Recipe: Perfect Kerala Style Mutton Curry

Kerala Style Mutton Curry. Kerala Style Mutton Curry is a spicy mutton curry made in traditional Kerala style with coconut, curry leaves, etc. It is very flavourful and can be paired with either roti or rice. Here is how to make it.

When onions turn golden brown, add ginger, green chillies, garlic and saute it well. Tasty and delicious Kerala style slow cooker lamb/mutton curry. It is always better to cook mutton in very low flame to retain its tenderness and moisture. You can have Kerala Style Mutton Curry using 16 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Kerala Style Mutton Curry

1. You need of mutton lean cut into pieces , 1 kg / 2 lbs.
2. It's of coconut oil cooking oil or of choice.
3. It's of onions , sliced finely into halfmoons.
4. You need of mirch green chilishari , chopped.
5. It's of tomatoes , finely diced.
6. It's of cilantro dhania / , chopped & cleaned.
7. Prepare of coconut milk (400ml).
8. It's of water Mix with to make smooth paste :.
9. Prepare of ginger / adrak paste.
10. It's of garlic / lahsun paste.
11. You need of coriander dhania ground /.
12. You need of garam masala.
13. You need of mirch Kashmiri ( or 1 tsp paprika + 1 tsp cayenne).
14. Prepare of turmeric haldi /.
15. You need of lime juice.
16. It's of salt.

This is an easy mutton curry recipe prepare in malabar side of Kerala. No special ingredients is needed for this recipe. Easy, spicy Kerala Style Mutton Curry that can be prepared in no time. It goes well with porotta, any sort of rice variants (ghee rice, pulao, normal rice) and any Indian bread.

Kerala Style Mutton Curry step by step

1. Make a paste of the ginger, garlic, coriander, garam masala, Kashmiri mirch, turmeric, lime juice, salt, and 2 TBS water. Set aside..
2. Heat oil in pressure cooker, heavy bottomed skillet or kadhai until fragrant (about 5 minutes), fry onions until just starting to turn brown..
3. Add tomatoes & green chilis to onions in pan, & fry for 5-7 minutes or until tomatoes are soft..
4. Stir in spice paste & fry for 3 minutes, be careful not to burn spices, you may add 2 TBS water to prevent this if mixture begins to stick or scorch..
5. Stir in meat pieces, mix to coat well with spice/onion mixture. Fry for about 5 minutes..
6. Add chopped cilantro leaves, coconut milk and 1/2 C water. Stir well and bring to simmer. If using pressure cooker: seal and steam for 5-6 whistles for mutton/goat or buffalo, 3 whistles for lamb. (If cooking lamb in kadhai or skillet simmer for 20 to 25 minutes or until meat is of desired tenderness and oil separates from sauce.) Salt to taste and serve..
7. If you do not have a pressure cooker and wish to make this recipe with goat/mutton or water buffalo meat, I would not cook it in a kadhai or skillet. It will take hours until the meat is tender. A better choice would be to use a crock pot or slow cooker after step six..

Kerala Mutton Curry is a traditional styled authentic dish in Kerala Cuisine. Kerala is a land of many cuisines. You will find both ardent vegetarians and non-vegetarians in God's Own Country. The dish is yummy, spicy and very tempting with soft and succulent mutton chucks drenched in a thick aromatic gravy. How to Make Kerala Style Mutton Curry Make a paste of the ingredients for marination.