Kerala Mutton Curry - Mild

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1/2 kg mutton (lamb)
• 1/2 cup water
• 1 bay leaf
• 1/2 cup yoghurt (curd)
• 1/2 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons coriander powder
• 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 1 teaspoon black pepper
• 5 cloves cardamom powder
• 3 -4 cloves
• 6 -7 cloves garlic
• 2 medium red onions
• 2 tomatoes
• 2 red bell peppers or 2 green bell peppers
• 2 medium potatoes
• 2 1/2 cm ginger
• 8 cloves garlic
• 4 tablespoons sunflower oil
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• fresh coriander
• curry leaf
• 2 chilies

Recipe

• 1 mix spices for marinade with the yoghurt and mix well with the mutton.
• 2 leave in the fridge for at least 1-2 hours but at best- overnight.
• 3 after marination cook meat (together with yoghurt marinade) and bay leaf with 1/4 cup of water in a pressure cooker for 15 min or 1/2 cup of water in a normal pot for 40 min (or until the liquid barely covers the meat).
• 4 slice bell peppers lenghtwise and fry in oil.
• 5 strain and set aside.
• 6 peel potatoes, cut in 4 cubes and microwave until half-done.
• 7 fry potatoes in the same oil used for frying the bell peppers until golden.
• 8 strain and set aside.
• 9 slice onions, set the temp of your cooking range to medium heat and saute them in the same oil.
• 10 onions will be ready once they are transparent and soft.
• 11 add garam masala and fry for 30 sec.
• 12 fry the ginger-garlic paste you prepared earlier from the ginger and garlic cloves for about a minute.
• 13 add cubed tomatoes and slit chilli peppers (remove seeds for milder taste) into the pot and stir.
• 14 cover with a lid and saute for 10 min over medium heat or until tomatoes start forming a paste with the rest.
• 15 add bell peppers, potatoes, mutton (with liquid), curry leaves and simmer over medium-to-low heat for about 40 minutes.
• 16 be careful not to overcook- meat has to be cooked, but firm.
• 17 salt to taste and sprinkle with corriander or parsley.
• 18 serve with rice or chapati.