Chettinad Mutton Chukka

I hardly heard peoples saying no to Chettinad dishes, myself and my DH are great fans of Chettinad dishes, if anyone ask us watz our favourite cuisine, our choice will go definitely to chettinad dishes especially their mutton dishes, its has been ages i prepared mutton chukka at home and this sunday my DH bought a kg of mutton from Indian meat stall, after making out some Madras Mutton Briyani, i prepared this chettinad style mutton chukka to enjoy along with the briyani..This chettinad mutton chukka gets ready really very quick if u prepare this chukka varuval in pressure cooker, a spice paste prepared specially for making out this chukka varuval is truly very important and which brings the authentic taste to this chettinad mutton chukka varuval..For vegetarians, u can definitely go for potatoes and soyachunks both together works out wonder and also need very less time to cook up..This delicious, spicy and droolworthy mutton chukka goes to my own event calling for seeds,this month choice goes for CWS-Cardamom Seeds..

Ingredients:

• 1/4 kg Mutton
• 20nos Shallots (chopped)
• 2nos Tomatoes (chopped)
• 2nos Bayleaves
• 2nos Cardamom seeds
• Few Curry leaves
• 1/2tsp Fennel seeds
• 3tbsp Gingelly Oil
• Salt
• Chopped coriander leaves for garnishing

To Grind:

• 6nos Garlic cloves
• 1tbsp Ginger pieces
• 5nos Dry red chillies
• 1tbsp Coriander seeds
• 1/4tsp Turmeric powder
• 1inch Cinnamon stick
• 1no Clove
• 1tsp Peppercorns
• 1tsp Fennel seeds
• 1/2tsp Cumin seeds
• 1no Cardamom seeds

Method:
Grind all the ingredients given in the list 'To Grind' as fine paste..Heat a tsp of oil in a pressure cooker add the mutton with salt, saute for few minutes, cook the mutton with grounded paste and half a cup of water for upto 5whistles or until the mutton gets well cooked..

Heat the remaining oil, fry the bay leaves, cardamom seeds,curry leaves and fennel seeds, add immediately the chopped shallots, chopped tomatoes and saute for few minutes until the veggies get well cooked, add the already cooked mutton along with the cooked water..Cook until the water get evaporates and fry until mutton chukka turns a semi gravy or fry until the oil get separates..

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve immediately!!

Do send ur entries for CWS-Cardamom seeds friends even before friday, i'll definitely accept ur entries..