Meat Masala

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Meat curry powder is a special blend of spices which are used to marinate lamb or mutton pieces or add as seasoning for many gravies and curries. The usual ingredients are bayleaf, ginger root, cinnamon, cloves, peppercorn, coriander seeds, fennel and chilli powder. It can be prepared at home or bought from a store. Use a food processor or blender to grind together the bay leaf, ginger, cinnamon, coriander seeds, salt, fennel seeds and chili powder. Combine this spice mix with the garam masala, lemon juice, turmeric and oil in a large bowl and the meat curry powder is ready to be sprinkled over lamb or mutton before grilling or during marinating.

Usage

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The special blend of spice called meat curry powder is used in a small quantity for marinating mutton pieces, preparing mutton curries or as a seasoning .Please note, the curry powder must be added in small quantities, or else it will overpower the dish. The best time to add the powder is after the onions and tomatoes have been cooked.
” Meat curry powder is used to prepare mutton dishes with authentic Indian touch of flavours such as tikka masala, roganjosh and are at times, even added to curries, vegetable dishes, soups, or stews to impart added flavour
” The meat curry powder can be added to season plain lamb,chicken or egg curry and in the marinade for chicken.
” This masala is the key ingredient in some of the regional recipes, such as mutton do pyaaza, mutton fried rice, mutton biryani,etc.