Name: Pachai Masala Kari Kuruma - Delicious Mutton Gravy
Prep time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 500 gm Mutton; 3/4 cup Thick beaten curd; 250 gm Potato; 2 tbsp Oil; 1" piece Cinnamon (Karugapatta); 3 nos Cloves (Grambu); 4 nos Cardamoms (Elakka); 8 nos Curry leaves; 20 nos Mint leaves; 2 nos Onion (sliced, large); 2 nos Green chillies (slit); 1 tsp Turmeric powder; Salt (As reqd); 1/2 of Lime; 1/2 of Coconut; 2 tsp Poppy seeds (Khashakhasha); 2 nos Tomato (large)

Pachai Masala Kari Kuruma - Delicious Mutton Gravy

Green coloured mutton gravy-could replace mutton with vegetables

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Prep Time 30

Total Time 30

Cuisine Tamil

Servings people

Ingredients

500 gm Mutton
3/4 cup Thick beaten curd
250 gm Potato
2 tbsp Oil
1" piece Cinnamon Karugapatta
3 nos Cloves Grambu
4 nos Cardamoms Elakka
8 nos Curry leaves
20 nos Mint leaves
2 nos Onion sliced, large
2 nos Green chillies slit
1 tsp Turmeric powder
Salt As reqd
1/2 of Lime

For grinding Masala 2:-

1/2 of Coconut
2 tsp Poppy seeds Khashakhasha
2 nos Tomato large

Instructions

Clean and wash mutton and chop to pieces.
Marinate in beaten curd for half an hour.
Skin the potatoes and quarter them and place in a pan of cold water.
Heat ghee in a heavy pan.
Saute the cloves, cinnamon, fennel and coriander seeds.
Add the onions and green chillies and saute till the onions turn transparent.
Add ginger-garlic paste and saute for a minute.
Add coriander leaves, mix and remove from heat.
Grind all these ingredients to a fine paste. (Masala 1)
Grind the coconut and poppy seeds with the tomatoes to a fine paste. (Masala 2)
Heat oil in a heavy pan.
Temper with whole spices.
Add curry leaves and mint.
Lower the heat and add sliced onions and slit green chillies and saute till onios turn a light brown.
Add turmeric powder and salt and fry for 2 - 3 mins.
Add the mutton with curd and Masala 1 and fry on very low heat till the oil rises to the top.
:- Care should be taken not to burn the masala or it will loose its green color.
Add potatoes and Masala 2 and pressure cook for 20 mins till potatoes and meat are done.
Add the juice of half lime and serve.

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Pachai Masala Kari Kuruma – Delicious Mutton Gravy