Kerala Mutton Stew Recipe

Items required

The following items are required -

• Mutton cubes - 500 g.

• Potato cubes - 1 cup

• Carrot cubes - 1 cup

• Chopped Onion - 2 medium size

• Slit Green chillies - 6

• Thick Coconut milk - 1 cup

• Thin Coconut milk - 2 cups

• Pepper corn - 1 tsp

• Small Ginger pieces- 1/2 tbsp.

• Small Garlic pieces - 1/2 tbsp.

• Cloves - 5

• Cinnamom -1 piece

• Cardamom - 5

• Cooking Oil - 2 tbsp.

• Salt - as required

• Curry leaves - 3 bunches

• Mustard seeds - 1 tsp.

Method of Preparation

• Add oil to the heated pan on the stove.

• Add garam masalas, (cloves, cardamom and cinnamom), mutton, green chillies, pepper corns, ginger and garlic and saute for 2 minutes.

• Add the thin coconut milk, and salt and cook for 10 minutes, with lid.

• Add potato cubes and carrot cubes, and cook for another 10 minutes.

• Add 2 bunches of curry leave and cook for another 2-3 minutes.

• Add the thick coconut milk, stir well and cook for 1 minute.

• Seasoning the Stew is optional.Even without seasoning, the stew will be tasty. But some people prefer seasoned stew.

• Keep a pan on the stove and add 1 tbsp. oil.

• Add mustard seeds, when they splutter, add chopped onion pieces.

• Add curry leaves, and saute for a minute.

• Add the whole thing to the stew.

Tips:

- If you are not seasoning the stew, add 1-2 tsp.coconut oil on top of it.

- Coconut milk can be obtained by extracting from coconut scrapings or can use ready made coconut powder.

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