Clove - 3, bruised
- Bay Leaf - 1
- Phool Chakri/ Star Anise - 1
- Cinnamon Stick - 1/2 inch
- Black Cardamom - 1, bruised
- Green chilli - 2, slitted
- Salt as per taste
- Water - 2 to 3 cups
- Bay Leaf - 1
- Cardamom - 1
- Cinnamon - 1 inch
- Potato - 2 medium, halved
- Onion - 2 medium
- Garlic - 1 tsp
- Ginger - 2 inch grated or 1 tbsp paste
- Coconut Milk / Normal Milk/ Milk powder mixed in hot water - 1/4 cup
- Salt to taste
- Sugar To taste
- Ghee - 2 tbsp
- Refined oil - 3 tbsp* [Will depend on how much fat the mutton has, more fat less oil]
- Rice - 250 gm
- Turmeric - 1 tsp
- Mutton Stock from boiling mutton - 500 ml
- Sugar - 3 tsp
- Salt as per taste
- Garam Masala powder - 1/2 tsp
- Onion - 1 medium, sliced
- Manaka/ Raisins - 1/4th cup
- Green chilli - 3-4
2. Thaw the mutton for 15 minutes before boiling. Now in a pressure cooker add everything and cook the mutton till tender [depends on mutton quality. I took about 9 whistles]. Let the mutton sit for a while till the steam is off. Now drain the stock and keep it aside, we will use it while cooking rice.
Tip: The traditional recipe is made by cooking the mutton on dum for more delicate flavors. But I am hereby using pressure cooking method to reduce the time by half. The taste at the end is very much same, because post boiling we will be cooking the mutton with the spices and masala.
3. Make a paste of one onion and slice one onion. Halve the potatoes with skin on.
4. Wash the rice and soak it in turmeric water for about 15- 20 minutes.
Tip: I added turmeric to the water to only give the rice a mild yellow color and not the mutton. You can simply soak it in plain water if you do not want a yellow hue.
Tip 2: If you do not have basmati handy, like me then you can use a trick method. Add any other fragrant rice with normal rice, like here I added half and half of Kolam and Indryani rice to have an aromatic effect even without basmati. I didnt fully use Indryani because its a sticky type of rice which would have made the whole pulav mushy.
5. In a heavy bottom kadai, add the oil and ghee. When the ghee is fragrant add 1 bay leaf, bruised cardamom and cinnamon. Add the onion paste and a pinch of salt. Cook on medium heat till the onion starts changing color. Now add the sliced onion. Also add the halved potatoes. Fry it till both the onions and potato are half cooked, occasionally stirring.
Tip: If you want you can cook the entire thing in ghee which will give more robust flavors. But I have done half and half of ghee and oil.
6. Remove the potato from the kadai, the rest of it we will cook along with rice.
7. Now add grated ginger, bruised garlic and fold in. Fry for about 2 -3 minute to let it incorporate. Take care so that the masala doesn't stick to the bottom of the kadai.
8. Now add the boiled mutton along with the spices used to boil it. Fold in. Now we need to cook on high heat. So make very sure that you are constantly folding in everything in the kadai, else it might burn. Cook the mutton with the masala till oil separates, about 15-20 minutes. Take it off heat.
Tip: Frying the rice lightly will ensure the Tehari wont turn out mushy.
Tip: Adding coconut milk gives a nice rich texture. If you do not have fresh coconut milk, use the coconut milk powder and mix it in water and add.
Note: Bengali Polao or Tehari are usually made a little sweet. But you can adjust the sweetness as per taste.
Tip: The tawa will evenly distribute the heat and not let the rice or mutton stick to the kadai while being cooked on dum.
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