How to Special Tasty Mutton Kosha Bengali Kosha Mangsho

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Mutton Kosha Bengali Kosha Mangsho. Mutton Kosha is an iconic Bengali delicacy. The word "kosha" is similar in meaning to "bhuna" which means to slowly cook a gravy over low flame for a very lo. Bengali Kosha Mangsho or Mutton Kasha is a delicious spicy Bengali Mutton Curry which is full of flavors from mutton, spices and mustard oil.

Bengali cuisine came to my life, because of a very good friend who is a Bengali too.

Mutton Kosha / Koha Mangsho is a traditional mutton recipe popular in the East Indian states of West Bengal & parts of Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam, Orissa, other Northeastern states & Bangladesh.

It's a popular delicacy in Bengali households, restaurants and wedding receptions.

You can cook Mutton Kosha Bengali Kosha Mangsho using 21 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you cook it.

Ingredients of Mutton Kosha Bengali Kosha Mangsho

  1. It’s 1 Kg of mutton.

  2. Prepare 2 of onions thinly sliced.

  3. It’s 1 of onion roughly chopped.

  4. Prepare 1 of tomato roughly chopped.

  5. Prepare 1 inch of ginger.

  6. Prepare 6-7 of garlic cloves.

  7. It’s 5-6 of green chilies slit.

  8. It’s to taste of Salt.

  9. Prepare 2 tablespoons of finely grated papaya or papaya paste.

  10. Prepare 100 grams of yogurt.

  11. It’s 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder.

  12. It’s 1 1/2 teaspoon of cumin powder.

  13. Prepare 1 1/2 teaspoon of coriander powder.

  14. Prepare 1 teaspoon of red chilli powder.

  15. Prepare 1 teaspoon of garam masala powder.

  16. Prepare 5 tablespoons of mustard oil/ cooking oil.

  17. Prepare 3-4 of bay leaves.

  18. You need 1/4 teaspoon of cumin seeds.

  19. Prepare 1 inch of cinnamon stick broken into pieces.

  20. It’s 4-5 of cardamom pods.

  21. It’s 5-6 of cloves.

Bengali style Kosha Mangsho is a famous mutton curry and popular for its great flavour and taste.

We need mutton, sliced onion, butter (ghee) and many other ingredients and masala to make a traditional homemade mutton curry.

Just properly follow the recipe and make a mouthwatering delicious Mutton Kosha.

Kosha Mangsho or Mutton Kosha is a very popular traditional Bengali mutton curry which can be served with polau / paratha / luchi or even plain rice.

Mutton Kosha Bengali Kosha Mangsho instructions

  1. Make a paste of roughly chopped onion, tomato, ginger and garlic..

  2. Marinade the mutton with papaya, yogurt, paste of onion garlic, green chilies, turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder, red chilli powder, garam masala powder, salt and one tablespoon of oil and leave it covered for at least 3 hours to overnight..

  3. Taka a kadai and add the remaining oil. Once the oil is hot, add bay leaves, cumin seeds, cinnamon stick, cardamom and cloves..

  4. As the spices turn aromat add the sliced onions..

  5. Sauté them till they turn translucent..

  6. Add the marinated mutton and mix it properly with the remaining elements in the kadai..

  7. Now, cook the mutton covered. You can also pressure cook it if you want..

  8. The mutton gets cooked in its own juices. It took me one hour for the mutton to cook properly i.e. the mutton becomes tender and you see oil leaving the sides of the pan. Add water if necessary..

  9. Add about ½ cup of water and let it simmer till you achieve the “makha makha”/ semi-dry consistency..

  10. Serve the kosha mangso hot with porotta, luchi or basanti pulao..

Its rich taste and spiciness make it famous to Bengali people.

The Bengali word Kosha means slow cooking in oil and spices to make a dark-brown gravy.

Bengali Mutton curry is a traditional mutton dish.

It is a delicious and spicy non-veg recipe and known to all as Bengalis Kosha Mangsho.

Which is made with soft tender mutton pieces, onions, tomatoes with spices.