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    Kerala Erachi Choru Recipe

    Last Updated On: Apr 14, 2025 by Aarthi

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    Erachi Choru Recipe with Step by Step Pictures. Kari Choru or Kari Soru Recipe is a keralan favorite. It is also called as Mutton Rice. You can substitute mutton with beef or chicken too.

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    Kerala Erachi Choru Recipe

    Kerala Erachi Choru Recipe is quite popular Recipe. In this Kari Choru Recipe rice and meat is cooked with tons of spices which adds a nice flavour to the dish. This recipe is best when served with raita and papad.

    Table of Contents

    • About Erachi Choru Recipe
    • 📖 Recipe Card
    • Kari Choru Recipe | Erachi Choru Recipe
    • Erachi Choru Recipe Step by Step Pictures
    • Tips & Tricks

    About Erachi Choru Recipe

    Kari Choru Recipe or Erachi Choru Recipe is spicy and strong tasting by itself, so you need some cooling raita on the side to make it more tasty. You can make my onion raita for it. Check my other raita recipes too.

    You will love my Zaffrani Chicken Pulao Recipe

    mutton rice

    How to Make Erachi Choru at Home

    • Replace mutton with 1 kg chicken in the recipe.
    • Once chicken is mixed with masala. set aside.
    • heat biryani pot with ghee and add spices.
    • Add chicken directly into the pot and cook for 15 mins.
    • For 4 cups of rice add in 6 cups of water into the chicken and add rice.
    • Cook on medium low heat till it is done. it will take around 15 to 20 mins.
    • Turn off the heat and leave for 15 mins.
    • Serve with raita.

    erachi choru

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    Kari Choru Recipe | Erachi Choru Recipe

    Kari Choru or Mutton Rice is a favorite keralan delicacy. It is typically made with beef but i tried it with mutton and it was delicious.
    4 from 2 votes
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    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 1 hour hour
    Total Time: 1 hour hour 15 minutes minutes
    Servings: 10 servings
    Calories: 692kcal
    Author: Aarthi

    Ingredients

    • 1 kg Mutton
    • 4 cups Basmati Rice
    • ¾ kg Onion
    • 4 Tomato
    • 6 Green Chillies
    • 3 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
    • 2 tbsp Chilli powder
    • 2 tbsp Garam masala powder
    • ¾ cup Mint Leaves
    • ¾ cup Coriander leaves
    • 1 cup Curd
    • Salt to taste
    • 2 tbsp Coriander Powder
    • 2 tsp Turmeric Powder
    • 2 tbsp Ghee
    • 10 Cardamom
    • 5 piece Cloves
    • 1 stick Cinnamon
    • 1 Star anise
    • 2 tsp Fennel seeds
    • 2 tbsp Coconut Oil
    • 8 cups Water

    Instructions

    • Soak basmati rice for 30 mins.
    • Chop onions in a food processor. Chop tomato, mint, coriander, green chillies in a food processor.
    • Take mutton in a pressure cooker. Add onions, tomato mix, curd, ginger garlic paste, salt and spice powders. Mix well. Add coconut oil and mix well.
    • Pressure cook this for 5 to 7 whistle. Once mutton is cooked, drain the liquid from it.
    • In a separate biryani pot, heat ghee and add whole spices.
    • Add in the stock, extra water and exta chilli power, salt and gaam masala powder.
    • Once this comes to a boil. Add in drained rice and cook till rice is 50 percent done.
    • Now add in the drained mutton and mix well.
    • Cover and cook on medium low heat for 10 to 15 mins.
    • Turn off the heat and let it sit for 30 mins.
    • Now fluff up the rice and serve.

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    Notes

    1. The total water content should be 1:2. For 1 cup rice you need 2 cups water. You can reduce the water to 1.5 cup too.
    2. You can make it with chicken instead of mutton. For chicken you dont have to pressure cook. Just add it in the pot and cook for 15 mins and then add water and rice.
    3. This rice is not like biryani, it has so much flavour and the rice is little soft than biryani.
    4. This can be served with raita and papad.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1servings | Calories: 692kcal | Carbohydrates: 75g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 32g | Saturated Fat: 15g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 81mg | Sodium: 199mg | Potassium: 646mg | Fiber: 6g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1112IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 135mg | Iron: 4mg
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    Erachi Choru Recipe Step by Step Pictures

    1)Soak basmati rice in water for 30 mins.

    basmati rice

    2)Take mutton and chopped onions in a pressure cooker.

    kari choru recipe

    3)I used boneless mutton.

    kari choru recipe

    4)Chop tomato, green chilli, coriander leaves and mint leaves in a food processor.

    kari choru recipe

    5)Add it in

    kari choru recipe

    6)Add in yogurt

    kari choru recipe

    7)Add in ginger garlic paste

    mutton rice

    8)Add in turmeric, chilli, coriander and garam masala powder

    mutton rice

    9)Add in salt

    mutton rice

    10)Mix well

    mutton rice

    11)Add in coconut oil

    mutton rice

    12)Mix well

    mutton rice

    13)Cover and pressure cook for 5 to 6 whistle till mutton is cooked

    mutton rice

    14)Now mutton is cooked completely

    mutton rice

    15)Drain the mutton

    mutton rice

    16)Take a biryani pot with some ghee

    mutton rice

    17)Add in whole spices

    mutton rice

    18)Add in mutton stock

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    19)Add water and salt

    mutton rice

    20)Add extra chilli powder and garam masala powder

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    21)Cover and bring it to a boil

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    21)Now it is boiling

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    22)Add in soaked basmati rice

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    23)Mix well

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    24)Cook till rice is half cooked

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    25)Add in mutton

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    26)Mix well

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    27)Cover and cook on medium low heat for 15 to 20 mins

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    28)Once rice is cooked, set aside for 30 mins

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    29)Serve

    kari soru

    Tips & Tricks

    • The total water content should be 1:2. For 1 cup rice you need 2 cups water. You can reduce the water to 1.5 cup too.
    • You can make it with chicken instead of mutton. For chicken you don't have to pressure cook. Just add it in the pot and cook for 15 mins and then add water and rice.
    • Taste the water before adding rice and adjust salt, chilli powder. The water has to be little salty so the rice will be flavourful.


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      What about water level for mutton cooking in that first whistles?

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