Mutton Fry

Yet another super recipe from my favourite site pachakam.com . A must try!!

Things Needed:
Mutton - 1 kg
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Ginger-Garlic paste - 3 tbsp
Shallot - 2 tbsp
Chilly powder - 1 1/2 tbsp
Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Garam masalas
Cinnamon(Karugapatta) - 4 sticks
Cloves(Grambu) - 8 nos
Pepper - 1 tsp

Salt

For seasoning:
Curry leaves
Onion(big) - 1 nos

Method:
Marinate mutton with turmeric & salt first. Then chilly powder & coriander powder.Then Ginger garlic shallot paste. Then ground garam masala. Mix each time well.
If possible refrigerate for some time.
Heat oil & deep fry mutton in it. Drain using paper.
After finished fry the sliced onions & curry leaves . Mix it with the mutton .Tasty mutton fry ready.

Mutton Biriyani

MUTTON BIRIYANI

For Mutton:
Ginger+ Garlic + Shallot paste - 3 tbsp ( 1tbsp from each)
2 sliced onions
1 chopped tomato

Chilly powder - 1 tsp
Coriander powder - 1 tbsp
biriyani powder - 1 tsp + 1 tsp

For Rice:
Crush roughly the following whole garam masalas & keep aside.
{ Cloves - 7
Cardamom - 3 crushed
Cinnamon - 3 sticks (if powder - 1/2 tsp )
Star aniseed - 1
Bay leaves - 2
Black cumin - 1 tsp }

Nuts & raisins - a handful
Coriander leaves - a bunch
& mint leaves - a bunch
Lemon juice - that from a lemon
Saffron or food colour

Preparing Mutton Gravy:
Clean the mutton .marinate it with 2 tsp salt and 1/2 tsp turmeric and set aside.
Heat 2 tbsp Ghee in a nonstick pan. Saute Ginger -garlic shallot paste in it.
Add sliced 2 onions in it ,saute well at first then saute once in a while .
Once the onion start turning bit brown from transparent , add the tomatoes. Cook for 2 min.
Add the chilly powder , coriander powder , 1 tsp biriyani powder and the mutton pieces .
Mix all well and cook uncovered until the mutton pieces turns into whitish colour.
Transfer the whole thing into pressure cooker , add 1/2 cup water and pressure cook for 15 min.
Later open it add 5 tbsp curd & 1 tsp biriyani masala powder then cook until the water is absorbed well & the gravy becomes thick.
Before finishing the gravy add chopped coriander & mint leaves .

Preparing the Rice :
Wash the rice in water & drain .
Heat 2 tbsp ghee in the vessel .Roast cashews , keep aside. Fry the dry grapes until bubble,keep aside.
Add the crushed cloves ,cardamom ,cinnamon ,Star aniseed,Black cumin,Bay leaves into it.
Add the drained rice into this. Add 3 + 1/2 cup water .Close the lid and wait until the pot fills with steam . reduce the flame & let it cook in the steam. (type of cooking the rice may be different for different people. My mom uses a pressure cooker to cook the rice. I use a wide steel pot , which is generally used for cooking rice . Won't burn in the bottom , also once the pot is filled with steam you can turn off the flame & the rice will be cooked in this steam)

Biriyani:
Preheat the oven to 180 degree.
Mix two pinch of saffron with milk or warm water. Mix some rice with this.(you can also use food colour) Keep it aside.
Layer the rice & mutton alternatively in a deep pot and bake for 30 - 45 min.
Garnish with nuts , raisins & coloured rice & serve with a salad , boiled egg. & mint chutney .

Spicy Tasty Mutton Curry

Mutton Curry Recipe

SPICY MUTTON CURRY

Its a very tasty spicy flavourful recipe for mutton. Try it yourself and leave your comments.
Basic idea is to cook the vegetables in oil, make a paste of the cooked vegetables and cook the meat in it , adding all the spices you need to make it a spicy curry.

Things needed :

Mutton - 1 kg
Red onion - 325gm, 2 big, coarsely cut
Green chillies - 3 big coarsely cut
Tomato - 225gm, 2 big coarsely cut
Ginger 1 1/2 sp Garlic 1 1/2 sp chopped

Chilly powder - 1+1/2 sp
Coriander powder - 2 sp

Garam masala - 1 tsp
Meat masala - 1 levelled spoon

Curry leaves 2 spring

Coconut milk - 1/2 cup ( adjust to ur taste)

Preparation method :

Cut the mutton into cubes, clean it, marinate it with 1 tsp salt , 1/2 tsp turmeric and keep aside.
Heat oil in a pressure cooker.
Add Ginger garlic chopped and fry for some seconds until its rawness goes.
Add cut onion, green chillies and saute until onion becomes soft and transparent.
Add tomatoes and cook until it gets mushy.
Put all these cooked ingredients into a blender and make a paste. Add small quantity of water if needed.
Tip:If you have enough time then allow the ingredients to cool before blending.

Pour the paste back into the cooker , and boil for 2 min.
Mix in the mutton pieces add chilly powder , coriander powder , required salt and pressure cook for 20 min..

After the mutton pieces are cooked soft , add coconut milk. add the Garam masala & meat masala. Let it stay in medium heat for 2 min .
Thats it..Aromatic,spicy Mutton Curry is ready , it is best served with rice , chappathi or appam.