Authentic Maharashtrian Special Muttonacha Rassa Revealed

Maharashtrian Special Muttonacha Rassa


INGREDIENTS:

1 large onion (sliced)
1 cup oil
7-8 cloves of garlic (chopped roughly)
1” ginger chopped
1 tomato chopped finely
1 star anise
1” cinnamon
5 cloves
15-20 peppercorns
1 cup of dry coconut
Handful of freshly chopped coriander leaves
For the curry
1 large onion finely chopped
1 kg mutton
1 tbsp of ginger paste
1 tbsp of garlic paste
1/2 of tsp Turmeric powder
2-3 tbsp of red chilli powder
2 tbsp of kanda-lasun masala
1-1.5 litre water
Salt to taste
Give a final stir


METHOD:

For Vatap (Masala - with onions coconut and masala)


Heat a vessel and add a large onion (sliced)
Add 1 tbsp of oil after onions dehydrate
Add 7-8 cloves of garlic (chopped roughly) and 1” ginger chopped
Roast till garlic is golden brown in colour
Add 1 tomato chopped finely
Mix well for a minute or two till the tomatoes are cooked and mushy
Remove and Keep it aside for cooling

Heat the vessel again
Add 1 tbsp of oil
Add 1 star anise
1” cinnamon
5 cloves
15-20 peppercorns
Add 1 cup of dry coconut
Sauté it till the coconut is crisply roasted
Shut the flame


Add handful of freshly chopped coriander leaves
Remove in a mixing grinding jar and cool it before grinding into a fine smooth paste

For the curry
Heat a vessel
Add 1/2 a cup of oil
Add 1 large onion finely chopped and sauté it for a minute
Add 1 kg mutton
Seer the meat till the colour changes to brown
Add 1 tbsp of ginger paste
Add 1 tbsp of garlic paste
Sauté for a minute

Add 1/2 of tsp Turmeric powder
2-3 tbsp of red chilli powder
Add 2 tbsp of kanda-lasun masala
Fry again for a minute
Add 1/4 cup of water
Add vatap
Mix well
Add 1-1.5 litre water to the curry
Add salt to taste
Give a final stir
Cover and give it a boil
Let it cook on a med-low flame for the next 40-45 minutes


For Jowarichi bhakri
-Take Jowar ka aata accordingly
-Add 1/2 a cup of hot water in it
-Knead it into a soft dough
-Add 1/2 cup of hot water or more if needed slowly and gradually
-After the dough is ready, roll it flat & circle by patting it with your fingertips
-Heat the tawa, put the bhakri, use a little water to spread it on bhakri and wait for water to dry
-Flip it and let it cook, let it puff up
Serve with Special Maharashtrian Rassa