Being a Bengali, (or bong, as the sobriquet goes) mutton-kosha is our staple for every Sunday. It’s a tradition, you can say, to relish upon the ambrosial juice of the ‘chush-haddi’ (bone-marrow) that encapsulates the philosophy of temptation. The steaming red hot mutton-kosha can make any day a sunny and happy one. It’s even considered as the best medicine for heartbreaks! (well, don’t take it too seriously) The dish is savoured with equal enthusiasm with rice or roti.
Here is the recipe for the mutton-kosha, Bengali style spicy mutton with a velvety gravy.
Ingredients
1 kg mutton (cabrito)
3/4 medium sized potatoes cut into equal halves (Optional)
4/5 tbsp of mustard oil
3-4 medium sized onions
4/5 whole cardamom, 1/2 cinnamon stick
2/3 bay leaves
A pinch of sugar
To marinate the mutton
15/20 cloves of garlic
2-inch thick ginger
2 tsp turmeric powder 1 ½ tsp red chili powder…
The loneliness gnawed through Numbed my senses with a chill I shouted, but no heart was there Only the blankness stared back I stood I lift myself I left I drew a picture Of loneliness On black paper.
Loving life and loving you
The twain never met
You didn’t like the way I lived
Still, so many dreams I weaved
Shattered as life got up from slumber
Life and love- not both but one to remember!
Ring the bell of love, ring the bell of love
We are but guests for a short time
In this big alehouse of world
No one knows when to have The Last Supper
When the knell will be heard
So my fellow hosts and guests
Ring the bell of love
We have no time to waste.
Clouds are roaming like my thoughts
I know one day my soul will be free
As the white snowflakes of the sky,
I, too, will make my way through blue waves
Only you, my love, will not be there
To hold my hand, to plant a kiss on my lips
My tears, my grief, will drop down
On your tresses as rain.
