Mutton Pepper fry

Hi guys!!! Had a  Rocking weekend huh? I truly wish i could freeze the time to all these wonderful weekends :), with truck load of fun , pampering and leg pulling ;). Being the youngest and the dumbest among our circle, i am always the center of attraction, and the victim of all teasing. But i swear i really enjoy all these and thats why i wanna freeze the time and don wanna grow further too.([i am very certain of one thing, i wont grow tall more than what i am now , 5 ft ;) ].

I wasnt cooking anything blog worthy last few days in my kitchen, and thats when i realized about some mails i have been getting with recipe requests. Resmi Pius from UAE has sent me a request for Pepper mutton some time back. I m really sorry Resmi i took this much time to cook this up :). This is the recipe i always follow when my DH craves for some mutton fry . This is very similar to those meat ularthiyathu recipes, which i have posted before, except that  i add more pepper and less chili powder for this. Hope you will enjoy this.

To marinate

Mutton - 500 gms

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Chili powder - 1/2 tsp

Crushed peppercorns - 1/2 tsp

Salt to taste

To make masala

Small onion chopped - 1 cup

Garlic - 4 cloves

Ginger - a small pieces

Green chiles - 2

Crushed peppercorns - 1/2 tsp( use 1 tsp if you want it to be more spicy)

Coriander powder - 1 tsp

Garam masala - 1/2 tsp

Crushed Fennel seeds - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves

Method

Heat a pan and add all the powders in marinating section and fry it for a minute or two.

Clean and marinate the mutton pieces with roasted  powders and salt and keep it for 1- 2 hours.

Pressure cook with just enough water , if needed , till it is tender( 4-5 whistles usually).

Crush shallots, garlic , ginger and green chiles in a mortar and pestle.

Heat oil in a pan and add curry leaves and crushed mix. 

Saute till the raw smell disappears, for like 7-8 minutes.

Add the cooked meat along with the cooking liquid and simmer for 10 minutes, or till all the liquid is absorbed.Add crushed peppercorns , garam masala, Crushed Fennel seeds  and fry it for another 5-10 minutes, till it is dry and the masala is all absorbed to the meat.

Serve warm with roti or rice.

Cheers

Sarah