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Great Tastes - Mutton Rogan Josh

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  Recipe from Ruby's Kitchen ( as prepared in Kashmir ) Ingredients Mutton----1/2kg Hing (Asafetida) – 1/4 teaspoon Cinnamon (darchini)- 2 pieces (1” each) Clove (labanga) - 5 pieces Black cardamom (boro elaich) - 3 pieces Whole black pepper  1/2 teaspoon Juice of one whole large onion coriander powder - 1 teaspoon Cumin powder - 1 teaspoon Ratan Jote  - 1 teaspoon Kashmiri Mirch powder – 2/3 Tsp Hung Curd   250gm Fennel  powder - 1teaspoon Ginger powder - 2 teaspoon Vegetable oil – 1 tablespoon Boil 500 gm mutton in roughly 500ml water until soft and keep the stock and the mutton aside. Put a large pan on the gas and add oil. When the oil is hot (but not smoking), add the whole garam masala and black pepper. When the spices start popping, add the meat and slowly add the onion juice. Stir fry on low heat. When meat becomes almost dry and the onion juice has been completely absorbed, add hung curd, coriander powder, cumin powder, fennel powder, asaf...

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  -the land of Francesinha and Pastel de Nata Lisbon’s Santa Apolonia Train Station is the city’s oldest station. Located in the historic district of Alfama, this simple and stately façade stands close to the bank of the beautiful and serene river Tejo. The station is conveniently connected by public transport from Marques de Pombal, at the heart of Lisbon. From here the high-speed deluxe trains, adorned with bright colored curtains and carpets inside, take two and a half hours to Porto. Porto’s Campanha station. Porto alias Oporto. Sweet sounding names for a sweet city. Famous for sweet wine exclusively from the grapes of Duoro Valley. Grapes nurtured from the time of Jesus. Like Lisbon, Porto also seems to have been crafted out from the hilly terrains all around. Most of the old parts of both the Portuguese cities have a maze of steep and narrow cobbled streets, narrow roads, and connecting walkways of extremely steep gradients. Like in Lisbon, which is ...