Pakistani Traditional Balti Gosht /Balti Muttun Recipe

Source : In A Pan Add Muttun And Ginger Garlic Finely Chopped With 1/4 Cup Oil Stir And Cook On Medium Heat For 5 Minutes If You Feel It S Burning Add 1/8 Cup ...

PreTime
more Minutes
CookTime
a few Minutes
Yield
Some Servings

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at : August 26, 2025

Step:

  1. In a pan add muttun and ginger garlic finely chopped with 1/4 cup oil. Stir and cook on medium heat for 5 minutes. if you feel it's burning add 1/8 cup water and continue stiring it. this is an important step because we want to finish all smell of muttun.

  2. Now add water 1 glass.
    Cook it with lid until muttun is 80% done or cook it for 1 hour 15 minutes.

  3. After 1 hour 15 minutes. Stir the Muttun until all juices evaporate, then add tomato puree 4 tbsp. stir and cook for 1 minute.
    please try to use tomato puree not any other form of tomato paste, because in this curry tomato puree will give the right perfect taste.

  4. Dry roast 1-1/2 tbsp cumin seeds and 1-1/2 tbsp coriander seeds. grind them but not very fine.

  5. Now add this in balti ghost with 1/2 tbsp red chilli flakes,stir for 1 minute. then add 1/2 cup of water and on low heat cook it again with lid for 15-20 minutes. be careful not to burn the curry, if you feel it's burning add 1/4 cup more water. then cook it.

  6. After 15 minutes add 1/2 cup cream,salt 1 tsp, 1 green chilli, 1/2 tsp crushed black pepper, and 1/2 tsp garam masala. Mix and cook on low heat for 5-10 minutes.

  7. Balti Ghost is ready. Garnish it with lot of fresh julian cut ginger and fresh chopped coriander leaves. Serve it hot with steamed rice/roti/ paratha as you like. Enjoy .


Ingredients

  1. 500 gms mutton, cut into small pieces
  2. 1/2 cup cream
  3. salt 1 tsp or as required
  4. 4 tbsp tomato puree
  5. 1 tbsp garlic chopped
  6. 1 tbsp ginger chopped
  7. 1-1/2 tbsp roasted cumin
  8. 1-1/2 tbsp roasted coriander
  9. 1/2 tbsp red chilli flakes
  10. 1/2 tsp garam masala
  11. 1/2 tsp black pepper crushed
  12. 1/4 cup oil
  13. 1 green chilli
  14. fresh coriander for garnish
  15. 2 tbsp fresh ginger julian cut for garnish

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