Mutton_Chukka

Ingredients:
Mutton-350 gms
Minced onion-Big(2) Small -30
Tomato-1
Ginger garlic paste-1 teaspoon
Corriander powder-3 teaspoon
Kuzhambu milagai Thool-3 teaspoons
Turmeric powder-1/2 teaspoon
Garlic Chopped-5 pods

To grind:
Grated cocunut-2 tablespoons(As little as you can grind in a mixie)
Kas kas or cashews- 1 teaspoon or 5
fennel seeds-1 teaspoon
To season
Cinamon-2 small pieces
Clove-2
Bay leaf-a small piece
Curry leaf-little
Fennel seed-1 teaspoon

Method:

* Wash and cut the mutton into uniform pieces.Keep a pressure pan or small cooker in the stove.
* In one teaspoon of oil add 1 tablespoon onion,little garlic(qty shown in the plate with mutton) and saute.
* Add the mutton pieces and saute for 2 minutes.Add the coriander powder and 1 spoon kuzhambu milagai thool or chilli powder.
* Put 1/2 the qty of salt needed(1 teaspoon).Pour 1 cup of water.Mix everything well.If you think your mutton is not good and will take time to cook add 1/2 cup more water.Close the cooker.Once the pressure starts coming Sim the stove and switch off after 12 minutes.
* Meantime grind the items given in'to grind'.
* Keep a sauce pan or kadai in the stove and in 2 table spoons of oil season the chukka with the items given in 'to season' and saute the ginger garlic paste, onion,tomatoes shown in the small plate.
* Now add the grounded masala and saute nicely.Open the cooker separate the mutton pieces.
* Add the gravy left into the kadai along with the remaining kuzhambu milagai thool and salt and go on stirring It will very fast become thick.
* Now add the mutton pieces and go on stirring till you get the desired consistency.(if you stop stirring,the masal will get burnt).So be careful.It will take only 5 to 10 minutes.Garnish with fresh coriander leaves.


Note: We don't like mutton much, so we are not cooking this at home. Some of my friends ask me to add mutton recipes, So I got this recipe from my friend. I will cook and post the photos soon :)

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