Goat Curry or Mutton Masala in the Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker. Tender meat cooked in an onion tomato gravy with aromatic whole spices. Enjoy this goat curry with naan or rice.
Goat meat is not as popular all over the world, but in India it is the most popular red meat. If you are not able to find goat meat easily, you can substitute lamb in this recipe. I usually get goat meat at the nearby halal store.
Goat meat is healthier than many other meats. It is lower in calories, cholesterol, saturated fat and higher in protein and iron than lamb and beef. I personally like the taste of goat meat better than chicken or lamb. It is much more flavorful and juicy in my perspective.
How to make Goat Curry in a Pressure Cooker?
I make this goat curry in north Indian style. It is the most basic and simple mutton curry recipe. No marination required, however you can marinate if you like. Add all the ground spices, ginger, garlic and 1/4 cup yogurt and marinate the meat for 1-2 hours or overnight in the refrigerator.
Some people like to add potatoes to this curry to make it thicker, which is great too. Same setting would work with cubed potatoes, just add about 1/4 cup of water before pressure cooking. I skip potatoes to make this curry low carb.
Another thing to note is that I don’t add any water when making this curry. Goat meat releases a lot of water, so additional water is not required. It will come to pressure and cook perfectly. If you use another type of meat, add 1/4 cup of water.
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Instant Pot Goat Curry / Mutton Masala Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb Mutton bone-in, 1-2 inch pieces
- 3 tbsp Ghee or Oil
- 1 Green Chili Pepper (optional)
- 1 Onion large, about 11oz, finely chopped
- 1/2 tbsp Ginger minced
- 1/2 tbsp Garlic minced
- 1 Tomato medium, chopped
- 1 tbsp Lemon juice
- Cilantro to garnish
Whole Spices
- 1/2 tsp Cumin seeds (Jeera)
- 6 Black Peppercorns
- 6 Cloves (Laung)
- 1 stick Cinnamon (Dalchini) 1" inch
- 1 Bay leaf (Tej Patta)
- 2 Black Cardamom (Moti Elaichi)
Spices
- 1/4 tsp Ground Turmeric (Haldi powder)
- 1 tsp Cayenne or Red chili powder preferably kasmiri chili powder to get the red color
- 2 tsp Coriander powder (Dhaniya powder)
- 1 tsp Garam Masala
- 1 tsp Salt
Instructions
- Heat the instant pot in SAUTE mode and add oil to it. Add the whole spices and sauté for 30 seconds so they release the aroma.
- Add the chopped green chili, onions, ginger and garlic to the pot and sauté for 4 minutes until they turn golden. Keep stirring at regular intervals.
- Add the chopped tomatoes and spices. Mix and Sauté for another 2 minutes.
- Add the mutton and mix it well with the gravy. Saute for 2 minutes. Stir and scrape off anything stuck to the bottom of the pot. Press Cancel and close the lid.
- Change the instant pot setting to MEAT mode at high pressure for 20 minutes.
- When the instant pot beeps, let the pressure release naturally. Stir in the lemon juice.
- Garnish with cilantro and mutton curry is ready to serve.
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Notes
- Whole Spices: If you don't like whole spices in your curry, add them to a spice pouch and add them, so you can remove the pouch after the curry is ready.
- Spice level: This is a mildly spiced curry. Adjust cayenne/red chili powder to taste to make the curry mild or more spicy.
- Water: I did not add any water when making this curry, as the meat releases a lot of water. However if you see the curry looks very dry before pressure cooking, add 1/4 cup of water.
- Marinate: This is the simplest mutton curry. If you like, you can marinate the mutton before adding it to this curry. Marinate with the ground spices, ginger, garlic and 1/4 cup of yogurt. Refrigerate for 1-2 hours or overnight.
Nutrition
Note: Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.
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Tr2ird this mutton gravy..in absolute love with it..had postponed cooking mutton for years now thinking it would be hard to get the right consistency in pressure cooker.. After seeing this recipe decided to try it in instant pot and am amazed to know how easy it is to make this dish.. This is going to be one of my frequent dishes henceforth.. Thanks much..
Hey Dalreen – Glad to hear you enjoyed the mutton curry and will be making it more often. It is definitely my favorite!
Hi,
If I’m using boneless lamb, should I change the amount of time I cook it for? Thanks!
Hey Sherin – For boneless lamb, I would suggest 15 minutes on MEAT mode. Hope you enjoy it!
Hi does anyone else’s have an ip that doesn’t allow for increasing total cook time for more than 6 min on the pressure setting and 4 min on meat/stew setting?
Hey Aine – I have been able to increase the time always. Try resetting the instant pot or contact instant pot support. I have heard they are very responsive.
Used mountain goat it was incredible thanks for putting this recipe out…., truly blessed thx
Hey Andrew – So glad that you enjoyed the goat curry. Thank you for sharing back your review!
Just a quick ques.. Should we cook it on high pressure or low
Hey Alka – Cook it on high pressure. Hope you enjoy it!
I plan to make this dish, however I don’t have instant pot. I got normal pressure cooker. can you please tell me how many whistles and on what flame should I cook the mutton?
Thank You 🙂
Hey Maryam – Cook for 4-5 whistles on medium flame for a stovetop pressure cooker. Hope you enjoy it!
This was amazing. Perfect spices. So easy. I prepared things the night before. Then when I came home from work we had this wonderful dish to cook. Organic goat from the farmers market. Yummmm! Thank you. I look forward to trying your other instant pot recipes.
Hey Patti – Yay! So glad to hear you enjoyed the goat curry. Organic goat from the farmers market sounds great. Thank you for sharing back your review and I would love to hear if you try any other dishes.
I made this yesterday and it was absolutely delicious! Thanks for the great recipe!
Hey Anu – So happy to hear you enjoyed the Goat Curry. Thank you for sharing your review!