Being a Bengali, (or bong, as the sobriquet goes) mutton-kosha is our staple for every Sunday. It’s a tradition, you can say, to relish upon the ambrosial juice of the ‘chush-haddi’ (bone-marrow) that encapsulates the philosophy of temptation. The steaming red hot mutton-kosha can make any day a sunny and happy one. It’s even considered as the best medicine for heartbreaks! (well, don’t take it too seriously) The dish is savoured with equal enthusiasm with rice or roti.
Here is the recipe for the mutton-kosha, Bengali style spicy mutton with a velvety gravy.
Ingredients
1 kg mutton (cabrito)
3/4 medium sized potatoes cut into equal halves (Optional)
4/5 tbsp of mustard oil
3-4 medium sized onions
4/5 whole cardamom, 1/2 cinnamon stick
2/3 bay leaves
A pinch of sugar
To marinate the mutton
15/20 cloves of garlic
2-inch thick ginger
2 tsp turmeric powder
1 ½ tsp red chili powder (you can add more if you want it spicier)
1 ½ tsp coriander powder
Salt as required
4 heaped tbsp of yoghurt
Marinating the mutton
1. Grind the onions, ginger and garlic together in a mixer to make a smooth paste.
2. Wash and clean the mutton. Add to it all the ingredients for the marinade, some mustard oil, and half of the ginger-garlic-onion paste. Let it rest for at least 2 hours. It’s better if you can keep it overnight, so the ingredients are well-absorbed by the mutton pieces.
Cooking
1. Heat 2 tbsp mustard oil in a wok. Fry the potatoes till they turn golden brown. Keep them aside.
2. Heat the remaining mustard oil. Add the bay leaves, cardamom and cinnamon to it along with the sugar. The pinch of sugar helps a lot to bring out the colour and flavour of the gravy.
3. Add the remaining onion-ginger-garlic paste and fry for about 5/6 minutes on a low flame.
4. Now add the marinated mutton. Cook on a low flame for about half an hour or until you can see the oil separating from the mutton.
5. Add 2 cups of warm water and cover the wok. Let the mutton be cooked for at least an hour. All the while, keep the flame low to medium and stir it occasionally. After half an hour remove the cover to add the potatoes.
6. After you feel the mutton has become enough soft and succulent, let it cool down with the wok lid on.
7. Wait for 10 minutes and serve with rice, roti or parathas.
Ki tasty lagche dekhte.Ekbar try kore dekhboi,sobar banano ranna e khai,akbar to kore dekhboi.
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Kore dekhish…byapok khete… 😀
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I love mutton. This recipe sounds very delicious. Thanks for the share Mani.
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It really is… the most favourite and famous delicacy of the Bengalis… 😀
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Thanks for the Bengali Dish Recipe. I love Bengali Sweets, And mutton is my favorite. Will try it out on weekends. I love the concept of Marinating with Curd.
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Thank you. Marinating with curd will make the meat softer. Try it and I ‘m sure you’ll love it… 🙂
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Thanks.
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Appetizing!!!
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Thank you… 🙂
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Thanks so much for visiting my blog. It led me back to yours. I’ll enjoy myself here.
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Thanks… 🙂
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A recipe! That’s another variety for this blog. It looks so enticing Mani 🙂 I am not a mutton fan. I suppose this can be prepared with chicken too 🙂
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Yes, you can make it with chicken as well, it’s called chicken-kosha 😀 In that case, the amount of onion, garlic and ginger should be reduced… 🙂
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Ooh okay 😀 Chicken Kosha it is 🙂
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It looks yummy. Such a mouth watering post 🙂
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Hehe…thanks… 🙂
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It looks delicious! I absolutely love mutton curry, although I’ve only ever had it a few times. In fact, mutton and lamb are my favorite meats. 🙂
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Same here. We often have mutton and lamb, chicken is my son’s favourite, so that is for him…. 🙂 Thanks for sharing your thoughts…
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that is mouth watering 🙂
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It is… 😛
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Thank you… 🙂
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This looks so good!! yumm, very nice job on everything!
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Thanks, Lynn…coming from a great cook like you, it means a lot… 🙂
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awwe thanks dear! loooks very nice!
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🙂 ….
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wow, Yummy 🙂
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Thanks, Rupam… 🙂
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Yummyliscioussssssss I am drooling now.. definitely making this one ..
