Wash and drain the meat pieces. Soak the meat in lemon juice for half an hour.

Half cook the meat in a pot with just enough water, a tbsp of vinegar, 1/4 tsp of ground black pepper and curry leaves.

Heat oil in a pan and stir fry the onions, curry leaves, garlic and green chillies(seeds removed) for 5 minutes until the ingredients look translucent.

Crush the rest of the spices and add them into the pan. Continue to stir fry.

Add the half cooked meat(but not the gravy).

Add potatoes and enough water to cook the potatoes.

Cook until the potatoes and the half cooked meat is done.

Add the meat to gravy.

Adjust vinegar and salt to your taste.

Add one full cup of thick coconut milk. Do not allow the contents to boil once the coconut milk has been added.

:- Mutton Stew is ready.

:- Serve mutton stew with palappam or bread.