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Mutton Thoran Recipe

Mutton thoran is a delicious dry curry from South India, especially popular in Kerala. It is made with tender mutton, coconut and a mix of flavourful spices. This dish goes really well with plain rice, rasam rice, Kerala matta rice, idli and dosai. I learned this recipe from my mother-in-law. It’s her signature recipe and is my husband’s childhood favourite. This mutton thoran can be prepared in less than 30 minutes and also you make mutton rasam / soup using the pressure cooked mutton stock. If you love flavourful dry curries, then this mutton thoran is a must try! 
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 45 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Course Side dishes
Cuisine Indian
Servings 4 servings
Calories 612 kcal

Equipment

  • Pressure cooker
  • Blender
  • Cooking pot

Ingredients
  

For Cooking mutton

  • ½ kg Mutton / Lamb chopped into small pieces
  • 1 teaspoon Turmeric Powder
  • 2 cups Water
  • Salt to taste

For Tempering

  • 3 tablespoon Coconut Oil
  • 10 no Shallots / Sambar Onion peeled and sliced
  • 2 sprig Curry leaves

For Grinding (Masala)

  • 2 cup Fresh Coconut grated
  • 1 teaspoon Cumin Seeds
  • 2 teaspoon Fennel Seeds
  • 2 inch Cinnamon
  • 3 no Cardamom
  • 2 tablespoon Red Chilli Powder
  • 4 no Shallots / Sambar Onion Peeled
  • 5 cloves Garlic Peeled

Instructions
 

  • Take mutton, salt, turmeric powder in a pressure cooker. Add in 2 cups of water and pressure cook it for 10 whistle, simmer for 10 mins, turn off the heat and let them steam go all by itself. Open the cooker, Now strain the mutton and stock. You can use the stock to make rasam.
  • Ground together the ingredients given in the masala list in a mixer to a coarse mix without adding water. Set aside till use.
  • Now heat coconut oil in a wok, add in shallots and curry leaves. Saute for a min. Add in cooked mutton and toss well. Add in the ground masala and toss well with the mutton. Season with salt and toss. Stir fry for 8 to 10 mins.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingsCalories: 612kcalCarbohydrates: 12gProtein: 23gFat: 54gSaturated Fat: 33gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 14gCholesterol: 91mgSodium: 156mgPotassium: 574mgFiber: 6gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1233IUVitamin C: 23mgCalcium: 80mgIron: 5mg
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