Mutton Lazeez

• 500 g mutton pieces (with bones)

  For the marination

• 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 1 cup curd (sour kind)
• 1 tsp white vinegar
• 1 tsp red chilli powder
• Salt to taste

  For onion paste

• ¼ cup oil
• 2 large onions, finely sliced
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• ½ tsp black peppercorns
• 2 black cardamoms

For onion paste

• Mix all the ingredients for the marinade in a large glass bowl. Add in the mutton pieces and rub well to coat the marinade properly.
• Cover and keep aside in refrigerator for at least 24 hours.
• Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan and fry the onions till they are golden and crisp. Add cumin seeds, peppercorns and cardamoms also and fry for 1 minute.
• Strain the onion and whole garam masala onto kitchen paper towel and when they cool down grind them to fine paste.
• Heat up the same oil and add the marinated mutton stir well and cook on high heat for 5-7 minutes.
• Lower the heat, cover the pot properly and let it cook till mutton is completely tender for about 30 minutes.
• Add the onion paste at last and mix well. Serve with chapattis.