Mutton Chettinaad Gravy. Today we cook mutton recipes with south Indian traditional Chettinad cooking style. Chettinad samayal is very famous across the world. Learn to make Spicy Chettinad Mutton Curry Recipe.

Getting bored always with traditional style of mutton curry in the weekends :( So, I wanted to change out my recipe in the form of gravy. Chettinad Mutton Curry is a classic Indian recipe, from the region of Chettinad* (Tamil Nadu, India) Also let it cook till water escape out till your required gravy level. Add fresh coriander leaves and give. You can have Mutton Chettinaad Gravy using 28 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Mutton Chettinaad Gravy

You need 5 tbsp of Coriander seeds.
Prepare 2 tbsp of Fennel seeds.
It's 1 tbsp of Cumin seeds.
You need 2 Pods of green cardamom.
You need 8 of dried red chillies.
Prepare 1 inch of long cinnamon stick.
It's 2 tbsp of black pepper corns.
Prepare 1/2 cup of Fresh coconut - shredded.
You need 1/2 tbsp of Fennel seeds.
You need 1/2 tbsp of Poppy seeds.
Prepare 4 tbsp of Vegetable oil.
You need 2 tbsp of Ghee.
Prepare 1 tsp of Cumin seeds.
Prepare 1 tsp of Fennel Seeds.
Prepare 1 inch of long cinnamon stick.
Prepare 4 of cloves.
It's 2 of Green chillies - slit.
It's 3 of garlic cloves - Halved.
You need 20 of shallots - quartered.
You need 2 tbsp of ginger garlic paste.
You need 1 tsp of turmeric powder.
It's 2 of country tomatoes - chopped.
It's 1 of bay leaf.
It's 1/2 kg of Mutton/Lamb - medium sized pieces.
It's 2 cups of water.
You need to taste of Salt.
You need 3 tbsp of Coriander leaves - finely chopped.
Prepare 15 of curry leaves.

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Mutton Chettinaad Gravy instructions

Dry roast the coriander seeds, fennel seeds, cumin seeds, 2 green cardamom pods, red chillies, 1 cinnamon stick, pepper corns and half the curry leaves in a kadai or a pan over medium heat till they let their aromas out..
Let them cool for a bit and blend them into a fine powder using a blender or mixer grinder..
Then blend the coconut, fennel seeds and poppy seeds into a fine paste using little amount of water..
In a pressure cooker add the oil and ghee. Once hot, add the cumin seeds, fennel seeds, curry leaves, cinnamon stick and cloves. Let them splatter. Then add the green chillies, garlic cloves and shallots..
Once the onions turn translucent, add the ginger garlic paste and a pinch of salt. Sauté till the raw smell of the ginger garlic paste is gone..
Then add the chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, bay leaf, a pinch of salt and the finely grounded spice powder. Cook till the tomatoes are mushy and oil starts to separate..
Add the mutton to the mixture along with some salt. Mix it and coat well with the masala. Add water till the mutton is completely submerged. Pressure cook it for 10 whistles or for 35 mins till the mutton is tender..
After the pressure from the cooker is released, add the ground coconut paste to the mutton. Check for salt and add if required. Then add the chopped coriander leaves and let it simmer on a medium low flame for about 15-20 mins..
Add water if required depending on the consistency you require. I let it sit on the flame for another 15 mins and evaporated the remaining water till it became a thick gravy..
Serve hot with rice/idli/dosa/roti...

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