Dahi Gosht , a hyderabadi Recipe

Ingredients needed for Dahi Gosht 
1 kilo mutton, boneless
3 onions ground to a paste / 2 cups of ground onions
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
salt to taste
2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
3 tomatoes pureed
2 tsps chilli powder, more if you like it hotter
1/2 cup curd
1 cup pure ghee / oil

How to prepare Dahi Gosht, a mutton recipe with curds 
Marinate boneless mutton pieces with curd, powdered spices and ginger-garlic paste
Keep aside for an hour.
Add 2 cups of water to the meat and pressure cook the mutton for 15 minutes or for 3 to 4 whistles.
Heat 3/4 cup ghee in a frying pan.
Add onion paste and fry till it gets brown. Add tomato puree and fry till the oil oozes out
Add cooked mutton  to the boiling masala and add salt to taste.
Cook till the meat gets soft and the gravy gets thicker.
Serve hot with rice, pulaos, rotis etc.

Handi Gosht Recipe - Mughlai Style

Ingredients needed for the Handi Gosht Recipe:
1 kg mutton (cut in cubes)
3 cups sliced onions
3 cups Chopped tomatoes
2 cups fresh curds ( not sour)
2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
1 tbsp green chilli paste
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tbsp chilli flakes / 2 tsps powder
1 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp black pepper ( fresh, crushed)
1 tsp coriander seeds (roasted and coarsely powdered)
1/2 tsp aniseeds / saunf
1/2 tsp cardamom powder
2 bay leaves
2"pieces cinnamon stick
2 star anise
1 cup desi ghee
salt to taste

How to prepare Handi Gosht:
Heat ghee in a kadai, add green chilli and ginger-garlic paste. Saute the masala till the oil oozes from the sides and the raw smell goes.
Add mutton into it, saute well till the mutton changes to a golden colour.
Heat oil in another pan and deep fry the sliced onions to a golden brown colour. Remove.
Add these fried onions and all the other spices to the meat. Mix well.
Add tomato and beaten curds to the meat with salt to taste.
Simmer the stove and cover and cook till the meat gets tender. It will take at least half an hour to cook the meat without pressure cooker. Cook for a little more time if needed.
Cook till the meat is tender, garnish with chopped coriander leaves .
Serve hot.

Points to Note while cooking:
You can use the pressure cooker if you need to cook fast and have no time.
After adding all the ingredients in the pressure pan instead of a frypan, you can pressure cook for about three whistles or better still would be to simmer for 20 minutes after the first whistle. Remove the cooker from the fire and let cool. Open it and then put it on high flame and dry the gravy if you find the gravy watery.
The gravy should be thick and coating the mutton pieces.

Dalcha Hyderabadi style Recipe

This is an Hyderabadi style recipe and the curry is a mix of Dal and meat. This Dalcha can also be made with just vegetables and no meat.

Ingredients needed for making Dalcha:
1/2 cup Tuar Dal
1/2 cup Moong dal
1/2 cup channa dal
1/2 kilo mutton / lamb
1 cup cubed bottle gourd
2 cups onions sliced
Salt to taste
4 tbsp oil
1/2 tsp caraway sededs
2-3 green cardamoms
4 cloves
1 piece cinnamon
1 tsp ginger garlic paste
1 tsp chilli powder
1/2 tsp cumin powder
1/2 tsp coriander powder
4 tbsp tamarind pulp
4 green chillies
1 bunch corianderv leaves
4 dry chillies
handful curry leaves
8 flakes garlic
1/2 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp fenugreek seeds
2 tbsp ghee

How to prepare Dalcha Recipe:
The mutton used should be a combination of bones with marrow and ribs.
Cook the dals together with salt and turmeric powder till soft, mash them well and keep aside.
Cook the gourd separately till tender and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pan, add caraway seeds, cinnamon, clove and cardamom. When they turn brown add onions and fry till they turn golden.
Add ginger garlic paste, salt, turmeric, chilli powder, coriander and cumin seed powder one after another stirring continuously.
Add water and fry till all the masalas mix and blend well together. Add meat and stir till the meat gets coated with the masalas.
Add just enough water to cook the mutton and pressure cook for 3 whistles. Remove from fire.
Open the cooker when it comes to room temperature, stir well add the dals, gourd, tamarind pulp, green chillies, fresh chopped coriander and simmer for 10 minutes.
Heat the ghee in a frying pan and add the tempering ingredients . When it changes colour add the mix to the boiling Dalcha. Cover and simmer for a minute.
Serve hot with Fried rice , Coconut Pulao or Vegetable Pulao etc.

Points to Note:
This recipe can be cooked just wih vegetable and the dals. Meat can be added as an optional ingredient.
For the vegetarian version just omit the meat part and continue cooking.
This Dalcha can also be had as a side dish with Rotis, Idlis and Dosas .

Haleem Recipe ( Mughlai style )

Ingredients needed for Haleem recipe :
1 cup broken wheat
1/4 cup oil
1 kilo Mutton,
6 onions
1 whole pod / 15 cloves garlic
1'' piece ( 2 no.s ) ginger
2 nos 1'' piece Cinnamon
8 cloves
5 green cardamoms
4 green chillies
1 tbsp red chilli powder
1 cup curd
1/2 tsp Shahjeera,
3 cardamoms
4 limes
50 gram coriander leaves and pudhina leaves
1 onion sliced finely and deep fried to a golden brown colour

How to prepare Haleem the Mughlai Style Recipe
Clean, wash and soak broken wheat for half an hour. Cook till it is tender and keep aside.
Heat oil in a broad and thick bottomed vessel. A pressure pan which can hold 1 kilo of mutton can also be used.
Chop onions and saute till they are golden.
Add mutton pieces and saute them till they start changing colour. Add ginger and garlic paste, saute till the oil starts oozing out.
Add chopped green chillies and red chilli powder and saute for a minute.
Add a little hot water and curd together just enough to cook the meat tender.
Remove the bones from the cooked mutton pieces and add just the meat into the gravy. Add the cooked wheat , powdered garam masala and lime juice . Sprinkle coriander and pudhina leaves and mix well.
Sprinkle fried onions and serve hot

Recipe for Dum Aloo

Ingredients needed for Dum aloo recipe :
250 grams small potatoes
1 cup curd
2 red chillies
1 tsp cumin seeds
1/2 tsp thyme
salt to taste
2 tsp desiccated coconut
2 tomatoes
1 green chilli
1" piece ginger
oil for frying
1/2 tsp garam masala


How to prepare the recipe Dum Aloo?
Dry roast whole red chillies , cumin seeds , and thyme on a low flame, on a hot griddle .
Add desiccated coconut and mix well. Grind it in a grinder, to a fine paste.
Boil potatoes till done. Prick and deep fry potatoes till they are golden . When they are done keep aside.
Mix together curd , chopped tomatoes , green chillies , ginger , ground masala and salt. Blend the mixture in a blender .
In a pan, add 1 tbsp of oil put all the masalas into it.
Cook till oil leaves the sides of the pan . Add half cup of water and fried potatoes .
Cook for 4-5 mts.
Sprinkle garam masala and serve hot with paranthas.