Mutton kulzhambu

Ingredients:

Meat/Mutton-2 lb
Onion-1(big),30(small)
Green chillies-2
Tomato-3
Ginger-1/2 inch
Garlic-5
Chilli powder-1/2 tsp
Oil-1 tsp
Salt-Required

To marinate:

Turmeric powder-1/2 tsp
Salt-1 tsp
Yoghurt-1 tsp
Lemon juice-3 drops(optional)

To grind:

Feenal seeds-1 tsp
cumin-1 tsp
Pepper-1/2 tsp
Corriondar powder-3 tsp
Cinnomon-1/2 inch
Clove-3
Pattai-1/2 inch

To Season:

Feenal seeds-1 tsp
Bay leaf-2
Cardomom-3
Clove-2
Podina-6 leaves
Curry leaves-Little
Corriondar leaves- little

Preparation:

1. Cut the onion,green chillies lengthwise.Chop the ginger,garlic,tomato.

2. Marinate the mutton/meat using the items given "To marinate".Marinate it for overnight and keep it in the refrigerator.

3. Dry saute the items given in "To grind".Cool it and grind it into fine powder without addition of water.

4. In a wide pan add 1 tsp of oil ,saute the onion,tomato,green chillies,garlic,ginger at a low flame until the onions turns brown.

5. Cool the sauted items and grind it into fine paste by addition of very little water.

6.In the same pan,with the left over oil season it with items given in "To season".

7. Saute the marinated meat for 2 minutes.Add 3-4 cups of water.

8. Add chilli powder,required salt,grinded powder,grinded gravy.Check for taste.

9.If you are cooking in a pan,then cook for 10 mins.Inbetween check wheather the chicken is cooked and the gravy comes to desired consistency.

10.If you are using pressure cooker,then pressure cook for 1 whistle.wait for the pressure to get released .Garnish with corriondar leaves.