Mutton Curry

Mutton Curry (with potatoes)

Ingredients
Mutton - 900gms
Potatoes, boiled & diced - 2nos.
Onions(Big) - 2
Pearl Onions - 1/2cup
Tomatoes - 2nos.
Green Chillies - 4nos.
Ginger - 1"piece
Garlic(Big) - 2
Chilli Powder - 11/2tsp( or as per taste)
Turmeric powder - 1/2tsp
Coriander powder - 3tsp
Bay leaves - 2nos.
Garam masala - 1/2tsp
Curry leaves - 2sprigs
Salt to taste
Oil

To grind
Fennel - 1tsp
Clove - 4nos
Cinnamon - 2" piece

Method
Wash the meat and drain well.
Heat oil and add the bay leaves.
Next add the chopped big onions & green chillies.When half cooked add the chopped pearl onions & cook till slightly brown in colour.
Now add the ginger-garlic paste and cook till the raw smell goes.
Next add the chilli, turmeric & coriander powders. Stir for a while and then add the chopped tomatoes & curry leaves. When oil starts to separate add garam masala & the ground masala. After few min add the mutton & salt mix well and cook for another 5 minutes on medium flame.
Transfer the contents to a pressure cooker, add hot water and cook till done. Open cooker and add boiled potatoes, check for salt and cook covered on low flame for 5min. Serve hot with rice or chappathi.

Other Related Recipes:
Chettinad Mutton Curry

Vatteappam

Vatteappam
This recipe yields one 8" appam(1"thick). Serves-2

You will need:
Rice flour - 1cup
Semolina/Rava/Sooji - 1tbsp
Yeast - 1/4tsp
Sugar - 1/2tsp
Grated Coconut - 1/2-1/3cup
Cardamom powder - 1/4tsp
Sugar - 1/3cup
Salt to taste
Raisins for garnishing

Method:
Cook rava in a cup of water till it becomes soft. Let it cool.
When lukewarm, add yeast & 1/2tsp sugar to it. Allow it to froth.
Next, add rice flour to it and mix well. Set the dough aside to rise for 6 hours.
Grind coconut with sugar to a fine paste and add it to the dough.
Add cardamom powder. Mix well & let it ferment for another 4-6hours.
Add salt & pour the mixture into a greased 8" pan. Place raisins on top & steam for 5-10 minutes in a steamer or in a pressure cooker without keeping the weight. When done a toothpick inserted will come out clean.
Cool, cut into wedges and serve.

Tips: Alternately, for a quick vatteappam, you can mix rava gruel, yeast, rice, coconut & cardamom and keep aside to ferment for 3-4 hours. Add sugar & salt. Mix well and steam till done.

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