Kerala Mutton Curry
Ingredients
- 1 kg Mutton
- 3 nos Onion big
- 2 nos Tomato
- 1" piece Ginger
- 10 nos Garlic cloves small
- 4 nos Green chillies
- 1 1/2 tsp Chilly powder
- 3 tsp Coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp Turmeric powder
- 1/2 tsp Garam masala
- 3 nos Bay leaves Vazhana/Karuga ela
- 1 tsp Fennel seeds Perinjeerakam
- 4 nos Cloves Grambu
- 2 sticks Cinnamon Karugapatta
- Curry leaves A few
- Salt As reqd
- Oil As reqd
Instructions
- For preparing Kerala Style Mutton Curry, wash mutton well and cut into small pieces.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add fennel, cloves, bay leaves & cinnamon and stir well. When fennel becomes slight brown in color, add sliced onions, green chillies and curry leaves.:- If u have time, u can use small onions(kunjulli) in place of big ones for better taste.
- When onions turn golden brown, add ginger-garlic paste. Reduce the flame and saute it.
- Reduce the flame and saute it.
- Add chilly powder, coriander powder and turmeric powder and stir for 5 mins on medium flame. :- If u want the mutton curry to be less spicy, reduce chilly powder to 1 tsp and green chillies to 2 nos. Add tomatoes and salt and mix well for 5 mins.
- Add the garam masala powder.
- After 3 mins, add the mutton pieces and stir well.
- Keep it on medium flame for 10 mins. Do not add water at this stage. Stir occasionally to avoid sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- Transfer the contents into a pressure cooker. Add 3 cups (teacups) of water and cook on medium flame for 20 - 25 mins. Mutton curry is ready.
- :- Serve Kerala Mutton Curry hot with rice or porotta or chapathy.
Notes
For an easy to prepare delicious dish try this link Village Style Mutton Curry. You can also check out this link Karnataka Style Mutton Chops.
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