Mutton Pepper Fry

Mutton Pepper Fry is a very tasty non-veg dish, especially for mutton lovers. It goes well with rice, rotis & dosa. It tastes too good when you have it 3 or 4 hrs after it was prepared. Here comes the recipe..

Mutton Pepper Fry Recipe

Preparation time : 15 mins | Cooking time : 45 mins | Serves : 4
Recipe Category : Side dish | Recipe Cuisine : South Indian

Ingredients

Mutton - 250 gms
Big Onion - 1
Tomato - 1
Green chilli -1
Ginger garlic paste - 1.5 tsp
Red chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
Garam masala powder - 1/4 tsp
Turmeric powder - 2 pinches
Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
Pepper (whole) - 2 tsp
Coconut - 1 tbsp
Cilantro for garnishing
Salt as needed

For tempering
Oil - 3 tsp

Mustard seeds - 1/4 tsp
Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp

Bay leaf - 1
Curry leaves - a sprig
Cloves - 3
Cinnamon - 2 small pieces
Cardamom - 1

Method

1. Clean the mutton well and cook it in pressure cooker for 7 whistles or till your mutton is cooked well.

2. Meanwhile chop the onions, tomatoes and keep all the spices ready needed for tempering.

3. Shred the coconut & grind the pepper corns coarsely and keep them ready.

4. Heat the oil and temper it with all the items given under To Temper.

5. Now add the ginger garlic paste & saute it till the raw smell leaves. Add chopped onions, green chilli & after it becomes glossy, add tomatoes & saute it till it becomes mushy.

6. Add cumin powder, coriander powder, chilli powder, turmeric powder, garam masala powder and saute well till the raw smell leaves.

7. Now add the cooked mutton pieces to it along with the water in the cooker. Add salt.

8. Let the mutton blend well with the masala in medium flame. Wait till the water evaporates.

9. Once the mutton becomes dry, add the shredded coconut and the freshly ground pepper powder and give it a quick stir.

10. Switch off the flame and garnish it with cilantro.

Points to be noted

• Whenever you cook the mutton, add a tsp of curd & a piece of ginger so that mutton becomes soft. Also add a pinch of turmeric powder.
• The above said quantity yields a medium spice level. Adjust the spice level according to your taste preference.
• I switched off the fry before it became very dry, as we want to have it with rice. If you just want to have it as a side dish, stir further till it becomes too dry like chukka.