Ingredients

• 1 kg - boneless mutton, washed and cut into 2.5 cm cubes
• 2.5 cm piece ginger
• 4 cloves garlic
• 100 g - almonds (blanched)
• 1.5 - coconut
• 1.5 tsp - saffron essence
• 1 tbsp - poppy seeds
• 4 egg whites (beaten stiff)
• 2 tbsp - garam masala
• 1 tbsp - coriander
• 2 tbsp - flour
• 1.5 tsp - each of grated nutmeg and mace
• 1 tbsp - cumin seeds
• salt and chilli powder to taste.

How to Make Manpasand Kababs

• Grind the onion, ginger and garlic to a paste.
• Also grind the almonds, coconut and poppy seeds separately to a smooth paste and mix in the essence, egg whites, flour and little salt.
• Blend all the spices and the rest of the salt into the onion paste.
• Rub the paste well on the mutton cubes and set aside for 1 hour.
• Then sprinkle a little hot water on top and cook over a slow fire till quite tender and dry.
• Remove from fire and cool.
• Now richly coat each piece of mutton with the almond mixture and deep fry over a slow fire till golden brown.
• Serve with chutney of your choice.