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Kosha Mangsho: The Bengali Mutton Delicacy You Must Try – Recipe Revealed!
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News18•28-09-2026, 15:28
Kosha Mangsho: The Bengali Mutton Delicacy You Must Try – Recipe Revealed!
- •Kosha Mangsho is a traditional Bengali mutton dish, slow-cooked with onions, ginger-garlic, and spices for a rich, thick gravy.
- •Marinate mutton with yogurt, turmeric, salt, red chili powder, and ginger-garlic paste for 30 minutes.
- •Sauté whole spices in mustard oil, then cook finely chopped onions until golden brown before adding ginger-garlic paste and green chilies.
- •Add marinated mutton and sauté on high heat, then incorporate coriander powder, cumin powder, and other spices, cooking slowly until oil separates.
- •Add chopped tomatoes and hot water, then simmer until mutton is tender and gravy thickens; finish with garam masala and serve hot.
Key Questions Answered
Making authentic Kosha Mangsho requires 500 grams of mutton, finely chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, ginger-garlic paste, green chilies, yogurt, mustard oil, and a selection of whole and powdered spices including turmeric, red chili, coriander, cumin, and garam masala.
Before cooking, the mutton should be thoroughly washed and cleaned, then mixed in a large bowl with yogurt, turmeric, a little salt, red chili powder, and some ginger-garlic paste for a marination period of about 30 minutes.
The finished Kosha Mangsho, which features a thick, spicy, and delicious gravy, is typically served hot alongside rice, luchi, or roti.
