“Mutton Stew – Stewed Mutton Recipe is a popular keralan delicacy. Mild Mutton Stew is often served with appam, idiyappam, dosa or idlies in and around kerala. Tender mutton pieces cooked in a coconut milk stew.”
Mutton Stew Recipe – Mild Lamb Stew Recipe with step wise pictures.
Mutton Stew – Stewed Lamb or Mutton Coconut Milk Curry is a popular breakfast recipe. It is nothing but tender lamb pieces cooked in a mild broth made using onions, green chillies and coconut milk. The curry is pretty milk and creamy, goes well with appam or hoppers.
Delicious lamb stew which goes well with aapam, dosa, chapati or idiappam. This is easy to make and taste amazing too. Its been a while since I shared any curry recipe here. Yesterday hubby bought some mutton and I made two recipes for you all.
HOW TO MAKE MUTTON STEW
- Cooking the Mutton: lamb is cooked separately till tender and cooked. I usually cook them in pressure cooker, Add mutton in pressure cooker, along with salt and cook for 4 to 5 whistle till lamb is cooked.
- Preparing the Onion Masala: saute the onions, tomatoes and chillies in coconut oil along with whole spices.
- Spice powders: very minimum spice powders are used in this curry like turmeric powder.
- Nuts Paste: add in melon seeds and cashew paste to the curry to add some thickness to the curry.
- Adding the Mutton pieces: add in the cooked mutton along with any broth left while cooking.
- Coconut Milk: add thick coconut milk in the end of the cooking for some creamy and milky texture.
TIPS FOR MAKING BEST MUTTON COCONUT MILK CURRY
- Cook mutton till tender and use that in curry.
- You can cook mutton in pressure cooker for 4 to 5 whistle.
- Add thick coconut milk in the end and don’t cook longer, else the coconut milk may split.
- You can add carrots, beans and peas to the stew.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Mutton stew can be served with
- Appam | Rice Pancake
- Parotta | Flaky Malabar Parotta
- Idiyappam | String Hoppers
- Kal Dosa
- Idlies | Steamed Rice Cake
- Sponge Dosa
STORING & MEAL PREP IDEAS
You can store this curry in fridge for upto 4 to 5 days. Reheat in microwave till hot and serve.
Ingredients
- 500 grams Mutton
- 2 tbsp Coconut Oil
- 1 stick Cinnamon / Pattai
- 4 piece Cardamom / Yelakai
- 1 leaf Pandan leaf
- 2 large Onion large sliced
- 4 Green Chillies
- 1 sprig Curry leaves
- 1 tbsp Ginger Garlic Paste
- 2 large Tomato chopped finely
- to taste Salt to taste
- 1 tsp Turmeric Powder / Manjal Podi
- 10 Cashews
- 3 tbsp Melon Seeds
- 1 cup Thick Coconut Milk
- 3 tbsp Coriander Leaves chopped finely
- 1 tsp Garam Masala Powder
Instructions
- Cook mutton in a pressure cooker. Cook for 5 to 8 whistle.
- Grind cashews, melon seeds to a smooth puree.
- Heat oil in a pan. Add in cinnamon, cardamom and bay leaf. Let it sizzle.
- Add in onions, chilies and cook till light golden.
- Add in tomatoes and cook till mushy.
- Add in salt, turmeric powder and mix well.
- Add in mutton and melon seed mix and cook till raw smell leaves. Simmer for 10 mins.
- Add in coconut milk and mix well.
- Add in garam masala powder,coriander leaves and mix well.
- Serve.
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Notes
- Cook mutton till tender and use that in curry.
- You can cook mutton in pressure cooker for 4 to 5 whistle.
- Add thick coconut milk in the end and don't cook longer, else the coconut milk may split.
- You can add carrots, beans and peas to the stew.
SERVING SUGGESTIONS
Mutton stew can be served with
- Appam | Rice Pancake
- Parotta | Flaky Malabar Parotta
- Idiyappam | String Hoppers
- Kal Dosa
- Idlies | Steamed Rice Cake
- Sponge Dosa
STORING & MEAL PREP IDEAS
You can store this curry in fridge for upto 4 to 5 days. Reheat in microwave till hot and serve.Nutrition
Pictorial:
1)Cook mutton for 5 to 6 whistle till it is done.
2)Take cashews and melon seeds in a blender
3)Grind till smooth puree
4)Heat coconut oil in a pan. Add in pandan leaf, cinnamon, cardamom and cloves
5)Add in onions, green chillies and curry leaves
6)Saute till light brown
7)Add in ginger garlic paste.
8)Saute till raw smell leaves
9)Add in tomatoes
10)Cook till mushy
11)Add turmeric, salt and mix well
12)Mix well
13)Add in melon seeds and cashew mix.
14)Add in cooked mutton
15)Mix well. Cook for 10 mins on low heat
16)Add in coconut milk
17)Mix well
18)Simmer for 2 mins
19)Add garam masala powder
20)Add coriander leaves
21)Mix well
22)Serve
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