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Mutton Rezala
Bangladesh
A Mughal court recipe that survives in Dhaka's Old Town restaurants. Served only in specialist Mughal cuisine restaurants.
Bangladeshi white Mughal mutton — slow-cooked mutton in a rich, creamy sauce of yogurt, milk, white pepper and whole spices. An heirloom recipe of Dhaka's Mughal heritage.
Prep
20 mins
Cook
90 mins
Difficulty
Hard
Calories
420 kcal
Serves
4
Calories are an estimate based on ingredients used
Ingredients
800gmutton shoulder, cubed
400mlwhole yogurt
200mlwhole milk
2 tbspghee
1 tspwhite pepper
5cardamom pods
3cloves
2bay leaves
1cinnamon stick
saffronpinch in warm water
fried onionto garnish
Method
1
Marinate mutton in yogurt 2 hours.
2
Fry whole spices in ghee. Add mutton with marinade.
3
Add milk and saffron. Braise covered on very low heat 1.5 hours.
4
Serve garnished with fried onion.
Chef's Tip
This is a white curry — there should be no red chilli or brown colour. Use white pepper only.
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