Nadan Mutton Curry
Kerala style,spicy Mutton curry
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cooking Time: 40 minutes
Serves: 3 to 4
Ingredients:
- Mutton,cut into medium pieces-500 gms
- Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
- Ginger – garlic paste – 1 tsp
- Green chilies,sliced – 1 ( or according to taste)
- Shallots,sliced – 1/2 cup
- Curry leaves – 1 or 2 sprigs
- Water – as required
- Mustard seeds – 1/4 tsp
- Curry leaves – 1 or 2 sprigs
- Green chilies,sliced – 1 or 2( or according to taste)
- Ginger,julienned – 1″ piece
- Garlic,sliced – 3 large cloves
- Onion ,thinly sliced – 1 cup( 1 large)
- Coconut,sliced – 2 to 3 tbsp
- Kashmiri chili powder – 1/4 to 1/2 tsp (optional)
- Tomato,chopped – 1/4 cup( one small)
- Coconut oil – 1 tsp
- Salt – to taste
- Oil – as required
To roast and grind:
- Dry red chilies- 4 ( see notes)
- Coriander seeds -1 and 1/2 tsp
- Cinnamon – 1/2″ piece
- Cumin seeds – 1/2 tsp
- Fennel seeds – 1/2 tsp
- Cloves- 2
- Black peppercorns – 1/2 to 3/4 tsp
Instructions:
Heat a heavy bottomed pan and dry roast all the ingredients listed under ” To roast and grind”,stirring continuously for 2 to 3 minutes.Allow this to cool completely and grind to form a fine powder.
In a pressure cooker add the prepared masala powder,mutton,turmeric powder,ginger-garlic paste,one green chili,shallots , curry leaves ,salt to taste and sufficient amount of water( about 3/4 to 1 cup).Cook until mutton is done.( For best result, cook covered in a heavy bottomed pan for about 45 to 60 minutes.).Set aside.
Heat oil in a claypot/manchatti.Add mustard seeds and let it splutter.Add curry leaves,green chilies,ginger and garlic.Saute for few seconds.
Next add onion and sliced coconut . Cook until onion turns soft ,stirring frequently .(Onions should turn really soft and it will take about 15 to 18 minutes over medium low flame.)
Next add chopped tomato and mix well.
Cook until tomato turns mushy.Add kashmiri chili powder,if using and saute for about 1 minute.
Add the cooked mutton along with the stock into the onion mixture.Add more salt if required.Mix well until combined.
Cover and cook over medium flame for about 10 to 12 minutes or until gravy turns thick.Finally add 1 tsp coconut oil and few curry leaves , switch off the stove.Serve with rice or Ari pathiri or kerala parotta.
NOTES
- Adjust the amount of green chilies and black pepper according to your taste.
- Use dry Kashmiri red chilies for a rich red color.It is milder in taste compared to regular red chilies.
15 Comments
Unknown
June 24, 2015 at 4:33 amsuch a yummy curry there.mouthwatering
Unknown
January 16, 2016 at 3:42 pmbtw, when do you add coconut…. no mention of that at all
Kurryleaves
March 8, 2016 at 8:16 amKindly check the fourth step.
santy
April 25, 2016 at 12:06 pmHi i tried ur receipe yesterday and everyone at home liked it. Thanks 4 sharing
Unknown
July 10, 2016 at 1:13 amI tried this yesterday and it was fingerlicking good. Thank you so much for this recipe
Kurryleaves
November 18, 2016 at 10:17 amThank You Paru
Anonymous
July 31, 2016 at 8:41 pmAwesome curry! Just made it! Turned out amazing!
Kurryleaves
November 18, 2016 at 10:18 amThank You Hanna.
Shaila Chandran
September 29, 2016 at 12:10 amMade this curry for dinner yesterday and it tasted really good. Thank you
Kurryleaves
November 18, 2016 at 10:18 amThank You Shaila.
Unknown
November 19, 2016 at 6:14 pmTried it today.
It came out so good
Thank you for giving a mouth licking recepie
Unknown
November 19, 2016 at 6:16 pmTried it today
It came out so good.
Thank you for giving a mouth licking recepie.
Unknown
April 10, 2017 at 6:31 pmThis is the first time i'm making mutton curry in my life… only bcoz your recepie got lots of postive reviews i decided to try it…and what to say…it was really tasty.. everybody liked it…Thanks lot for sharing this recepie and also i thank others who tried and posted a positive review about this…
Unknown
November 16, 2017 at 6:02 amI tried the recipe yesterday. It turned out very well. Finger Licking good. I didnt get that beautiful red colour though.. It was more like a pepper mutton colour.Maybe bcoz I used long Red chillies.
Melina Nancy
January 12, 2021 at 9:22 amDelicious mutton curry ,i try this recipe..