Mutton soup recipe | Meat broth recipe

This recipe comes from a very good friend. He made this delicious, mouthwatering soup when his family visited us and trust me that was so tasty, I was craving for more and ended up preparing by myself within few days. Healthy as well as simple dish with an attractive flavor and aroma of cooked mutton. Mutton pieces are boiled with seasoning and cooked until garvy reduces to half. Highly nutritious, it is an inexpensive protein source, secret to a great soup is a simmering stock pot filled with bones. This is great to have during wintry days or down with flu and specially for kids and expecting mom's.

Ingredients:

250 grams Mutton pieces
1 cup onion and tomato
1/4 tsp garlic chopped
1 tsp ginger chopped
small cinnamon
1 star anise
1/4 tsp turmeric powder
11/2 tsp coriander powder
1 tsp red chilli powder
1/4 tsp pepper powder
generous amount of kasuri methi
1 tsp lemon juice
lemon zest
salt
water

Method:

• First wash and clean the mutton pieces ( with bones) in a cold running water several times.
• Coat the pieces with dry spices turmeric powder, coriander powder and red chilli powder and keep it aside.
• Meanwhile in a pressure cooker add whole spices and chopped onion, tomato, ginger and garlic. Saute for few seconds on low flame.
• Then add the mutton pieces coated with spices into the pressure cooker and mix well.
• Then add desired amount of water and salt. Pressure cook for 4-5 whistle or until the meat is tender.
• When the whistle settles down open the lid and switch on the flame once again on low and add dry fenugreek leaves/kasuri methi, pepper powder and lemon zest and bring it to a boil.
• Add finely chopped cilantro and some lemon juice (optional). 
• Serve hot. Goes well with steamed rice, bread stick. 

Pictorial

First wash and clean the mutton pieces ( with bones) in a cold running water several times.

                                           Coat the pieces with dry spices and keep it aside.

Meanwhile in a pressure cooker add whole spices and chopped onion, tomato, ginger and garlic. Saute for few seconds on low flame.

                                         Then add the mutton pieces and mix well.

            Then add desired amount of water and salt. Pressure cooker for 4-5 whistle.

When the whistle settles down open the lid and switch on the flame once again on low and add dry fenugreek leaves/kasuri methi, pepper powder and lemon zest and bring it to a boil.

           Add finely chopped cilantro and some lemon juice (optional). Serve hot.

Notes:

1. For soup bones should be more than flesh.
2. Mutton pieces should be nicely cooked.
3. Spices can be adjusted according to taste.