Shaljam gosht or turnip with mutton or lamb is a delicious dish with a sweet and spicy flavour. This dish originates from Kashmir.
Turnips are actually root vegetables that are very low in calories. It is a storehouse of vitamins, minerals, fibre and antioxidants. Both roots and vegetables are edible, so you can use both to create delicious dishes. Add to stews and soups to create your own weight-loss tonic. In Asia, Turnips use to like proper curry with or without meat. we can use any meat like chicken, mutton, lamb, beef whatever you like.
I agree that many of us are not fans of turnips, but once you know their nutritional benefits, you can’t avoid them!
Let’s see how to cook them with meat.
Ingredients
- 500g lamb or mutton
- 2 Medium onions, sliced
- 2 medium tomatoes, sliced
- Ginger, garlic paste 1 tbs
- 2tsp salt, or to taste
- 1/2tsp turmeric
- 2 cup of water
- 1/2tsp cumin seeds
- 1tsp coriander powder
- 1tsp crushed black pepper
- 2tsp Red chilli powder
- 500g turnips, peeled and cut
- 3 to 4 tbs cup oil/ghee
- Fresh chopped coriander, for garnish
- 1-2 green chillis, cut into 2-3 pieces
Instructions
- In a cooker, put together ½ kg mutton, 2 cut onions, 2 cut tomatoes, turmeric, 1 tbsp chilli powder, 2 tsp Ginger garlic paste, salt to taste and 1 cup water.
- Cover and pressure it for 10 minutes.
- In another pan boil the Turnip with 1 tsp salt, for 10 to 15 minutes. Cover while boiling.
- After 10 minutes When the meat is tender and the turnip has been soft too.
- Add oil and Fry the meat curry properly.
- Crush the turnip with a spatula, and add in meat curry .
- Now add the sugar, cumin powder and black paper.
- Fry, and Simmer till oil comes on top.
- Lastly, add 4 chopped green chillies, and 1 bunch of chopped coriander leaves. and juice of 1 lemon.
- Shaljam Gosht is ready to serve with chapati or boil rice.
