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mutton curry

Spicy Mutton Curry

Mutton cooked in a gravy of onion, ginger, garlic and flavoured with spices.
Prep Time 1 hour
Total Time 1 hour
Cuisine Kerala
Servings 8 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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