Malabar Mutton Curry / Kerala Style Mutton curry

Malabar Style Mutton Curry

   Malabar Mutton Curry is one of the easiest and tastiest Malabar delicacy. In this mutton preparation, mutton is cooked in thick coconut milk, gives an amazing taste. This curry goes well with ghee rice, pathiri etc...

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Ingredients 

1. Mutton/lamb – ½  kg
2. Onion – 3 nos large.
3. Ginger – 2” piece.
4. Garlic – 4-5 nos.
5. Green chillies – 4-5 nos.
6. Shallots – 8-10 nos.
7. Tomato – 1 cup.
8. Fenugreek seeds – ½ tsp.
9. Curry leaves.
10. Lemon Juice – 1 tsp.
11. Oil.
12. Salt.
13. Coconut milk – 1 cup.
14. Turmeric Powder – 1 tsp.
15. Red chilly powder – 2 tbsp.
16. Coriander Powder – 2 tbspn.

 For roasting and making powder:

•  Fennel seeds – 1 ½ tsp.
• Black Pepper – 1 tbspn.
• Cardamom – 4 nos.
• Cloves – 4 nos.
• Cinnamon stick – 1’’ piece.

Method of Preparation:

1. Heat a pan and roast together with fennel seeds,  black pepper, cardamom, cloves and cinnamon stick. Allow it to cool and make fine powder. On the same pan roast turmeric powder, red chilly powder and coriander powder.
2. Cut mutton in to small pieces, and clean it. Mix together with roasted powdered recipes. Add fenugreek seeds and salt. Marinate this minimum 45 mins. to 1 ½ hrs.
3. Add some water and cook until the meat is done. You can also use pressure cooker for this purpose.
4. Heat oil in an earthen pan, fry ginger , green chillies, garlic, curry leaves, onion,  shallots and tomato.
5. Then pour cooked mutton to this onion mixture. (We already added powdered items to the cooked mutton.) Mix well, add some water if needed.
6. Add lemon juice, mix well and allow it to boil. Then add coconut milk and enough amount of salt, allow it to simmer for 3-5 mins.
7. Remove from fire.
8. Now our yummy and tasty mutton curry is ready to serve. Garnish with curry leaves.
9. Serve with ghee rice, nice pathiri etc. Enjoy!!!!

Malabar Mutton Curry / Kerala Style Mutton curry