MUTTON STEW

Ingredients

1. Mutton -1 kg
2. Onion sliced(medium)- 3 nos
3. Cashew nuts-8-10 nos
4. Green chilies,cut lenghtwise -3 nos
5. Ginger chopped-1 tbsp
6. Garlic chopped-1 tbsp
7. Fennel seeds crushed-1/2 tbsp
8. Cloves-4 nos
9. Cardamom- 4 nos
10. Cinnamon stick- 2 piece
11. Pepper (crushed)-1/2 tsp
12. Coconut milk(Thick)- 1 cup
13. Garam masala- 1/2 tsp
14. Curry leaves-1 sprig
15. Oil
16. Salt to taste

For marination

1. Lemon juice-from 1 small lemon
2. Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
3. Pepper powder-1 tsp
4. Vinegar-11/2 tsp
5. Curry leaves-few
6. Salt to taste

Method

• Marinate the mutton pieces with all the ingredients for marination for at least 2 hours.
• Pressure cook the mutton pieces with enough water .Separate the mutton pieces from the stock and keep aside.
• Crush fennel seeds,cloves,cardamom and cinnamon together and keep aside.
• Heat oil in a pan add onion,green chilies,cashew nuts and curryleaves, saute till onion turn golden brown in colour.
• Add ginger and garlic saute till raw smell leaves.
• Add crushed spices(fennel seeds,cloves,cardamom and cinnamon) and crushed pepper, saute till fragrant.
• Add cooked mutton pieces (leave the stock/gravy aside) and saute for 4 to 5 minutes.
• Add coconut milk and required amount of stock.Adjust salt level.
• Add garam masala powder.
• Cook till the gravy thickens.

This goes well with appam and idiappam