Mutton Chukka

Mutton Chukka (Serving size-2)

Ingredients:

• Mutton - 1 pound
• Onion - 1 medium sized (thinly sliced)
• Tomato - (chopped)
• Garlic - 8 big cloves
• Ginger - small piece
• Cinnamon
• Cloves
• Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
• Black Peppercorns - 7
• Pepper powder
• Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
• Salt
• Yogut - 1 tsp (optional. can be replaced with lemon juice from 1/2 lemon)
• Coriander powder - 2 tsp
• Garam masala - 1 tsp
• Mustard seed
• Curry leaves
• Cilantro
• Water
• Oil

Procedure:

1. Cut mutton to the size you prefer.
2. Put the mutton pieces in pressure cooker and add some salt, peppercorns, 4 cloves of garlic, roughly chopped cilantro, yogut or lime juice and cook the meat about 90%.
3. Grind garlic, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, fennel seeds and cumin together with very little water to make a paste.
4. In a pan, add oil.
5. When the oil is hot, add mustard seed and curry leaves
6. Add sliced onions. When onions turn golden brown, add tomatoes and saute.
7. Add the ground paste and saute for a minute. Then add salt, coriander powder, garam masala. Sprinkle little water, if it is very dry.
8. Then add the cooked mutton from pressure cooker.
9. Mix everything together and let it cook for few more minutes.
10. If the dish has too much water, open the lid of pan and let the water evaporate till you get preferred consistency.
11. Add some pepper powder.
12. Add chopped cilantro at the end. 

Pepper Chicken

Pepper Chicken (Serving size-2)

This is a tasty dish and simple to make, in less time. Happy cooking :)

Ingredients:

• Chicken - 1 pound
• Garlic - 5 big cloves
• Ginger - small piece
• Cinnamon
• Cloves
• Fennel seeds - 1 tsp
• Black Peppercorns - 10 (Add more pepper powder at the end, if you prefer the dish more spicy)
• Cumin seeds - 1 tbsp
• Salt
• Coriander powder - 2 tsp
• Garam masala - 1 tsp
• Mustard seed
• Curry leaves
• Cilantro
• Water

Procedure:

1. Cut chicken to the size you prefer. I used boneless thigh meat.
2. Grind garlic, ginger, cinnamon, cloves, fennel seeds, peppercorns and cumin together with very little water to make a paste.
3. In a pan, add oil.
4. When the oil is hot, add mustard seed and curry leaves
5. Add the ground paste and saute for a minute. Then add chicken pieces.
6. Saute and mix till the paste mix well with the chicken.
7. Add salt, coriander powder, garam masala and some water (Don't add too much water, as more water will come from chicken when it cooks). Let the chicken cook well.
8. If the dish has too much water, open the lid of pan and let the water evaporate till you get preferred consistency.
9. Add some pepper powder, if you prefer the dish to be spicy.
10. Add chopped cilantro at the end.