MUTTON KUZHAMBU

MUTTON KUZHAMBU:

Ingredients:

Small onions-1 cup [finely chopped]

Garlic flakes-8

Cumin seeds- 1 sp

Peppercorns-1tsp

Curry leaves- 2 springs

Coriander powder-3 tbsp

Chilli powder- 1 tbsp

Turmeric powder-1sp

Mutton pieces- 1 kilo

Big onion- 1 [finely chopped]

Tomato-2 cups [finely crushed]

Shredded coconut- 2 handfuls

Fennel seeds-2 sp

Poppy seeds- 1 sp

Gram dal [pottukkadalai] - 2 tsp

Cinnamon- ½ tsp

Cloves-2

Coriander leaves- a handful

Salt to taste

Enough oil

Method:

Heat a kadai and pour 3 tbsp oil.

Fry the small onions, garlic flakes, peppercorns, cumin seeds, and the curry leaves to a light brown colour.

Grind this with the coriander powder, turmeric powder and chilli powder to a nice paste.

Clean and wash the mutton pieces.

Again heat the kadai and add 2tbsp oil.

Fry the onion and the chopped tomatoes until the tomatoes are cooked well.

Add the mutton pieces and fry for a few minutes.

Add a little water, enough salt and the ground masala and mix well.

Cook this in a pressure cooker.

Pour the mutton masala in a vessel and heat it.

Now grind the coconut, with the fennel seeds, kuskus, cinnamon, cloves and pottu kadalai to a fine paste and add this to the mutton masala.

Let the kuzhambu simmer for 5 minutes and put off the fire.

Add chopped coriander leaves and curry leaves.