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Showing posts with label Non Vegetarian Curry/ Gravy/ Kuzhambu. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Non Vegetarian Curry/ Gravy/ Kuzhambu. Show all posts

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

Telur Curry Recipe / Easy Malaysian Egg Curry


Telur Curry Recipe
I wanted to make a quick and easy Malaysian Egg Curry for my Roti Jala.  But I didn’t have few ingredients in my pantry so with minimal ingredients I made this easy Malaysian style egg curry It was real close to the authentic Telur curry.

Ingredients
Large Eggs ( hard boiled and shell removed ) – 6 nos
Large potatoes ( boiled and cubed ) – 2 nos
Onions medium sliced – 2 nos
Tomato medium sliced – 1 no
Ginger and Garlic paste – 1 tsp
Red chilli powder – 1 and ¼ tsp
Cumin powder – 1 tsp
Fennel powder – 1 tsp
Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
Ajinomoto – ¼ tsp or Chicken Stock cube – 1 no
Salt to taste
Coconut milk – 4 tbsp
Water – 1 cup
Oil -2 tbsp

Egg Curry with Roti Jala
Method
1.       Heat oil in a pan, when pan is hot add the sliced onions and stir fry until onions turns soft.
2.       Add the ginger and garlic paste to the pan and sauté for a minute.
3.       Add the chopped tomatoes to the pan and sauté for a minute.
4.       Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, cumin powder, fennel powder, ajinomoto and salt to the pan, stir fry on low heat for 2 mins.
5.       Add 1 cup water to the pan, mix well and bring the curry to boil.
6.       When curry starts boiling, add the hard boiled eggs and boiled potatoes to the curry, mix well and simmer curry until slightly thickens.
7.       Add the coconut milk to the curry, mix well and remove pan from heat.

8.       Garnish curry with curry leaves and serve hot with Roti Jala or Paratha.
Malaysian Egg Curry

Monday, December 23, 2013

Meen Kurma Recipe / Fish Korma for Chapathi

Meen Kurma Recipe
Ingredients
Fish pieces - 1/2 kg
Onion chopped - 1 no
Tomato chopped - 1 no
Ginger and garlic paste - 2 tsp
Red chili powder - 1 and 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 3 tsp
Cumin powder - 1 tsp
Pepper powder - 1/4 tsp ( optional if extra heat is needed)
Turmeric powder - 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil - 3 tsp
Curry leaves few

For masala paste
Grated coconut - 1/4 cup
Cinnamon - 1/2" stick
Cloves - 2 nos
Cardamom - 2 nos

Fish Korma South Indian Recipe
Method
1. Clean fish pieces, apply little turmeric powder and set aside.
2. Grind coconut masala paste ingredients to smooth paste.
3. Heat oil in a pan, add chopped onions and curry leaves, sauté for few seconds.
4. Add ginger & garlic paste to the pan, sauté until raw smell of ginger & garlic paste leaves.
5. Next add the chopped tomatoes to the pan and cook until tomatoes are soft.
6. Now add the turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, pepper powder and ground coconut paste to the pan and sauté for few seconds.
7. Add a cup of water to the pan, season with salt and bring the gravy to boil. When the gravy starts boiling add the fish pieces and simmer kurma on low heat for 5 mins.
Serve hot fish kurma with Chapathi, Idli or Dosa.

Monday, November 25, 2013

Quick Egg Curry for Chapathi / Muttai Kurma


Muttai Kurma
Ingredients
Boiled eggs – 6 nos
Onion chopped – 2 nos
Tomato chopped – 1 no
Curry leaves – few
Ginger and garlic paste – 2 tsp
Red chilli powder – 1 and ½ tsp
Turmeric powder – ¼ tsp
Cumin powder – ½ tsp
Coriander powder – 2 tsp
Fennel powder – 1 tsp
Grated coconut -1/4 cup
Salt to taste
Oil – 4 tbsp
Cinnamon stick – 1” piece
Cloves – 2 nos
Cardamom – 2 nos
Egg Curry for Chapathi
Method
1. Heat 2 tbsp oil in a pan add cinnamon stick, cloves, cardamom, chopped onion, ginger & garlic paste, chopped tomato, curry leaves, red chilli powder, cumin powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and fennel powder, sauté everything on low heat for 6 to 7 mins until all the spices, onions are cooked and oil oozes on the sides of pan.
2. Remove pan from heat, allow the tomato and onion mixture to cool and grind this mixture along with grated coconut until smooth paste.
3. Add the ground masala paste to the same pan, return to heat, season with salt and add required water to loosen the gravy.
4. Bring the gravy to boil, add the boiled eggs to the gravy and simmer for few  more minutes.
5. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve.

