KERALA MUTTON ROAST

Mutton Roast is a must have try recipe for all spicy lovers..
Here Mutton pieces cooked in freshly ground spices and sautéed with onions and coconut slices and slowly roasted to get dark brown color and gives it a rich and aromatic flavor.
It goes well with Porotta, Appam or Rice.


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Ingredients:

1. Mutton - 1/2 Kg
2. Onion - 2, Sliced
3. Tomato - 1, finely chopped
4. Bay leaf - 1, crushed
5. Salt – to taste
6. Coconut Oil - 2 tbsp
7. Thin coconut slices - 2 tbsp
   

To make a paste:

1. Garlic - 4, cloves
2. Ginger - 1 inch piece
3. Curry Leaves - 2sprigs
4. Green Chilly - 2
5. Shallots - 4
   

To marinate:

1. Chilly Powder - 2 tsp
2. Freshly Ground Black Pepper Powder – 1 tsp
3. Coriander powder - 3tsp
4. Turmeric Powder - 1/2tsp
5. Fennel Powder - 1/2tsp
6. Garam Masala - 2 1/2tsp

Method of Preparation:

• Heat a pan and dry roast coriander powder, chilly powder, pepper powder,fennel powder and garam masala for 5 minutes. Turn of the flame and add turmeric powder. When it reaches room temperature, add enough salt and make a thick paste by adding little water. Marinate mutton pieces in this masala for 2 hours.
• Heat oil in a Pressure cooker and add bay leaf & thin coconut slices. Saute for 1 - 2 minutes . Now add the paste of ginger, garlic, green chillies and curry leaves. Saute till it turns to dark in color.
• Now add onions and tomato and sauté for 5minutes. When water absorbs completely from tomatoes, add the marinated mutton pieces and combine well.
• Sauté for 2minutes and then pressure cook it for 3-4 whistles with 1/4cup water.
• When pressure releases open it and cook in medium flame for another 5minutes to get the thick gravy. Adjust the salt and add curry leaves.