Slurp! Kerala Mutton Stew recipe

Food blogger Jofy Abraham shares this traditional breakfast recipe. You can share yours too!

To get the incredible flavour, mutton pieces are slow-cooked in coconut milk and Kerala spices.

Here's a step-by-step recipe for breakfast Mutton Stew:

Cooking time: 40 minutes
Serves: 4

Ingredients

• 1/2 kg mutton, cleaned and cut into medium sized pieces
• 10 to 15 small onions
• 1 tspn ginger, chopped
• 8 garlic pods, chopped
• 1 tsp pepper powder
• 1 tsp garam masala
• 1 tspn turmeric powder
• Half coconut
• 1/2 tsp vinegar
• 4 green chillies, finely chopped
• 1 potato thinly, sliced
• Few curry leaves
• Oil
• Salt
• Water

Method

Step 1

• Add mutton pieces, curry leaves, small onions, ginger garlic, green chillies, pepper powder, garam masala, vinegar, turmeric powder, 1/4 cup water in a pressure cooker.
• Cook for two whistles on high flame and two whistles on low flame.

Step 2

• Extract one cup of each -- thick and thin coconut milk.

Step 3

• Coat the potato slices with chilly powder, turmeric powder, salt and shallow fry them. Keep them aside.

Step 4

• Once the whistles are done, open the pressure cooker.
• Strain the juice that has come from the cooked mutton and keep it aside.

Step 5

• Heat a pan with 2 tbsp oil. Add the mutton pieces and sear on flame heat for five minutes. Keep stirring constantly.
• Once done, remove the mutton and keep it aside.

Step 6

• In the same pan, add mutton juice, thin coconut milk and let it boil for two minutes.

Step 7

• Add the seared mutton pieces and allow the gravy to boil for the next 5 minutes in medium flame.

Step 8

• Finally add thick coconut milk and fried potato chips.
• Check salt and add if required. 
• Stir well and turn off flame.

Step 9

• Garnish with coriander leaves. Serve hot with aapams/bread/rotis/dosa.

Notes

• Do not cook after adding thick coconut milk.
• Adding potato is optional.

Photographs Courtesy: foodieadamcookieeve.com

 

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