Friday, September 20, 2013

Kari Ayam recipe / Malaysian Chicken Curry

Recipe source Malaysian Cooking by Carol Selva Rajah

Kari Ayam recipe
Ingredients
Chicken pieces with bone - 500 gms
Potatoes peeled and diced - 2 nos
Onion chopped - 1 no
Curry leaves - few
Ginger & Garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Thick coconut milk - 500 ml
Sugar - 1 tsp ( optional)
Salt to taste
Oil - 2 tbsp
Lemon Juice - 1 tsp

For Curry powder
( roast and grind below ingredients to powder)
Coriander seeds - 3 tbsp
Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
Dried red chillies - 4 to 5 nos
Peppercorns - 1 tsp
Cinnamon stick - 2" piece

Fried onions to garnish (optional)
Malaysian Chicken Curry
Method
1. Heat oil in a pan, when hot add onions, curry leaves and saute till onions browned.
2. Add ginger & garlic paste and saute till raw smell leaves.
3. Add potatoes, chicken pieces and curry powder to pan. Saute until chicken turns pale.
4. Add 1 cup coconut milk and 1/4 cup water to the pan, simmer chicken covered on medium heat for 15 mins.
5. Uncover pan add rest of coconut milk, sugar and salt, simmer curry uncovered for few more mins until curry thickened.
Serve hot chicken curry garnished with fried onion rings and drizzle lemon juice on top.

Tuesday, September 17, 2013

Egg Malai Curry / Egg Butter Masala

Boiled eggs in mildly spiced creamy gravy. Best sidedish for naan, jeera pulao or ghee rice.
Egg Malai Curry
Eggs - 5 nos
White Onions medium - 2 nos
Green chilli - 1 no
Ginger and garlic paste - 1 tsp
Cardamom - 3 nos
Kashmiri chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Cumin powder - 1 and 1/2 tsp
Cashewnuts - 10 nos
Kasuri methi - 1/4 tsp
Thick cream - 1/2 cup
Sugar - 1 to 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Butter - 50 gms
Oil - 1 tsp
Egg Malai Masala
Method
1. Boil the eggs, remove its shell and cut each egg into halve.
2. Toast kasuri methi in a pan, crush between palms and set aside.
3. Heat oil in pan, add roughly chopped onion, green chilli and ginger & garlic paste, saute until onion turns transparent and raw smell of ginger & garlic leaves.
4. Next add cardamom, cashewnuts, cumin powder and kashmiri chilli powder to the onions and saute for 3 mins on low heat.
5. Remove pan from heat and allow onion mixture to cool, grind the onion mixture to smooth paste adding few tsp water if required.
6. Wipe the same pan and return to heat, add butter to the pan, when butter starts to melt add the ground onion paste to the pan.
7. Saute the ground onion paste on low heat for 3 mins, add sugar, crushed kasuri methi and required salt to the onion gravy and mix well.
8. Remove the pan from heat, add thick cream to the onion gravy and stir well.
9. Add the halved eggs to the malai gravy and garnish with few kasuri methi leaves.
Serve hot Egg malai curry with naan, jeera rice or pulao

Chef's tip
Paneer can be substituted in place of eggs for Paneer Malai Curry.
Egg Butter Masala

Sunday, January 13, 2013

Spicy Egg Korma / Muttai Kurma

Spicy Egg Korma

Ingredients
Eggs- 6
Onion large- 2 nos
Tomato large- 2 nos
Ginger and Garlic paste- 2 tsp
Red chilli powder- 1 and 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Garam Masala powder- 2 tsp
Coriander powder- 2 tsp
Cumin powder- 1 tsp
Oil- 4 tbsp
Water required
Salt required 
Coriander leaves and curry leaves to garnish

