Red Chilli Mutton curry

Ingredients:

• Mutton            1 1/2 kg
• Dry red chilies 20 nos
• Cloves            20 nos
•  garlic             20 nos
• Onions          4 nos
• Cardamoms  6 nos
• Cloves         6 nos
• Cinnamon    2 sticks
• Ginger         4" piece
• Turmeric powder 1 tsp
• Coriander seeds 3 tsps
• Sour curd       1 cup
• Ripe lemon juice 2 tsps
• Coriander leaves 1 bunch
• Ghee            6 tbsps
• Salt To taste

Method:

1. Wash and cut the meat into 2 inch cubes.
2. Slice the onions into thin long pieces and also cut the ginger and garlic separately.
3. Heat a teaspoon of ghee on a tava and roast the chilies till dark in color.Fry the coriander seeds, garlic and ginger separately in the same way, using just 1 teaspoon ghee for each ingredient.
4. Keep these fried spices aside until they cool and then grind them in to powder and keep aside.
5. In a large saucepan, heat the remaining ghee and fry the onions till golden brown and crisp and keep aside.
6. Now add the cloves, cardamoms and cinnamon to the ghee and fry, put the mutton and turmeric powder and salt. Cover and cook till the meat is cooked and now add the red chilli powder mixture which is made of ginger and garlic too.
7. Stir the curry and cook it well.Add the curd mix and cook on low heat for 5mints.If necessary add a cup of warm water and cook.
8. Just before serving mix the lemon juice and fried onions and garnish with chopped coriander leaves.