Indian Cooking Tips: How To Make The Famous Rajasthani Banjara Gosht At Home

India is brimming with a diverse range of regional cuisines. One can easily describe Indian cuisine as a vibrant play of flavours. When it comes to the heavily-loaded non-vegetarian curries there is nothing that cannot possibly impress us. Be it the heavenly nihari or creamy korma, one simply cannot resist the sublime flavours of regional Indian curries.

Rajasthani cuisine boasts of many such exquisite dishes. While speaking of non-vegetarian Rajasthani dishes, one cannot ignore the supremacy of laal maas, but there are so many meaty wonders from this particular region that you can't skip out. Banjara Gosht is one of them. A mutton lover's dream, Rajasthani Banjara Gosht is quite a common dish in the state's household. Banjara gosht is an absolutely simple recipe, made without any marination and can be made with easily available ingredients found in your kitchen.

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The ease at which you can prepare the dish would definitely impress people who are always on the go. In this dish mutton is cooked in a mix of sautéed chopped onion and, spices and herbs including deggi chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder, bay leaf, peppercorns, cloves, cinnamon stick and dry red chillies. The addition of churned curd lends a rich, creamy and thick texture to the curry.

The vibrant colour of the dish is exactly what you expect out of any Rajasthani curry, another significant feature is its spice quotient. With an extensive use of spices such as red chillies, Banjara Gosht is as red and fiery as it can be. However, if you aren't really fond of this much heat, you can cut back on the quantity of a few hot spices. Rajasthani Banjara Gosht would go well with rice or any Indian bread of your choice such as tandoori roti or naan.

Rajasthani Banjara Gosht is an excellent mutton recipe that you can prepare in a jiffy. It can be a perfect dish to prepare for a celebration at home.

Find the full recipe of Banjara Gosht here. Try at home and let us know your experience in the comments section below.