To grind into paste
Coconut freshly grated-1/4 cup
Roasted Kuskus/ Poppy seeds- 1 tbsp
Cashew nuts- 6
Green Chilli- 1 no

For tempering
Cinnamon- 1" stick
Cloves- 4 nos
Cardamom- 2 nos
Fennel seeds/ Sombu- 1/2 tsp
Egg Kurma
Method
Hard boil, shelled the eggs and set aside.
Mince the onions and tomatoes separately.
Grind the ingredients given in the "to grind paste" to smooth paste adding little water.
Heat oil in a pan when oil is hot add tempering ingredients and fry until aroma rises. Now add minced onion and curry leaves, saute until onion turns transparent. Add ginger and garlic paste to onion and fry till raw smell leaves. Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and salt, saute for few seconds. Next add chopped tomatoes and fry till tomatoes are mashed. Add ground paste, boiled eggs and required water to the pan, mix well and bring gravy to boil. Cover pan with lid and cook gravy on medium heat for 5 mins until gravy slightly thickens. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with Idli, Dosa, Parotta or Chapati.
Muttai Kuruma

Tamilnadu Mutton Curry / Aatu Kari Kuzhambu


I always like home style mutton gravy. Here is an quick and easy South Indian Style mutton curry/ kulambu made in pressure cooker.

Mutton Curry
Ingredients
Mutton( goat) pieces with bone- 1/2 kg
Onion large( sliced)- 1 no
Tomato small( chopped)- 4 nos
Ginger and garlic paste- 2 tbsp
Red chilli powder- 3 tsp
Coriander powder- 2 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp 
Cinnamon- 1" stick
Cloves- 6
Sombu/ fennel seeds- 1/2 tsp
Bay leaf/ brinji leaf- 1 no
Curry leaves- few
Oil- 3 tbsp
Salt to taste
Mutton Curry South Indian Style
Method
Heat oil in pressure pan/ cooker, add cinnamon, cloves, bay leaf and fennel seeds, saute for few secs. Add chopped onion and saute for few mins. Add ginger and garlic paste, chopped tomato, red chilli powder, coriander powder, turmeric powder and saute until raw smell leaves. Now add cleaned mutton pieces and saute for few mins until mutton turns pale. Add 2 cups water and required salt to mutton. Mix well, cover with lid and pressure cook mutton curry for 4 whistles or until mutton is cooked. Garnish with curry leaves and serve with rice,idli, dosa or parota.
Tamilnadu Mutton Curry

Thursday, December 27, 2012

Chettinad Eral Kuzhambu/ Prawn Kulambu



Prawn Kuzhambu
Ingredients
Prawn/ shrimp- 250 gms
Gingely oil- 4 tbsp
Shallots/ chinna vengayam- 100 gms
Tomato- 2 nos
Garlic cloves- 10 nos
Tamarind- lemon sized
Red chilli powder- 3 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Whole black pepper- 1 and 1/2 tsp
Cumin seeds- 1 and 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds- 1/4 tsp
Curry leaves- few
Eral Kulambu
Method
Clean and wash the prawns.
Dry roast pepper, cumin seeds, fenugreek seeds, garlic cloves until crisp and grind coarsely.
Soak tamarind in water and extract the pulp.
Heat gingely oil in a kadai/ sauce pan, when hot add shallots, curry leaves and saute for few secs. Now add the tomatoes to the pan and saute until tomatoes are cooked. Add tamarind extract and enough water for gravy to the pan, bring to boil. Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder and required salt, boil the gravy for 5 mins on low heat. Once raw taste of tamarind has gone, add cleaned prawns and coarsely ground masala paste to the gravy. Boil for another 2 mins. Serve hot prawn kuzhambu with steamed rice.

Sunday, December 23, 2012

Chicken Kurma.

