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.