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.
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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.
Recipe Video
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.
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.
Note: Nutrition values are my best estimates. If you rely on them for your diet, use your preferred nutrition calculator.
Nutrition
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Hi Meeta! This mutton curry turned out really well! I usually prepare mutton in pressure cook mode. This is the first time I tried meat mode and it came out so juicy and tender. Thank you so much for the recipe!
i like mutton very very much. our whole family like it. we cook it in different ways. now i will try your this recipe method. i hope this will also very tasty mutton masala. thanks for posting this.
Trying this recipe out tonight 😊
Can’t wait till it’s done. I’ll be back to review it 🤤
Michelle
Ontario, Canada
Hi Michelle – I would love to hear how the curry turned out.
Hi Meeta! The curry was delicious. Thanks for the recipe.
Since I meal prep and goat meat isn’t easily available, I’d like to cook using 4 pounds of boneless lamb the next time. For how many minutes shall I cook in the Instant Pot? Also, shall I use four times the recommended quantity for all other ingredients?
Thanks. Glad you enjoyed the Mutton Curry. You can just add all ingredients 4x. Even if you increase the quantity of meat, the pressure cooking time remains the same. The instant pot just takes longer to come to pressure and release pressure.
This was the first recipe I tried when I got my instant pot. My first time cooking mutton as well. The outcome was excellent. My in-laws loved it considering my MIL is a great cook! 🙂 I did have to add some water to my meat as I got the BURN msg half way through cooking. Once I added the water and gave it a good stir I had no problems. Will be making it again when I have people visiting us! Thank you for sharing this recipe!
Hi Soumya – So glad to hear your family enjoyed the mutton curry. Thank you for sharing your experience!