This is an south Indian Chicken Korma recipe for parotta, idli, dosa and idiyappam

Chicken Kurma

Ingredients
Chicken pieces- 500 gms
Onion medium minced- 2 nos
Tomato medium finely chopped- 1 no
Ginger and Garlic paste- 2 tbsp
Red chilli powder- 2 tsp
Coriander powder- 2 tbsp
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Cumin powder- 2 tsp
Fennel powder- 2 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil required
Water required
Curry and Coriander leaves
Cinnamon- 1" piece
Cloves- 4 no
Cardamom- 2 nos

Masala to grind
Coconut shredded- 1/4 cup
Cashew nuts- 6 nos
Roasted Kuskus/ Poppy seeds- 2 tbsp
Kozhi Kurma
Method
Heat oil in a pan, when oil is hot add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom and fry for few secs. Next add minced onion and curry leaves, fry till onions turn pink. Add ginger and garlic paste fry till raw smell leaves.
Now add the chicken pieces and fry till chicken pieces turns pale. Add tomatoes to the chicken and cook till tomatoes are mashed. Add red chilli powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, fennel powder and salt to the chicken and saute for few secs. Now add the ground masala paste and required water. Bring the gravy to boil and cook the chicken on low heat until chicken is tender and gravy is slightly thickens. Garnish Chicken Korma with coriander leaves and serve along with parota, idli, dosa, idiyappam etc.
Chicken Korma

Thursday, December 13, 2012

Arachuvitta Chicken Kuzhambu/ Traditional Chicken Curry


As the name of the recipe says its a traditional village style chicken curry made from scratch.
Arachuvitta Chicken Kuzhambu
Ingredients
For marinade
Chicken pieces with bones- 250 gms
Red chilli powder- 1 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Ginger and Garlic paste- 1 tsp
Lemon juice- 1 tsp

For kuzhambu( curry)
Onion medium chopped- 2 nos
Tomato medium chopped- 1 no
Curry leaves- few
Ginger and Garlic paste- 1 tsp
Red chilli powder- 1 and 1/2 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil required
Water required
Bay ( brinji) leaves- 2 nos

For masala paste
Coconut shredded- 1/4 cup
Cashew nuts- 5 nos
Roasted Kuskus( poppy seeds)- 2 tsp
Fennel seeds- 1 tbsp
Cloves- 2 nos
Cinnamon stick- 1/2"
Kozhi Kulambu
Method
Marinate chicken pieces in marinade ingredients for atleast 10 mins.
Grind masala paste ingredients to smooth and fine paste by adding few tsp water.
Heat oil in a pan when hot add brinji leaves and fry for a second. Add chopped onion, curry leaves and fry until onion turns transparent.
Next add ginger and garlic paste and fry until raw smell leaves, now add the chopped tomatoes and fry until tomatoes are mashed and cooked. Add the marinated chicken pieces and fry until chicken turns pale in colour. Now add the ground masala paste to the chicken and fry until oil seprates on the sides of pan. Add about 1 cup of water to the chicken and cook covered on low heat for 20 mins or pressure cook chicken along with masala for 1 whistle. Once chicken is cooked and tender, boil the curry until required consistency of kuzhambu is obtained. Garnish arachuvitta chicken kuzhambu with coriander leaves and serve along with rice.
Village Style Chicken Curry

Friday, November 16, 2012

Chettinad Prawn and Vegetable Curry/ Eral Kulambu


We call this eral nattu kaikari kuzhambu, this is very simple and easy to prepare curry. This curry goes well with steamed rice and no side dish is required since its loaded with veggies and seafood.

Prawn and Vegetable curry
Ingredients
Prawns/ shrimp- 20 nos
Mixed country vegetables- 200 gms
Onion small chopped- 1 no
Tomato small chopped- 1 no
Garlic cloves crushed- 2 nos
Curry leaves- few
Water required
Salt to taste
Oil- 4 tbsp

Eral Kaikari Kuzhambu
Method
Heat oil in kadai, when hot add vadagam fry for 2 secs. Add chopped onion, garlic and curry leaves, fry for another 2 secs. Now add the cleaned prawns and vegetables saute for few mins. Add the chopped tomato and cook till tomatoes are done. Add required water, kuzhambu thool and salt. Bring the curry to boil and simmer curry for few mins until vegetables are cooked and gravy thickens. Serve hot with steamed rice.

Tips
Use country vegetables like plantain, drumstick, brinjal, broad beans etc.
If you do not have kuzhambu powder handy replace it with 2 tsp chilli powder, 1/4 tsp turmeric powder and 3 tbsp coriander powder.
You can replace vadagam with 1 tsp mustard seeds.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

Andhra Chicken Curry/ Kodi Kura


Spicy Restaurant style Andhra Chicken Curry.

