Mutton Bone Soup

It’s the rainy season and what more can satisfy than a hot spicy mutton bone soup on days like this. I have been having this bone soup since I was a kid and always looked forward on days when I get to have this delicacy 🙂 This is a very simple basic soup and doesn’t need so much cooking but a healthy soup since it helps with bone regeneration and also the collagen in the bones helps with skin and hair growth. The spices included also are healthy options like pepper, cumin and coriander which helps in digestion and also a good remedy for cold and cough.

Ingredients (for 4 people):

Mutton Bones/ribs – 250 gms

Onion – 1 (Small)

Tomato – 1 (Small)

Ginger Garlic Paster – 1 spoon

Curry leaves – handful

Coriander leaves – for garnish

Salt – to taste

Oil -1 spoon

Fennel seeds – 1 spoon

To grind:

Pepper, Cumin and Coriander seeds – each 1 spoon

Step 1 – Wash the bones with turmeric and keep it aside. Washing any meat based products like mutton, chicken or fish will remove the raw smell which most of them doesn’t like. I personally don’t like the raw smell in my dishes so washing with turmeric helps remove it and also it removes most fat also.

Step 2: Chop onion and tomato into small dices

Step 3: Roast the dry ingredients in low flame for about 2 mins and grind to a coarse powder. Always roast the spice in low flame for about 2-3 mins to get the flavours out. Too much of flame will make it burnt and keeping it for a longer time also will reduce the flavours.

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Step 4: Pour one spoon of oil in a pressure cooker pan, add in the fennel and curry leaves. Add chopped onion, fry for few mins and add ginger garlic paste. Once the raw smell goes away, add the chopped tomatoes and fry for few mins.

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Step 5: Add the washed mutton bones, mix well with the onion tomatoes. Add in the ground masala and fry for a min. Add 2-3 cups of water and salt, if the spice is less add some pepper powder. Once it boils close the cooker. Cook the bones for about 15 mins so that it softens and the marrow gets mixed with soup broth well. I like the bones to be softer so that I can chew it well with the soup. After the pressure is released add the coriander leaves and serve hot!

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Adjust the spice levels and water consistency based on your liking, there is no ground rule on following the exact same recipe. Some people would like to add a squeeze of lemon or a spoon of ghee at the end. Always add/reduce ingredients based on what you like and if you have any improvising tips also please comment so that I can try that too! 🙂