Dhoop Chhaon (Sun and Shade) Kheema

Name: Dhoop Chhaon (Sun and Shade) Kheema
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 90 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: South Asia — Muslim traditions
Ingredients: 250 g mutton mince; 2 cup water; 8 whole black peppercorns; 1 tsp salt; 2 whole black cardamom pods; 2 tsp chopped green chilies; 10 curry leaves; 1 tbsp oil; 1.5 onions; 1 tsp fresh ginger; 1 tsp garlic; 0.5 tsp turmeric powder; 2 eggs; 0.5 tsp salt; 1 tsp mint leaf; 1 tsp fresh coriander leaves; 1 tsp fried almonds; 1 tsp fried cashews

Mutton, green chilies and fried almonds cooked in a pan and spiced with black peppercorns and cardamom for a South Asian dish. It's finished with fried almonds and cashews.

1 hr 30 min · Serves 3 · Medium

Method

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Time: Prep 30 min · Cook 60 min · 90 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
Put mutton mince in a bowl. Add water, peppercorns, 1 tsp. Salt or to taste, cloves, black cardamoms, 1 tsp.
2
Chopped green chillies and curry leaves. Mix well. Cook on medium flame. While the mutton is cooking, heat oil in a pan.
3
Add onion and saute until it is light pink. Add ginger and garlic. Saute until the onion is browned and the raw smell of ginger and garlic is gone.
4
Add turmeric powder and the cooked mutton mince (this must be ready by now). Mix well. Cook until all the water has evaporated.
5
Remove from heat. Grease a casserole dish. Put kheema (cooked mutton mixture) in it. Keep aside.
6
Now, in a separate bowl, beat eggs, one at a time until light and fluffy. Add 1/2 tsp. Salt or to taste.
7
Mix well. Pour this over the kheema. Garnish with mint leaves, corriander leaves and the remaining green chillies.
8
Garnish with fried almonds and cashews. Serve hot.