Andhra Chicken Curry
Chicken Marinade Ingredients
Chicken pieces-500 gms
Ginger and Garlic paste-1 tbsp
Kashmiri red chilli powder-1 tsp
Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp
Curd-2 tbsp
Salt-1 tsp

Curry Ingredients
Onion sliced- 2 nos
Tomato- 2 nos
Ginger and Garlic paste-1 tbsp
Curry leaves and Coriander leaves few
Salt to taste
Oil required
Water required

Masala paste Ingredients
Kashmiri red chillies-6 nos
Black peppercorns-1 tsp
Cumin seeds-1 tbsp
Coriander powder-1 tbsp
Fennel seeds-1 tbsp
Cinnamon stick- 1"
Cloves-4 nos
Coconut grated-2 tbsp
Kodi Kura
Method
Marinade chicken pieces with the marinade ingredients for atleast 30 minutes.
Fry the onion slices in 1 tbsp oil until browned and grind to smooth paste.
Blanch tomatoes in boiling water, remove the skin and grind to puree.
Grind the masala ingredients to smooth paste.
Heat oil in a pan when hot add curry leaves and onions, fry for few seconds. Add ginger and garlic paste, fry for few more seconds. Add the marinated chicken pieces and saute for 5 mins. Now add tomatoes and ground masala paste.
Saute on medium heat until oil seprates on sides of pan from masala paste. Add 1 cup water and required salt to the chicken, stir well, cover pan with lid and cook chicken pieces for 15 mins or until chicken is cooked and tender. Garnish with coriander leaves and serve hot.

Tips
This gravy can be prepared in pressure cooker, 10 minutes is sufficient to cook chicken tender and soft.

Sunday, September 30, 2012

Kilangan( Kizhanga) Meen Kuzhambu/ Tamilnadu Tamarind Fish Curry


This is simple and basic home style fish curry. With very few ingredients traditional South Indian fish curry is ready in minutes.
Meen Kuzhambu
Ingredients
Kilangan fish( or any small sized fish)- 500gms
Shallots( small onions)- 15nos
Garlic cloves- 6 to 8nos
Curry leaves few
Tomato( country tomatoes) medium- 1no
Tamarind lemon sized( soaked in water pulp extracted)- 1cup
Red Chilli powder- 1 1/2 to 2tsp
Coriander powder- 3 to 4tbsp
Gingelly oil( sesame oil)- 5tbsp
Mustard seeds- 1tsp
Salt to taste
Water- 1cup
Tamarind Fish Curry
Method
Cut, clean the fishes into pieces and set aside. In a bowl combine tamarind extract, red chilli powder, coriander powder, required salt and water. Mix well to make thin gravy. Peel and finely chop onions and garlic cloves. Coarsely chop the tomatoes and curry leaves. Heat gingelly oil in a pan, when oil is hot add mustard seeds, when they crackle add the chopped onion, garlic, curry leaves and tomatoes. Saute everything for few mins and add the prepared tamarind gravy to the pan. Bring the curry to boil and simmer curry for 3 mins until curry slightly thickens. Reduce the flame and add the cleaned fish pieces to the curry. let the fish pieces cook in curry for 2 mins. Remove fish curry from heat. Serve hot Kizhangan fish curry with steamed rice and simple home style fish fry--Click for recipe.
Tamilnadu Fish Curry

Tuesday, August 21, 2012

Chicken Vindaloo Recipe

Chicken Vindaloo

Ingredients
Chicken pieces( cooked)- 250 gms
Potatoes boiled and cubed- 1 no
Chicken stock- 200 ml
Vinegar- 2 tsp
Salt to taste

Masalas to grind
Kashmiri red chilli- 7 nos(+/-)
Garlic cloves- 8 nos
Ginger chopped- 1"
Cumin seeds- 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Pepper powder- 1 tsp
Vinegar- 1 tbsp
Chicken Vindaloo
Method
Soak red chillis in hot water for 1 hour. Drain the chillis and grind with other masalas to fine paste adding little water. Mix the ground masala to chicken stock and bring to boil over medium heat. Lower heat simmer for 10 mins. Add the cooked chicken pieces and potato to the simmering gravy and cook for 5 mins. Season with salt, mix in vinegar and simmer again for 5 mins. Serve hot over steamed rice.
Chicken Vindaloo

