Chettinad Mutton curry

Ingredients:

  • Mutton cut into small pieces – 1 kg
  • Mustard seeds – 1/2 tsp
  • Onion chopped finely – 2(large)
  • Curry leaves – 1 sprig
  • Tomato sliced – 2
  • Salt – to tasteOil – as needed
  • For Grinding:

  • Shallots(Kunjulli) – 7-8
  • Ginger – 1 inch size piece
  • Garlic pods – 7-8
  • Cinnamon(Karuvapatta) – 2 pieces
  • Cloves (Grambu) – 4 nos
  • Fennel seeds(Perumjeerakam) – 1/2 tsp
  • Cumin seeds(Jeerakam) – 1/2 tsp
  • Pepper corns(Kurumulagu) – 3-4
  • Chilly Powder – 2 tsp
  • Coriander powder – 2 tsp
  • Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
  • Grind all the above ingredients into a coarse paste and keep it aside.

Method:

  • Marinate the mutton pieces in the ground paste and salt for 30 mins.
  • Heat little oil in a pressure cooker,add the marinated mutton pieces and cook until the mutton becomes tender(upto 4-5 whistles).
  • Heat oil in a different pan and allow mustard seeds to splutter.
  • Add in curry leaves and onions and saute until onion turns golden brown.Add tomatoes and saute until they become soft.
  • Finally add the cooked mutton pieces and fry it till the oil seperates.

One thought on “Chettinad Mutton curry

  1. These kind of cooking tips is really helpful to make our favorite dishes.
    In this above method, one thing is missing at first point. Whether water need to add or not. That was not mentioned. So that i get confused during preparation of this. So myself i added 2 glasses of water to boiled it. After then i followed as per above remaining method. At finally i made the mutton curry. It superb taste….
    I’m really thanked for your team to upload this.
    – Booby..

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