Gongura Mamsam

Ingredients
Mutton-250g-chopped into pieces
Cinnamon-1 inch piece-broken
Bay leaves-2
Cloves-3
Cardamom-4 pods
Anise-2
Onion-2 large
Potato-1 large-cubed
Green chillies-5(slitted)
Tomato-1(optional)
Gongura-100g(cleaned & chopped-usually more quantity is added)
Coriander leaves-a bunch
Cumin seed-1/2 tsp
coriander powder-1tsp
Chilli powder-1 tsp
Ginger-garlic-50g(ground into a coarse paste)
Curry leaves-A sprig
Oil/butter-as required
Salt-as required
Method:
Cook Mutton with half the quantity green chillies, ginger garlic paste,turmeric powder,chilli powder and salt along with potato cubes.Keep it aside.(I pressure cooked it with some water).Now heat oil in a pan.Add curry leaves, bay leaves, cinnamon, cardamom,cloves,star anise.Saute it for a couple of minutes.Add the onion pieces& tomato and saute it till it becomes transluscent.Add the ginger-garlic paste to it and fry till golden brown.Meanwhile cook 'gongura' leaves and chillies separately and grind it to a paste and keep it ready.(I did not grind for I didnt wish the flavour to dominate too much).Add the cooked mutton pieces and salt to it. Add all the powders to the mutton and finally, add the gongura paste and allow it to cook for 4 minutes. Serve it hot with hot rice and drizzle of ghee....Beware!You wouldnt know the rice vanishing from your plate,but the stomach will tell u!!