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Mutton Mappas
Ingredients (Serves 3 – 4)
1. Mutton – 1/2 kg, cut into medium-small pieces
Onion – 1/4 cup, thinly sliced
Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Ginger – 3/4 tsp, thinly sliced
Green chilly – 1, diagonally sliced
Curry leaves – A few
Coconut oil – 1 tsp
Salt – To taste
2. Water – 1/4 cup
3. Coconut oil – 1.5 tbsp
4. Garlic – 2 tsp, chopped
Ginger – 1 tbsp, thinly sliced
5. Onion – 1 cup, thinly sliced
Green chilies – 2, diagonally sliced
Curry leaves – 1 sprig
6. Turmeric powder – 1/4 tsp
Coriander powder – 2 tsp
7. Cashew paste – 2 tsp (Soak 6 – 7 whole cashews in warm water for 30 minutes. Grind to a fine paste in the small jar of a mixie)
8. Thin coconut milk – 1 cup
9. Thick coconut milk – 1/4 cup
10. Salt – To taste
To season
11. Coconut oil – 2 tsp
Pearl onion – 4 small, thinly sliced
Kashmiri chilly powder – 1/2 tsp (optional)
Curry leaves – A few
Method
1. Marinate mutton pieces with the other ingredients numbered 2 for at least 30 minutes. Add 1/4 cup water and mix well. Cook for 3 whistles. Open the lid and add cubed potatoes. Cook for 1 whistle and switch off. Set aside.
2. Meanwhile heat 1.5 tbsp coconut oil in a heavy-bottomed pan. Add chopped garlic and saute for 30 seconds. Add sliced ginger and saute for another 30 seconds or until they change color slightly. Add sliced onion, curry leaves and saute until onion starts to change color. Add turmeric powder and coriander powder. Saute until their raw smell disappears. Add cashew paste and cook for a minute. Next add 1 – 1.5 cups of thin coconut milk, cooked mutton with gravy and bring to a boil. Cook for a few minutes. Add 3/4 – 1 tsp garam masala powder and 1/4 – 1/2 tsp pepper powder. Taste-check for salt. Add thick coconut milk, cook for a minute and switch off.
3. Heat 1 tbsp coconut oil in a small pan. Fry pearl onion until golden and then add curry leaves. Fry until crisp. Switch off. Add 1/2 tsp kashmiri chilly powder and stir for a few seconds. Pour this over the curry. Cover and set aside for 20 minutes. Mix well. Serve with chapathi / porotta / pulao etc.
Recipe courtesy – Dhe ruchi
Maya did you mean to mix the mutton with no.1 initially when we cook ?
Because no.2 is only water.
Thank you
yeah we need to marinate mutton with the other ingredients numbered 1..Thanks for your comment, Tresa..will update the post soon
Thank you for replying Maya.
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You’re welcome! 🙂 Really happy to read your comment..Thanks a lot for your support!