Ammachi's Authentic Mutton Curry

Ingredients

Mutton - 1/2 kg
Turmeric Pwd - 1/4 ts
Coriander Leaves for garnish
Salt for taste

Roast and Grind

Oil - 1 ts
Cardamon - 3
KasKas/Poppy seeds - 1 ts
Fennel Seeds - 1 ts
Peeled Pearl Onion/Shallots - 30 nos or chopped Big onion - 1 no
Ginger - 1/2 inch
Garlic - 10 pods
Curry Leaves - 1 twig
Red Chilli Pwd - 1 ts
Coriander powder - 3 ts
Almond - 15 nos or Coconut - 4 ts
Hot water - 1/4 cup for soaking the almonds
Salt - 1/4 ts

Tempering

Oil - 1 ts
Fennel seeds - 1/2 ts
Curry Leaves - 2 twig
Red Chilli - 2 nos
Onion - 1 Small finely Chopped

Method

1. First soak the almond in hot water for 5mins and peel the skin off.

2. Chop the pearl onion,garlic,ginger and in a pan add a ts of oil and roast the items sequentially as given in the ROAST AND GRIND LIST, once it is cooled grind to a fine paste.

3. Apply the turmeric pwd to the mutton and in a thick bottomed vessel add little oil and saute the mutton for 4 to 5 mins.

4. Add the masala paste to the mutton and add a cup of hotwater and close the lid, let the mutton cook in medium flame, check in between till the mutton is fully cooked. It might take nearly 40 to 50 mins to fully cook.

5. Once it is cooked in a separate pan add a ts of oil and add the tempering items as per the order given above. Add to the mutton curry and garnish with more coriander leaves.

Enjoy with white rice or chapati

Ground Lamb Fried Patty /Minced Lamb Vadai/Minced Mutton Vadai/ Minced lamb Fried Patty/Kothukari Vadai

Ingredients

Ground Mutton/Kothukari - 200 gm
Channa Dhal - 1 cup
Big Onion - 1 no
Red Chilli - 4 no
Coriander seeds - 1/2 ts
Turmeric Pwd - a pinch
Red Chili pwd - 2 pinch
Garlic - 3 pods
Ginger - 1/4 inch
Fried Grams Flour/Pottukadalai Flour - 2 ts
Coriander leaves - 4 strands
Curry Leaves - 2 twig
Fennel Seeds - 1 ts
Salt for taste
Oil for deep frying

Method

1. Wash the Channa dhal and soak in 3 cups of water for 30mins.

2. In a pan add a ts of oil and add the ground meat to it and saute for 7 to 8 mins with a pinch of salt ,turmeric pwd and red chili pwd and keep aside.

3. Finely chop the onion,garlic,ginger,curry leaves and coriander leaves.

4. In a mixer grind the red chili,coriander seeds, fennel, garlic,ginger and drain the water from the channa dhal and add to the spice pwd and coarsely grind.

5. In a mixing bowl add the grounded channa dhal,Pottukadalai flour,chopped onion,fried mutton,curry leaves,coriander leaves.

6. Add the salt and mix it nicely.

7. Make small balls out of the dhal mixture and press lightly by flatting the dhal balls between your palms.


8. In a wok place the oil for frying, once it is heated place one flattened patty in the oil and fry for 4 mins in medium heat by flipping on each side for a min. Check the seasoning if you feel like adding more salt then add it or if you need more spiciness add some more chopped green chilies.