Adapted from East Indian Kitchen Michale Swamy
( Note I added red food color to get vibrant look its optional to use food color)

Thursday, August 16, 2012

Goda Masala Chicken Curry- Maharashtrian Special


Chicken Curry with Goda Masala

Ingredients
Chicken pieces with bone- 300 gms

Onion medium chopped- 2 nos
Tomatoes medium chopped- 1 no
Red chilli- 2 nos
Ginger and Garlic paste- 1 tbsp
Curry leaves- few
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Salt to taste
Oil- few tbsp
Curry leaves and Coriander leaves to garnish


Goda masala ingredients
( Roast the below ingredients in 1 tsp oil and grind to fine powder)

Cloves- 4 nos
Cinnamon stick- 1" piece
Bay leaf- 1 no
Cumin seeds- 1/2 tbsp
Shai jeera- 1/2 tsp
Fenugreek seeds- 2 pinches
Coriander seeds- 4 tbsp
Dry red chilli- 7 nos
Sesame seeds- 1 tbsp
Grated coconut- 1/4 cup
Maharashtrian Chicken Curry

Method 

Pressure cook chicken pieces with onion, red chilli, ginger and garlic paste, tomatoes, curry leaves, turmeric powder and 1 cup water. Heat oil in a sauce pan, on low heat add goda masala powder and saute for 2 seconds. Add pressure cooked chicken along with its gravy to the pan. Season with salt and simmer until the gravy thickens. Serve hot Goda masala chicken curry with steamed rice.

Sunday, August 5, 2012

Mutton Fat Pepper Curry/ Kozhuppu Kuzhambu



Kozhuppu Kuzhambu
This is a very popular kuzhambu( gravy) in Chettinad, very delicious to eat with hot steamed rice. In this recipe we dont use mutton( lamb) flesh or bone parts, while buying request the butcher for only mutton fat. This curry gets thickened very soon becoz of the fat content, every time this curry has to be heated before serving. Now days thie fat curry is diminishing from Chettinad homes becoz of the health factors but the taste is 100% worth eating once in lifetime.

Ingredients
Mutton fat- 250 gms
Onion small chopped- 1 no
Tomato medium chopped- 1 no
Garlic cloves chopped- 4 nos
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Black pepper corns coarsely ground- 1 tbsp
Red chilli powder- 1 tsp 
Coriander powder/ Dhania thool- 1 1/2 tbsp
Cumin powder- 1/2 tbsp
Water required
Salt to taste
Oil- 2 tbsp
Curry leaves few
Mutton Fat Curry
Method
Heat oil in a pan when hot add chopped onions, curry leaves, garlic and mutton fat. Fry for few mins until fat slightly cooks. Now add chopped tomatoe, turmeric powder, pepper powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder and required salt. Fry for few seconds and add required water. Cover pan and simmer curry for 20 minutes or until oil floats on top. 

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Mutton Kuzhambu/Simple Mutton Curry



Mutton Curry
Ingredients
Mutton( goat) pieces- 1/2 kg
Small onions/ Shallots- 100 gm
Tomato chopped- 3 nos
Ginger and Garlic paste- 2 tsp
Red chilli powder- 3 tsp
Coriander powder- 2 tsp
Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
Cinnamon stick- 2"
Cloves- 6 nos
Sombu/ Fennel seeds- 1/2 tsp
bay leaf- 1
Curry leaves few
Oil- 3 tbsp
Salt to taste
Mutton Kuzhambu
Method
Heat oil in a pressure pan when hot add cinnamon, cloves, sombu and bay leaf, fry for few secs. Add chopped onions and fry until onions turns transparent. Then add the tomatoes, ginger and garlic paste, red chilli powder, turmeric powder and coriander powder. Fry the masalas till the raw smell leaves. Now add the mutton pieces to the pan, fry for few more mins and add 2 cups water and required salt. Cover the pan with lid and pressure cook mutton curry for 4 whistles or for 20 mins on medium heat. Garnish with curry leaves and serve. This simple mutton gravy goes with hot steamdd rice, idli, dosa, chapati, appam etc
Simple Mutton Curry