An Easy Recipe to Make Chettinad-style Mutton Kulambu at Home

Ingredients

• For Masala Paste

  1 tbsp White Poppy Seeds
• 6-8 Dry Kashmiri Red Chillies
• 1 tsp Cumin seeds
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• 2-3 cloves
• 1 inch cinnamon stick
• 2 tsp black peppercorns
• 1 tsp garlicchopped
• 1 tsp gingerchopped
• ½ cup onionchopped
• 2 tbsp Fresh Coconut

• For Gravy

  500 gms mutton
• 4 tbsp vegetable oil
• 1 cup onionchopped
• 10-12 Curry leaves
• 3-4 green chilliesslit
• 1 cup Tomatoeschopped
• ½ tsp turmeric powder
• 2 tsp Kashmiri red chilli powder
• saltto taste

Let’s cook

1. Blend all the ingredients with a little bit of water to make a smooth paste. In a pressure cooker, heat oil and add onion, curry leaves and green chillies. Cook until onions are translucent and soft.

2. Add tomatoes and salt, and sauté for about 2-3 minutes. Then add turmeric powder, red chilli powder and cook for another minute. Finally, add the ground masala paste and mutton pieces.

3. Add 2 cups water and pressure cook for one whistle on high heat. Switch the heat to low and cook for another 20-25 minutes. Let the cooker cool down and release the pressure.

4. Garnish with fresh coriander leaves and serve hot with rice, roti or naan.