Name: Spicy Mutton Curry
Prep time: 60 min
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 1 kg Mutton; 4 tbsp Coconut oil; 1/2 kg Shallots (sliced, Kunjulli); 2 tbsp Chopped ginger; 2 tbsp Chopped garlic; 2 sprigs Curry leaves; 1 big Tomato (chopped); 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder; 2 tbsp Kashmiri Chilly powder; 3 tbsp Coriander powder; 2 tsp Garam masala; Salt (to taste); Hot water (as required)

Spicy Mutton Curry

Mutton cooked in a gravy of onion, ginger, garlic and flavoured with spices.

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Prep Time 1

Total Time 1

Cuisine Kerala

Servings people

Ingredients

1 kg Mutton
4 tbsp Coconut oil
1/2 kg Shallots sliced, Kunjulli
2 tbsp Chopped ginger
2 tbsp Chopped garlic
2 sprigs Curry leaves
1 big Tomato chopped
1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
2 tbsp Kashmiri Chilly powder
3 tbsp Coriander powder
2 tsp Garam masala
Salt to taste
Hot water as required

Instructions

Clean, wash and drain the mutton pieces and keep aside..
Fry turmeric powder, kashmiri chilly powder and coriander powder together in a pan without oil to remove the raw smell and taste of these powders.
Marinate the mutton pieces with the fried masala powders, 1 tsp garam masala and salt. Keep aside.
Heat coconut oil in a kadai and saute sliced shallots, chopped ginger & garlic and curry leaves till shallots becomes soft. (Instead of shallots, you can use 4 big onions).
Add chopped tomato and saute till it is mashed well in the masala.
To this, add the marinated mutton pieces along with remaining 1 tsp garam masala and required quantity of hot water.
Cover and cook it in a medium flame till the meat is cooked well and the curry reaches a medium thick gravy consistency. Refer tips.
Make sure there is enough water while cooking the dish.
Serve hot with steamed rice / kappa / chappathi / appam / idiyappam.

Notes

If you are cooking it in a pressure cooker, don't add water. Keep the
marinated mutton along with the shallot masala in the cooker, close it and keep it in a low flame and cook for 1 whistle.

If you are cooking it in a pan/kadai, add required quantity of water and cook it on a medium flame for about 45 minutes to 1 hour or till the meat is cooked well.

Make sure there is enough water till it is done.

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Spicy Mutton Curry