Easy recipe: Tender mutton shoulder with rice

Easy recipe: Tender mutton shoulder with rice (Photo: iStock)

Let's make a delicious and comforting mutton shoulder dish.

Ingredients:

1 whole mutton shoulder, split into two

1 teaspoon ginger powder

1 teaspoon black pepper powder

2 chili flavour cubes

2 cups water

1/2 cup white vinegar

For the mchuzi:

4 large onions, sliced

3 tablespoons vegetable oil

1 tablespoon minced garlic-ginger mix

1 teaspoon pilau masala

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

1 capsicum (bell pepper), diced

2 tomatoes, diced

3 tablespoons tomato paste

1 heaped tablespoon mchuzi mix (stew seasoning)

1 cup broth, reserved from the boiled mutton

Salt to taste

Cooked basmati rice with raisins and currents

Instructions:

Place the mutton shoulder, ginger powder, black pepper powder, chili flavour cubes, water and white vinegar into a pressure cooker.

Cook for 20-25 minutes or until the mutton is tender.

Once cooked, carefully remove the mutton and set it aside. Retain one cup of the broth for later use.

In a large pan, heat the vegetable oil over medium heat. Add the sliced onions and sauté until golden brown.

Add the minced garlic-ginger mix and stir well. Stir in the pilau masala and black pepper, cooking until fragrant.

Add the diced capsicum and tomatoes, mixing well. Stir in the tomato paste.

Dilute the mchuzi mix with the reserved mutton broth and pour it into the pan. Cook until the mchuzi thickens. Add salt to taste.

Assemble and serve:

Layer the cooked basmati rice on a serving platter. Place the cooked mutton shoulder on top of the rice.

Pour the mchuzi over the mutton and rice. Sprinkle raisins and currants over the dish. Serve it hot and enjoy!