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Hehe…thanks, Bikram…let me know how you liked it… 🙂
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This looks delicious Maniparna –
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It is…:-) Thank s a lot, Mary… 🙂
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It looks so tempting…I love cooking and feasting non-veg food…will try it asap…So cool:-)
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Great…let me how it went… 🙂
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Sure…
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Yummy! I can smell the wonderful taste. 🙂
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Hehe… bangali’r priyo khabar… 🙂 Thank you…
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This is irresistible!
Well presented.
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Thanks, Indrani… 🙂
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Looks so yummy! Thanks for sharing such a delectable recipe.
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Thanks, dear… 🙂
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Reblogged this on Mylovingmuse and commented:
A delicious dish!
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Thanks for the reblog… 🙂
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Looks delicious. 🙂
Sahi hai na dessert se pehle kuchh to hona hi chahiye tha. Hope this is also included in the offer 😛
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Hehehe…sure sure..Ravish… this one is our all time favourite… 🙂
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Now, time has come to avail the offer. Hope it’s still valid :p
Well, I’ll be in Kolkata from Aug 11 to 15. Super excited to meet you in person. Will call you when reach there. 🙂
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Please check your mail, Ravish… 🙂
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Fantastic!! Looks so very mouth-watering!! Also, makes my time in the office tough :p
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😀 ….. I recently tasted an awesome dish…bNashpora mutton..is it from Assam? Any idea?
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I think I have heard the namr but not sure where! I concentrate more on the eating part you see 😉
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Yes yes…I can understand…:-D 😀
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:p
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Non*
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Got it… 🙂
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Looks really nice, thinking of becoming a noon vegetarian now … After all I am a Bengali 🙂
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A vegetarian Bengali… :-P… rarely seen..
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Really…
Yeah that’s me !! But my elder sister loved it 🙂
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Rarely seen keno baba? Aaamio aachi. 🙂
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tumi veg?? jah… ilish machh-o khaona? 😥
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Nah khaina.
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ishh… aami toh ilish machh maane 4/5 piece-o kheye felpte paari joodi bhaalo hoy… 😛
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He he….amar meyetao theek erokom kore. 🙂
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😀 😀 ….
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Yum! seems delicious! Reminds me of my mom. I have heard for the first time that you can add sugar to mutton curry. Amazing! Please share some recipes of fish curry too. 🙂
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Yes, a pinch of sugar enhances the taste..try it… 🙂
Will definitely share some fish recipes… 🙂
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lol, now into cooking as well. Though not a foodie, I’m sure the other foodies around must be having a watery mouth 😛
Take care!
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😀 …..kabhi kabhi cooking toh karna paDta hai, na… why not use it as a post..:-P
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Good idea 😀
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I love kosha mangsho Mani! However being married to a pure veggie I can’t cook it at home. I feel like pouncing over your pictures!
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Hehe… next time you’re in Kolkata..let me know…nemotonno roilo… 🙂
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yummy! love kosha mangsho ( murgi fan though but a well made goat is always welcome) made me hungry Maniparna!
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Thank you…even I’m a murgi fan, too but yes, mutton is also a fav dish… 🙂
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Hmm Kosha Mangsho – a Bong’s favourite. My daughter savours it, Why don’t you have a series on typical Bengali dishes?
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Yes, that’s great idea…or a separate blog maybe… 😛 Thank you, Somali… 🙂
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Hmm..Why Not? 😀
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😛 ….lets see… bhishon kNure aami asole…
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Right..absolutely valid points. Duto blog maintain kawra, with decet rankings, is a task jabe bole… tumi last-e ja bolle, that seems to be most wise solution… dekhi, ki kawra jaay… 🙂
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Rannar section add korei nao. Tarpor self hosted o kore nebe.
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Hmm..tomar songe discuss korbo self-hosted kawrar aage… 🙂
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Nischoyi. 🙂
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Maniparna
i can smell and taste it from here – delicious!
Big hugs
john
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Thanks for such a comment… 😀 Thanks a lot… 🙂
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Mutton, mustard, curry and onions sound good, but maybe not ginger or cardamom. I know those are important but I only like them in moderation in cookies, not with meat. Forgive me please, dear Maniparna. I love the recipe and will follow all the steps. . . Smiles, Robin
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I understand, Robin 🙂 … Asian cuisines are a bit spicy and strong flavoured, most of them. Please share your cookies recipes, if possible… 🙂
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Uff! Salivating….
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😛 ekdawm!
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Nice, are you doing food recipe too. This is cool :).. I will be visiting more frequently 🙂
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Hehe…that’s cool… I’ll be posting more of such recipes, in that case… 😛
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Thanks for the recipe…..it looks good
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Thanks…
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