Dishes made with mutton
18 dishes from around the world that list mutton as a main ingredient.
Pilaf
🇺🇿 Uzbekistan and 5 moreRice cooked in stock with spices, meat or vegetables, with each grain kept separate
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Kala bhunaMeat
🇧🇩 BangladeshA dark, richly spiced beef curry from Chittagong, Bangladesh
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
CassouletMeat
🇫🇷 FranceHearty bean and meat stew from southern France, slow-cooked in a deep earthenware pot
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
PitiMeat
🇦🇿 Azerbaijan and 3 moreMutton and chickpea stew slow-cooked in a sealed crock
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
BuuzMeatБууз
🇲🇳 Mongolia and 2 moreMongolian steamed dumplings filled with seasoned meat
Dumpling, Lunch, Dinner
Lamian拉麵
🇨🇳 China and 3 moreHand-pulled wheat noodles stretched into long strands
Noodle or pasta dish, Lunch, Dinner
Shumai烧卖 / 燒賣
🇨🇳 China and 5 moreChinese dumplings filled with seasoned meat, often served as dim sum
Dumpling, Breakfast, Lunch
Bosnian potMeatBosanski lonac
🇧🇦 Bosnia and HerzegovinaA hearty Bosnian stew of chunky meat and vegetables, layered and slow-cooked
Stew or curry, Lunch, Dinner
Bun kebabبَن کباب
🇵🇰 Pakistan and 1 moreSpiced kebab patty in a bun, sold hot at street stalls in Pakistan and India
Sandwich or wrap, Lunch, Dinner
Kati rollকাঠি রোল
🇮🇳 IndiaParatha flatbread rolled around spiced kebab or other fillings
Street food, Lunch, Dinner
Instant-boiled muttonMeat涮羊肉
🇨🇳 ChinaPaper-thin mutton slices cooked in a bubbling hot pot at the table
Main dish, Dinner, Lunch
Dhansakધાનશાક
🇮🇳 India and 1 moreParsi sweet and sour curry of meat, lentils and vegetables served with caramelised rice
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Laal maansMeat
🇮🇳 IndiaSpicy Rajasthani mutton curry with red chillies and garlic
Main dish, Lunch, Dinner
Photo credits on this page
The small pictures above come from Wikimedia Commons under free licences. Some are cropped to fit.
- Buuz: Аркадий Зарубин, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Lamian: Youngjediboy at English Wikipedia, CC BY 3.0, source
- Bun kebab: LunaticFringe97, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Cassoulet: BrokenSphere, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Dhansak: Miansari66, CC0, source
- Pilaf: Mizu basyo at Japanese Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Piti: Tərxan Paşazadə, CC BY-SA 3.0, source
- Kala bhuna: Dolon Prova, CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Shumai: Kent Wang, CC BY-SA 2.0, source
- Kati roll: Satyajit Dhawale (Satyajit888), CC BY-SA 4.0, source
- Instant-boiled mutton: N509FZ, CC BY-SA 4.0, source