The best thing to happen was the compliment I got from a very seasoned tea drinker, my D’s elder brother (whom we call moothaappa) about the chai I had made for him. He was pretty much impressed and I was on the top of the world. Hehe… then what followed was a lot of giggling, chatting, screams of excitement from children, dinner and finally a messed up house which was swept by me from one side and mopped by my D (he loves to clean!!!) from the other. Basically it was a tiring yet a fun day altogether. Enjoyed it to the core… 🙂
For all that of yesterday, today is pretty silent. There’s nobody at home except me and the younger one and we are lost as to what to do. The HD is as usual busy… 🙁 But then, as what I would do, thanks to the blog, trying my hand at some new recipes… hehe… Today is a sumptuous mutton curry, that I had made from one of my cookbooks “Timeless Cuisines – Recipes from Harrisons” that adorn a large portion of my shelf. Found it really lip-smacking and definitely, would make it again… 🙂
Madras Mutton Curry
Ingredients
- 500 gm mutton washed
- 1 tbsp oil
- 2 large onions thinly sliced
- 7-8 curry leaves
- Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Kashmiri Chilli powder
- 1/2 tsp chilli powder
- 2 tbsp coriander powder
- 1/2 tsp turmeric powder
- 2 small potatoes cubed
- 4 tbsp coconut ground
- Grind into a paste:
- 1 tbsp ginger paste
- 1 tbsp garlic paste
- 1 tsp mustard seeds
- 1/2 tsp cumin seeds
Instructions
- Heat oil in a pressure cooker. Fry the onions till golden brown.
- Add the mutton and curry leaves and fry for a few more minutes. Ensure that the onion does not become too brown.
- Add the salt and the ground paste and fry for a couple of minutes till the raw smell goes.
- Add the masala powders along with the potatoes and fry for a couple of minutes.
- Pour around 1 cup of water, not more than that.
- Close the pressure cooker and cook till the mutton is done. Allow the pressure to go by itself.
- Open the pressure cooker, put the curry on simmer and add the grounded coconut to the curry. Cook for 3 minutes. Serve hot with rice or chappathi.
Wat a busy day, Rafeeda you are a wonderful woman girl. Enjoy ur day dear, we do need some calm and lazy days too.
Madras mutton curry looks highly inviting, who can resist to it.
thank u so much priyaji for your kind words… 🙂 but sometimes, even i sit simply, i feel really handicapped!!! 🙂
What exactly is mutton?
it's goat meat, navin… 🙂
Wow ! Looks soooooooo inviting !
thank u so much divya…
that is a super curry:)have seen this curry in many magazines …
thank u so much rani… 🙂
very different curry,sounds so yummy.
thank u so much meena…
Wow mutton curry looks yum esp like the idea of grinding coconut and adding towards the end.
thank u so much meena… 🙂
You sure had fun, I love family gatherings! U know, i keep seeing kashmiri chilli powder fr last few years thanks to bloggyworld but i never saw them in real shop! Always end up using normal chilli powder..this curry looks scrumptious..now i am craving for some pathiri..
how come jehanne?? u can check in the spices section, eastern masala powders may have it… kashmiri chilli is more red and less spicy, gives a lovely color to your curries, i always add half of this and half of the normal chilli powder… 🙂
Yummy curry. Adding potato is different.
thank u so much shailaja… 🙂
Wowwww Rafeeda deee U rockkkkk….
thank u so much fabu…. 🙂
Absolutely droolworthy Rafeeda.
Sounds like you had a lot of fun despite all the hard work:)
yes, i did dear… thank u so much…
It sounds like you had a busy but fun day. The curry looks great, lovely color too!
thank u so much ambreen…
i love this curry, looks mildly spiced…awesome
thank u so much dear… 🙂
Hi Rafeeda,
Mutton curry looks yummy. and the best part is it is mildly spiced…good one!!!
Regards
Anjali Abhilash
http://www.anjusrecipebook.blogspot.in
thank u so much anjali… 🙂
Wow Rafeeda.. Very well made 🙂
thank u so much nilu…
looks so creamy & delicious !
thank u so much reni…