Name: Nadan Mutton Curry recipe by Rekha Unni at BetterButter
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 500 g Curry cut Mutton; Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp; Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp; Green chilies,sliced - 2; 8 Shallots,sliced; 3 sprig curry leaves; 3/4 cup water; Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp; 3 tbsp + 1 tsp coconut oil; Ginger,juliened - 1" piece; Garlic,sliced - 3 large cloves; 1 large Onion ,thinly sliced; Coconut,sliced - 3 tbsp; red chili powder - 1/4 tsp; 1 small Tomato,chopped; Salt to taste; For roasting and grinding; Dry red chilies- 4; Coriander seeds -1.5 tsp; Cinnamon - 1/2" piece; Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp; Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp; 2 cloves; 1/2 tsp black peppercorns

ABOUT Nadan Mutton Curry RECIPE

Delightful flavour of spices with coconut oil makes this mutton curry a must try, one of the traditional style of cooking mutton from Kerala. This was one of my mom's speciality

Ingredients Serving: 4

500 g Curry cut Mutton
Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tsp
Green chilies,sliced - 2
8 Shallots,sliced
3 sprig curry leaves
3/4 cup water
Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
3 tbsp + 1 tsp coconut oil
Ginger,juliened - 1" piece
Garlic,sliced - 3 large cloves
1 large Onion ,thinly sliced
Coconut,sliced - 3 tbsp
red chili powder - 1/4 tsp
1 small Tomato,chopped
Salt to taste
For roasting and grinding
Dry red chilies- 4
Coriander seeds -1.5 tsp
Cinnamon - 1/2" piece
Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp
2 cloves
1/2 tsp black peppercorns

Instructions

Heat a heavy bottomed pan and dry roast all the ingredients mentioned under grinding section.Allow this to cool completely and grind to form a fine powder
In a vessel,add the prepared masala powder,mutton,turmeric powder,ginger-garlic paste,one green chili,shallots ,1 sprig curry leaves ,salt to taste and water.Cook until mutton is done. Alternatively this can be cooked in pressure cooker too
Heat 3 tbsp oil in earthern vessel .Add mustard seeds and let it splutter.Add curry leaves,green chilies,ginger and garlic.Saute for few seconds.
Add onion and sliced coconut . Cook until onion turns completely soft ,stirring frequently
Add chopped tomato and mix well. Cook until mushy.Add chili powder,if required and saute for about 1 minute.
Add the cooked mutton along with the stock to the vessel.Add more salt if required.Mix well until combined.
Cover and cook over medium flame for about 10 to 12 minutes or until gravy turns thick.Finally add 1 tsp coconut oil and few curry leaves , mix. Serve hot with rice or parotta

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