Receta Mutton Kulambu / Lamb Curry
- Mutton / Lamb - 250 grams (With bones preferred)
- Potatoes - 2 (peeled and cubed or chopped into larger pieces)
- Coconut - 1/4 th of a coconut (either chop or grate it)
- Ginger - 1 inch long piece
- Garlic - 2 pods
- Big onions - 1
- Curry leaves - Few
- Red chilli powder - 2 spoons
- Coriander powder - 3 spoons
- Pepper powder - 1 spoon
- Turmeric powder - 1/4 spoon
- Cumin seeds - 1/2 spoon
- Fennel seeds - 1/2 spoon
- Cardamom pods - 2
- Cloves - 1 + 1
- Cinnamon stick - Two small sticks
- Star anise - 2
- Salt - As per taste
- Oil - 5 spoons
- PREPARATION METHOD
- Make a fine paste of the following 8 ingredients and set aside;
- (Fine coconut paste)
- 1. Coconut pieces - 1/4 of a small coconut
- 2. Ginger - 1 inch piece
- 3. Garlic - 2 pods
- 4. Cumin seeds - 1/2 spoon
- 5. Fennel seeds - 1/2 spoon
- 6. Cardamom pods - 2
- 7. Cloves - 1
- 8. Cinnamon stick - A small stick
Place the pressure cooker's pan on flame add oil and after it heats up add 2 star anise, 1 cinnamon stick, 1 clove, curry leaves, sliced onions and saute until the onion turns translucent.
Then add tomatoes and saute well till it turns pulpy.
Add the fine coconut paste, red chilli powder, coriander powder, pepper powder, turmeric powder, salt and stir well.
Add the mutton/lamb pieces, cubed potatoes and 2 cups of water and stir well.
Close the pressure cooker with a lid and wait until the steam oozes out of the lid's nozzle; then place the whistle now on the nozzle and cook on low flame for 15 minutes.
Remove from flame and open the lid only after the pressure gets released by itself.
If the pieces have not got cooked to tender soft then pressure cook for 5 more minutes.
Serve!!
TIP 1: Instead of adding the coconut paste as such you can extract the milk from it and add it to the preparation. In such cases use atleast half of a coconut while making the paste.
TIP 2: You can also avoid potatoes if you wish, but adding potatoes will give you increase in consistency and enhances flavor too.
Delicious and Aromatic Mutton Curry / Lamb Curry is now ready!! Enjoy with Hot rice!!
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