Mutton Posto in Pressure cooker

Mutton Posto in Pressure Cooker

Posto is very famous and popular dish not only Bengal but outside Bengal too.Lot of my friends ask about aloo posto,Jhinga posto or any other posto dishes.Mutton posto is one of them.Posto is know as khuskhus.Mutton posto is very easy dish to make directly in a pressure cooker.It saves lot of time and is quick to make.Mustard oil is must and not many spices required to make this dish.Enjoy this dish with either rotis or hot steamed rice.You can make this in semi gravy or dry form.

Utensils-Pressure cooker

Mixer Jar

Serves-5 people

Ingredients

1. Mutton-700 gm.
2. Potatoes-7
3. Onions chopped- 5
4. Green chillies-few
5. Ginger-1/2 inch
6. Garlic-10 cloves
7. Posto-1/2 cup
8. Red chilli powder-1 tbsp
9. Turmeric powder-1tbsp
10. Garam masala powder-qtbsp
11. Bayleaves-3
12. Big cardamom-2
13. Small cardamom-12
14. Cloves-6
15. Cinnamon sticks-3
16. Peppercorns -12
17. Salt to taste
18. Sugar-1 tp
19. Mustard oil for cooking

Method

• First wash the mutton and drain off the water and keep.No marination required in this dish.
• Now take a pressure cooker and add 1 tbsp mustard oil and heat the oil first.Add potatoes,salt and fry till light golden colour.Take it out.
• Now again add 2 tbsp mustard oil.Heat it and add bay leaves first.Then add whole garam masala and temper.
• Now add chopped onions and fry till it turns golden.It will take 3 to 4 min.
• Then add mutton pieces and saute  till it is sealed.It takes 3 min. 
• Now make a paste .In mixer jar add posto,green chillies,ginger and garlic,salt and water and make a paste.
• Then add paste in the pressure cooker.Add little water in the mixer jar to use the paste properly.Saute it further.
• Now add red chilli,turmeric and garam masala powder.Add little water and stir it well and saute for 4 min.Now add salt,sugar and continue to saute further.
• Now add fried potatoes and continue to stir for another 3 min with the mutton.Keep sauting till it leaves oil.Total sauting time was approx 7 min.
• Now add warm water and mix it well.Add water according to the gravy texture you want.
• Now close the lid and pressure cook it till 3 whistles. 
• Open the pressure cooker once the pressure is released.

Recipe by Chef Dimple