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Monday, November 21, 2011

Mutton/Lamb Curry






Chicken, Mutton and Fish are the most popular Non-Vegetarian food in India. 
Sundays are best for a breakfast that includes Mutton gravy/curry with hot idly’s. 
It won't feel like a sunday otherwise (if you are a non-vegetarian of course). 
It combines surprisingly very well with bread too.

Ingredients :

  • Mutton/Lamb - 500g 
  • Onion - 2 (chopped) 
  • Tomato - 2 (chopped) 
  • Coconut/Coconut milk - 1 cup 
  • Ginger - 1tsp 
  • Garlic - 1tsp 
  • Peppercorns - 1/2tbsp 
  • Cumin seeds - 1/2tbsp 
  • Cinnamon stick - 2inches 
  • Fennel seeds - 1tsp 
  • Cloves - 5 
  • Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp 
  • Coriander powder - 1tbsp 
  • Fresh Coriander leaves - 20g 
  • Sunflower/Veg oil - 6tbsp 
  • Water/bouillon - 600ml 
  • Mustard seeds - 1tsp 
  • Curry leaves - 5-6leaves 

Method :

  1. Fry the lamb a few pieces at a time in 3tbsp hot oil in a heavy cooking pan until the outside turns a bit brown. Take it off the pan and keep it aside. Fry the rest of the lamb in the same way. Add more oil if needed.
  2. In the same pan fry the onions in 2tbsp oil until it turns light brown and keep aside 
  3. Fry the peppercorns and cuminseeds in the same pan and keep aside. 
  4. In a blender/mixer grind together the fried onions, tomato,cuminseeds,peppercorns, coconut,ginger garlic paste,cinnamon,fennel and the cloves. 
  5. Boil the lamb in water/bouillon together with the turmeric powder,coriander powder,grind mixture and let it cook until the gravy is thickened to your taste of consistancy. 
  6. Fry mustard and curry leaves in oil in a small pan and add it to the lamb once its cooked. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves. 
  7. Serve it with Chapati’s or Rice.