Rangalour gutire Patha manxor (Mutton with pumpkin seeds)

Directions

1. • Make desired size pieces of the meat, wash and drain.
   • Take the meat in a pressure cooker and add half of the chopped onion.
   • Also add garlic and ginger paste, cumin and coriander powder.
   • Add mustard oil, salt and 2 tbsps of mustard oil and mix well with hands.
   • Close and let the meat marinate for an hour.
   • Clean the pumpkin seeds and crush it in a grinder.
   • Mix it with the water and keep coverd for about 20 minutes. Strain.
   • Make a paste of the cardamom and cinnamon and keep it covered.
   • Cook the meat for a whistle and reduce heat to minimum.
   • After about 6 minutes switch off the gas.
   • Heat 2 tbsps of oil in a karai.
   • Fry the bay leaves and add the remaining chopped onion.
   • When the onion is soft add the chilli powder and sugar.
   • When brown add the hot meat and upon high heat fry till the meat is dry of water.
   • Warm the srain pumpkin seed water and add it to the meat.
   • Simmer till the meat is done.
   • Add the cardamom and cinnamon paste.
   • Taste for salt and cook covered upon low heat for 2 minutes.
   • Serve warm with lucci or puri.
   • Upon low heat cook covered for 2 minutes.

   Notes: You can also dry fry the pumpkin seeds and crush.