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

Chettinad Chicken Masala

Chettinad Chicken Masala

Ingredients

Chicken with bone- 500 gms

Onion medium chopped- 1 no

Tomato small chopped-1 no

Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp

Chilli powder- 1 tsp

Coconut milk( thick)- 1 cup

Salt to taste

Oil to fry

Dry red chilli- 2 nos

Curry leaves few

Bay leaf- 1 no

Cinnamon- 1 stick

Cardamom- 2 nos

Roast and grind to fine powder

Coriander seeds- 2 tbsp

Jeera/ cumin seeds- 1 tsp

Sombu/ fennel seeds- 1 tsp

Pepper- 1/4 tsp

Cashew nuts- 6 nos

Masala Chicken

Method

Heat oil in a pan when hot add dry chilli, curry leaves, bay leaf, cinnamon, cardamom and fry for few seconds. Add the chopped onions and saute until transparent. Now add the chicken pieces and fry until it turns white. Add the chopped tomato, ground masala powder, chilli powder, turmeric and required salt. Add thick coconut milk and 1 cup water to the chicken and bring it to boil. Cover pan with lid and simmer for 20 mins or until chicken is cooked. Remove the lid, increase heat and fry chicken until semi dry.