# Lucknow Special Shaahi Moong Gosht

A classic, slow-cooked mutton and green gram stew from Lucknow.

- Cuisine: Indian
- Category: Dinner
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 100 ml cooking oil
- 2 whole onion
- 4 whole green cardamom
- 4 whole cloves
- 2 whole bay leaf
- 1 whole cinnamon stick
- 1 kg mutton
- 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
- 1 tbsp coriander powder
- 1 tbsp red chili powder
- 1 tsp turmeric powder
- 1/2 tbsp garam masala powder
- 50 g yogurt
- 1 glass water
- 0.5 kg green gram
- to taste salt (optional)
- to taste milk
- to taste roasted cumin powder
- 2 drop rose water
- 2 drop kewra water
- to taste ginger, julienned

## Instructions

1. Heat 100ml oil in a pressure cooker and fry onions until golden brown. Add cloves, green cardamom, bay leaves, and cinnamon stick.
2. Add 1kg mutton and 2 tbsp ginger-garlic paste. Sauté the mutton.
3. Add the spice powders: coriander, red chili, turmeric, and garam masala. Sauté for 2 minutes.
4. Add 50g yogurt and cook for 1 minute.
5. Pour in one glass of water. Close the pressure cooker and cook for 4 whistles.
6. Remove the oil (rogan) that has surfaced to the top and set aside.
7. In a separate pressure cooker, heat a little oil, add 0.5kg green gram, an onion, turmeric, cinnamon, cloves, green cardamom, bay leaf, and some salt. Pour 5 glasses of water, then cook for 5 to 6 whistles.
8. Lower the heat, add milk to the green gram while mashing it.
9. Combine the cooked mutton mixture with the mashed green gram. Mix well.
10. Finish with a sprinkle of garam masala, roasted cumin, and special Lucknowi moong masala. Cover and cook on low for 10-15 minutes.
11. Add 2 drops of rose or kewra water.
12. Garnish with julienned ginger and the reserved rogan.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/reel/1653268922250665/
- Creator: Lucknow FoodMania
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a4afb874-0f7f-4bfc-a201-2da6aa9d9756
- Extracted: 2026-10-05

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