Garhwali Mutton

Bone-in hill goat curry — Garhwali goat (smaller, leaner, and more flavourful than plains breeds due to a life of grazing on mountain herbs) cooked in a mustard oil and whole-spice gravy with onion and tomato. Often prepared in a pressure cooker in modern homes, the traditional preparation involved a clay pot on a wood fire for several hours. The meat's herbal-fed flavour comes through in the thin, aromatic gravy. Eaten at Holi, Dussehra, and family gatherings.