February 19, 2012

Mutton Masala - My father's recipe


My father cooks some of the best non-veg dishes and here is one such awesome recipe. I have been asking him to cooking this for me, but he kept postponing. Finally, he made it this weeked and it was simply delicious.The speciality is that this dish doesnot have much masalas in it, but it is still flavourful and yum.

Ingredients:

For Marination
Mutton: 500 gms
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Chilly powder - 2 tsp
Curd/youghurt -  3 tbsp
Salt to taste

For grinding
Ginger - 2 inch piece
Garlic - 7-8 cloves
Green chillies - 2 or 3

For masala

Oil - 2 tbsp
Coconut cuts/sliced (thengakothu) - 1/4 cup
Cumin seeds - 1/4 tsp
Cinnamon stick - 2 inch piece broken to pieces
Green cardamom - 2 or 3
Onion - 2 large, sliced finely
Coriander powder - 1.5 tbsp
Curry leaves - a sprig
Tomato - 2, chopped
Crushed pepper - as required
Chopped coriander leaves - to garnish


Preparation:

1. Wash and clean the mutton and add all the marination ingredients in the bowl. Mix well and marinate for half an hour or more.
2. Cook the mutton till tender. I usually cook it in a pressure cooker without adding water. After the first whistle, lower the heat and cook for 10-15 mins. Switch off and wait till pressure is released. Note that cooking time may vary depending on the tenderness of meat.
3. Grind together ginger, garlic and green chillies to  a smooth paste and keep aside.
4. Heat oil in a pan and fry the coconut cuts/thengakothu till brown. Drain and keep aside.
5. In the same oil, add cumin seeds followed by cinnamon and cardamom.
6. Add onions and saute till soft. Add coriander powder and saute till you get the aroma. Add the ginger-garlic-chilly paste and curry leaves and saute well.
7. Add tomatoes and saute till mushy. Now add the cooked mutton and the fried coconut cuts.
8. Combine well and simmer for 10-15 mins.
9. Do a taste check and add crushed pepper if required.
10. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

The curry tastes best after a few hours. Best served with rice/ghee rice/roti/appam/porotta/pathiri etc.

Events:

Kerala Kitchen - Feb 2012 hosted by Roshan, a series of event started by Ria and Rose
 Hot & Spicy treats  hosted by Amy






26 comments:

  1. That’s really wonderful curry !! perfectly done !!

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  2. I timk father n husband can cook better than us....he he he
    Delicious recipe

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  3. I am truly envious you have a father who cooks so well. It looks very flavourful, just looking at that pic would make anyone's mouth water.

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  4. looks real tempting,Ramya..Yummilicious!!

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  5. Delicious Mutton masala, Nice recipe Ramya :)

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  6. very yummy n flavorful mutton preperation....great recipe....

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  7. mouthwatering mutton masala..looking nice flavour

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  8. really nice mutton masala recipe:)very droolworthy!

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  10. hot n spicy Mutton masala,my mom makes this too vry nice..super recipe Ramya :)

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  11. Have noted the combination of spices. Will try it out soon. Looks yum. You are a lucky girl :-)

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  12. mutton masala looks delicious...seriously drooling here...

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  13. thanks for popping by and following my humble blog, Ramya, it's such a pleasure to discover your lovely space too! I'm so happy to be your regular reader from now:-)

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  14. Wow....the mutton masala definitely looks very tempting...so flavorful...bookmarking the recipe:-)

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  15. Wow the mutton masala definitely looks very tempting...so flavorful....bookmarking the recipe...

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  16. Mouthwatering here..super delicious.

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  17. looks delicious and tempting .........

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  20. Looks absolutely delicious and perfect specially because it made none other than a dad.

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  22. Look so delicious & mouthwatering. I like this spicy appearance...Thanks a lot for sharing with Hot & Spicy Treats

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  23. Ramya this is an absolute stunner! I love mutton and I am always on the lookout for new recipes, so im definitely bookmarking this one! Thanks for sharing your dad's very special recipe! I am so glad to visit ur space after all the breaks i've been taking, got a lot of catching up to do! Thanks for ur lovely comment on my blog! Tc!

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