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{{short description|Curry with meat and potatoes}}
{{Infobox prepared food
| name            = Aloo gosht
| image           = Aaloo Gosht.JPG
| caption         = A plate of Aloo gosht.  
| country         = [[Indian subcontinent]]
| region          = Indian subcontinent 
| national_cuisine = [[Indian cuisine|India]], [[Bangladeshi cuisine|Bangladesh]], [[Pakistani cuisine|Pakistan]]
| course          =
| type             = [[Curry]]
| served          = 
| main_ingredient = [[Meat]] and [[potato]]
}}
[[File:Saloonay Chawal With Aloo Gosht.JPG|thumb|Saloonay chawal ([[brown rice]]) served with Aloo gosht.]]
'''Aloo gosht''' ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|آلو گوشت}}}}, {{lang-bn|আলু গোশ্ত}} ''Alu göshto'', {{lang-as|আলু গোছ}} ''Alu güs'') is a meat [[curry]], originating from the [[Indian subcontinent]], and popular in [[Pakistani cuisine|Pakistani]], [[Bangladeshi cuisine|Bangladeshi]] and [[North Indian cuisine|North Indian]] cuisine. It consists of [[potato]]es (aloo) cooked with meat ([[gosht]]), usually [[lamb and mutton|lamb or mutton]] or [[beef]], in a [[stew]]-like [[shorba]] gravy.<ref name="Mohiuddin"/><ref name="Food of India">{{cite book|title=Food of India|first=Priya|last=Wickramasinghe|first2=Carol Selva|last2=Rajah|year=2005|publisher=Murdoch Books|isbn=9781740454728|pages=124}}</ref> The dish can be served and eaten with plain rice or with bread such as [[roti]], [[paratha]] or [[naan]].

==History==
It is a favorite and common dish in Pakistani,<ref name="Mohiuddin">{{cite book|last=Mohiuddin|first=Yasmeen Niaz|title=Pakistan: A Global Studies Handbook|year=2007|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-1851098019|pages=325}}</ref> Indian and Bangladeshi meals;<ref>{{cite book|last=Edelstein|first=Sari|title=Food, Cuisine, and Cultural Competency for Culinary, Hospitality, and Nutrition Professionals|year=2010|publisher=Jones & Bartlett Publishers|isbn=978-1449618117|pages=262}}</ref> and is commonly consumed as a [[comfort food]] in the Indian subcontinent.<ref name="Nuzhat"/><ref>{{cite book|last=Singh|first=Khushwant|title=City Improbable: Writings|year=2010|publisher=Penguin Books India|isbn=978-0143415329|pages=189}}</ref>

==Preparation==
There are various methods of cooking aloo gosht.<ref name="Nuzhat"/> Generally, the preparation method involves simmering lamb or beef pieces and potatoes over medium heat, with various [[List of Pakistani spices|spices]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Potato Mutton (Aloo Gosht)|url=http://www.khanapakana.com/recipe/ad67a7be-94ae-44d9-b29f-bde3958d9e43/potato-mutton-aloo-gosht-}}</ref>

Lamb or beef meat is cut into chunks and placed into a stew pot over heat. [[Chicken]] may be used as an alternative to lamb or beef. Tomatoes, along with [[cinnamon]], [[Bay leaf|bay leaves]], [[ginger]], [[garlic]], [[red chili]] powder, [[cumin seed]]s, fried [[onion]]s, black [[cardamom]], [[garam masala]] and [[cooking oil]] are added and stirred.<ref name="Nuzhat">{{cite book|last=Nuzhat|title=Nuzhat Classic Recipes|year=2009|publisher=AuthorHouse|isbn=978-1438940328|pages=1,2}}</ref> Potatoes and salt are mixed in. Water is added, in a proportion that is enough to cover the meat, and [[:wikt:bring to a boil|brought to the boil]]. The aloo gosht is covered and left to simmer until the meat becomes [[meat tenderness|tender]]. Once ready, it may be garnished with chopped [[coriander]] leaves and served hot.<ref name="Food of India"/><ref name="Nuzhat"/>

==See also==

* [[Aloo gobi]]
* [[List of lamb dishes]]
* [[Pakistani meat dishes]]
* [[Nikujaga]]
* [[Irish stew]]

==References==
{{Wiktionary|aloo gosht}}
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[[Category:Pashtun cuisine]]
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[[Category:Punjabi cuisine]]
[[Category:Bengali cuisine]]
[[Category:Bangladeshi cuisine]]
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