Spicy Lamb/Mutton Soup

• Lamb or Mutton with bones - 500g
• Onion - 1 small
• Tomato - 1 small
• Green chilli - 1 for medium spicy or 2 for extra spicy
• Ginger-garlic paste - 2 tsp
• Cumin (Jeera) - 1/2 tsp
• Pepper corns - 1/2 tsp
• Oil - 1 tblsp
• Coriander leaves - to garnish
• Water - as required
• Salt - to taste

​Spice powders:

• Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
• Chilli powder - 1/4 tsp​
• Cumin (jeera) powder - 1/4 tsp
• Ground Pepper - 1/4 tsp

1. Chop all the onion, tomato and coriander leaves; Slit the chilli.
2. Crush the peppercorns. Wash the meat.
3. Heat a 3-4 litre pressure cooker pan on a stove and add oil.
4. When the oil is hot enough, add cumin and crushed pepper and fry for a minute.
5. Add chopped onion to the oil and stir on a medium heat until they become light brown.
6. Add chilli and ginger-garlic paste and fry for about a minute.
7. Add all the spice powders, chopped tomatoes and lamb/mutton pieces and fry further for few minutes.
8. ** Add about 400ml of water and salt. Stir it.
9. ** Cover and leave the heat on medium.
10. ** After the first whistle, reduce the heat to low and pressure cook for about 15 minutes.
11. ** Switch off the stove and open the lid once the pressure is gone.
12. Garnish with coriander leaves.

1. Add about 1.5 litre of water and salt to the pan of lamb/mutton, onion, tomatoes and spices.
2. Heat a pan on high heat. Once the soup starts boiling, simmer it; Cover and cook on a low heat until the meat is tender enough.
3. Stir few times in between and add more water if needed. ​

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