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Kerala Erachi Choru Recipe

November 13, 2019 By Aarthi 2 Comments

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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 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.

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. You can check my other raita recipes too.

You will love my Zaffrani Chicken Pulao Recipe

Tips for Making Erachi Choru:

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)Taste the water before adding rice and adjust salt, chilli powder. The water has to be little salty so the rice will be flavourful.

mutton rice

For Making Kari Choru with Chicken. Here is the Process of Erachi Choru Chicken Recipe:

1)Replace mutton with 1 kg chicken in the recipe.

2)Once chicken is mixed with masala. set aside.

3)heat biryani pot with ghee and add spices.

4)Add chicken directly into the pot and cook for 15 mins.

5)For 4 cups of rice add in 6 cups of water into the chicken and add rice.

6)Cook on medium low heat till it is done. it will take around 15 to 20 mins.

7)Turn off the heat and leave for 15 mins.

8)Serve with raita.

erachi choru

Kerala Kari 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.
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Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
servings
Course: Main
Cuisine: Indian
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 665kcal
Aarthi
Author: Aarthi

Ingredients

  • Mutton - 1 kg
  • Basmati Rice - 4 cups
  • Onion - 3/4 kg
  • Tomato - 4
  • Green Chillies - 6
  • Ginger Garlic Paste - 3 tblsp
  • Chilli powder - 2 tblps
  • Garam masala powder - 2 tblsp
  • Mint Leaves - 3/4 cup
  • Coriander leaves - 3/4 cup
  • Curd - 1 cup
  • Salt to taste
  • Coriander Powder - 2 tblsp
  • Turmeric Powder - 2 tsp
  • Ghee - 2 tblsp
  • Cardamom - 10
  • Cloves - 5
  • Cinnamon - 1 piece
  • Star anise - 1
  • Fennel seeds - 2 tsp
  • Coconut Oil - 2 tblsp
  • Water - for 1 cup rice you need 2 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.

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: 2g | Calories: 665kcal | Carbohydrates: 75.5g | Protein: 42.8g | Fat: 19.4g | Saturated Fat: 9.4g | Sodium: 103mg | Fiber: 1.6g | Sugar: 0.9g
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Here is the Video of Kari Choru in Tamil vlog channel.

Here is the quick video of Erachi Choru Recipe

Pictorial:

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

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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

mutton rice

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

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About Aarthi

Over the past few years I’ve been on a mission to find and create recipes that I can make from scratch. I hope you enjoy the recipes on this blog as they are tried and true from my kitchen to yours!

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  1. Savitha

    February 6, 2020 at 7:52 am

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

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