Indian Goat Curry

SERVING SIZE: 4-5

PREP TIME: 20 mins

COOK TIME: 80 mins

TOTAL TIME: 1 hr 40 mins [with pressure cooker] [with a slow cooker add another 6 hours if on high setting] [iff on stovetop add another 1.5 hours cook time]

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup oil

• 1 kg goat meat with bone in

• 2 brown onions finely chopped

• 1 bay leaf

• 1 cinnamon stick

• 3 teaspoons minced ginger

• 3 teaspoons minced garlic

• 1x 400 gram tinned chopped tomatoes

• 4 cloves ground or 1 teaspoon ground cloves

• 6 green cardamon pods ground or 2 teaspoons ground cardamon

• 1 tablespoon ground coriander

• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric powder

• 1 tablespoon cumin powder

• 1/2 to 1 teaspoon chilli powder [according to spiciness ]

• 1 teaspoon garam masala

• 1-2 teaspoons salt [according to taste]

• 1 teaspoon mustard seeds

• 1 teaspoon fenugreek seeds

• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds

• 1 long red chilli sliced finely

• 1 cup water

Method

In a frypan place all the dry ground spices and heat for 1 minute till fragrant , be careful not to burn, then set pan aside and add the remaining spices to the pan

Heat oil in a large solid frypan add the goat and fry till browned for 5 minutes and put into the pressure cooker

In the empty frypan now place the onions and cook gently for about 5-8 minutes till onions are soft

Then add the ginger , garlic and chilli and fry up for another 1-2 minutes

Add all the spices , salt, tomato and water and stir through, and put into the pressure cooker,

Stir all ingredients together and set timer for 1 hour

Once cooked adjust taste for salt and serve up , nice with steamed rice and/ or roti bread