Mudhi Mansa

Mudhi Mansa is one of the iconic snack dishes of Odisha. It is an exclusive delicacy in “Baripada” a town situated in the Mayurbhanj district of Odisha. The delicious mutton curry (Mansa) with onions, green chillies and fresh coriander is savoured with Mudhi or puffed rice

Ingredients :

Goat Meat 250 gms
Large Onion,finely chopped 1 nos
Tomato chopped(optional) 1 nos
Mustard Oil 1 cups
Garam Masala 1 tsp
turmeric powder 1 tsp
Red Chili Powder 2 tsp
Potato ,peel and cut into halve 1 nos
Cinnamon Stick 1 nos
Bay Leaf 1 nos
Cardamoms 2 nos
Cloves 2-3 nos
Pufffed Rice 2 cups
Coriander Leaves 2-3 tsp
Sugar /2 tsp

Directions :

Marinate goat meat with 3 tsp mustard oil, turmeric powder and red chilli powder over night or 5 hrs
In a pressure cooker take mustard oil and increase the flame to high mode so that the mustard smell goes off.
Shallow fry potatoes and keep them aside.
In same oil sugar and let it carameluze , next add all the spices( cardamom, bay leaf, cinnamon , cloves)
Add onions and tomato. Let it turn soft and mushy.
Next add marinated meat with some salt to taste.
Add 1 cup of water and pressure cook for 5-6 whistles
Open and add garam masala and chopped coriander
Serve with puffed rice and garnish with chopped tomatoes, onion, chopped green chilly if you like spicy. You can add farsan or sev if you want
It is an odia dish that needs to be brought in limelight. we use leftover mutton curry to make this amazing puffed rice delicacy. Try it!