KASHMIRI RAAN

                                                  KASHMIRI RAAN

INGREDIENTS REQUIRED

1. Mutton- 1 kg ( take the leg piece only)
2. Poppy seeds- 2 tablespoon
3. Dried Coconut- 1/2 cup
4. Onions- 2
5. Fresh ginger- 25 grams
6. Almonds- 25 grams
7. Cinnamon- 15 grams
8. Green Cardamoms- 7
9. Black Cardamoms- 4
10. Cloves- 5
11. Mace- 10 grams
12. Nutmeg- 10 grams
13. Kashmiri Red Chili Powder- 4 tablespoon
14. Yoghurt- 1 cup
15. Saturated Butter- 50 grams
16. Bay Leaves- 5
17. Aniseed- 3 tablespoon

STEPS REQUIRED FOR THE PREPARATION

1. Clean the leg piece properly by removing the fat and the white membranes.
2. Take a fork and pierce the meat properly with it.
3. Soak the poppy seeds and coconut in lukewarm water for an hour.
4. Grate the coconut.
5. Chop the onions.
6. Coarsely chop the ginger piece.
7. Blanch the almonds and remove the skin from them.
8. Chop the almonds.
9. Crush the black cardamoms.
10. Take a mixer grinder.
11. Add green cardamoms.
12. Add nutmeg.
13. Add cinnamon piece.
14. Add bay leaves.
15. Add aniseed.
16. Add mace.
17. Add cloves.
18. Make a smooth paste of all of them.
19. Pour the paste over the leg piece.
20. Cover the mutton with the paste.
21. Marinate it for some time.
22. Take yoghurt in a bowl.
23.   Add Kashmiri red chili powder into it.
24. Add salt.
25. Mix them thoroughly.
26. Pour it over the mutton.
27. Marinate for few more minutes.
28. Roast the mutton over the fire. Or it can be placed in an oven also.
29. Once it is done, remove it from the oven.
30. Serve it with rice or rotis.