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Handi Gosht (Mutton Stew)

Handi Gosht Recipe
Image by Alvin Spiel
About Handi Ghost Recipe

Handi Ghost is meat stew cooked in Handi. Handi is a deep and narrow-mouthed cooking utensil used in Indian subcontinent. Also spelled, Handi Gosh.
Recipe is courtesy by Sajida Mansoor.

 Ingredients

2 lb mutton or lamb
1 onion (chopped)
1 tablespoon of ginger
1 tablespoon garlic
½ cup of cooking Oil
2 tablespoon of dried red chili powder
¼ tablespoon of turmeric (haldi) powder
¼ cup of yogurt (curd)
¾ teaspoon or salt to test
½ tablespoon of all spice
1 badhii Ilaichi (big cardamom)
1 cinnamon
2 cloves
4 black pepper
2 choti Ilaichi (small cardamom)
1 tablespoon wheat flour (heaped, mixed with ¼ cup of water)

 Preparation
1 Heat oil in a handi (deep frying pan) and fry chopped onion.
2 When onions are golden brown, add rest of spices.
3 Add in mutton and fry well. In local languages, it is called Bhoun-na.
4 Add yogurt and heat again. Then, add 2 cups of water.
5 Cover and cook till meat is tender.
6 Add flour mixture and cook for 15-20 minutes on low heat.
7 Put "Dam" (heat) till oil floats on top. Serve hot with roti or basmati rice.
Nutritional Analysis

Total Calories (kilo calories)

457.8

23

Total Calories from Fat (kilo calories)

351.2

 

Total Fat (g)

39.7

61

Total Saturated Fat (g)

12.9

64

Total Transfat (g)

4.0

 

Cholesterol (mg)

81.7

27

Sodium (mg)

742.3

31

Carbohydrate (g)

5.2

2

Dietary Fiber (g)

1.7

7

Sugar (g)

0.5

 

Protein (g)

20.1

 

Vitamin A (IU)

686.3

14

Vitamin C (mg)

4.4

7

Calcium (mg)

41.8

4

Iron (mg)

2.8

16

The amount of calories in Handi Gosht dpends on type of gosht (meat) used for making it. For lower calorie, use lean cut of meat.
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