Hi all! Time for another lip smacking and exciting new recipe! An exotic, spicy, traditional South Indian dish, mutton chukka, is a special Sunday treat indeed. As the name suggests, (chukka - meaning dry), this recipe is a dryer appetiser like variant of mutton masala or mutton gravy, prepared with cooked mutton, shallots and freshly ground Indian spices to produce a nicely rounded, full flavoured, well balanced and delicious dish.
Richly loaded with Iron, B12 and essential fatty acids and minerals, this dish is a sure cure to replenish and revitalise the body’s reserves of energy and vital nutrients.#MuttonRecipe #MuttonChukka
Cooking time
Prep work - 15 minutes
Cooking - 30 minutes
Ingredients:
For cooking mutton:
Tender Mutton - ½ kg diced to 1 inch size cube chunks .
Gingely oil - 1 tbsp
Turmeric powder ½ tsp
Salt - 1tsp
Red chilli - 2 nos
For masala powder mix :
Coriander seeds - 1 tsp
Red chilli - 2 - 3 nos
Cumin -½ tsp
Fennel -½ tsp
Pepper -1½ tsp
Cinnamon -1 small stick
Cloves - 4
Cardamom - 1
Curry leaves - few
Other ingredients:
Gingely oil - 2 tbsp
Mustard seeds 1- 2 tsp
Ginger garlic paste - 1 tbsp
Shallots - 20
Red chilli - 2 to 3 nos
Curry leaves few
Coriander leaves chopped - few
Prep work :
To a heated cooker pan add 1 tbsp of gingely oil. Once the oil is hot add the cleaned mutton pieces along with turmeric powder, salt and red Chilli.
Sauté for 5 minutes and then pour adequate water in way that the mutton pieces just get immersed. Close the cooker with the cooker lid and place the weight valve and cook for 3 whistles. You have to cook for 6 whistles in case of non tender mutton pieces.
To a heated pan dry roast the ingredients mentioned under masala powder mix. Grind this to a fine powder and keep aside.
Cooking method:
Take a wide pan and add 2 tbsp of gingely oil. Once the oil is hot add the mustard seeds, red chili and curry leaves and allow it to splutter.
Now add the finely chopped shallots and saute until it becomes translucent.
Then add ginger garlic paste and sauté until the raw smell leaves for about 1 to 2 minutes.
Next add the masala powder mix to it and give a mix.
Now add the cooked mutton pieces without broth, mix it well and keep stirring for 3 minutes.
Next add the broth and close the pan with a lid for 2 to 3 minutes and then continue to stir along the mutton pieces until oil dissolves and the mixture becomes thicker.
Next add a tsp of lemon juice and give a gentle mix. Decorate with chopped coriander leaves.
Transfer to a serving bowl. Your mouthwatering delicious mutton chukka is ready to dine. Relish the yummy taste. Goes well with cooked rice with sambar or rasam or curd.
Option:
If you want less spicy you can reduce the number of red chilli.
Health benefits:
Mutton (goat meat) is a high quality protein that aids in building good muscle mass.
Improved exercise performance.
Your brain is more active as this dish provides rich amounts of B12.
Your red blood cells are well maintained as it is high in iron content and aids in the correction of anemia.
Your body functions are well maintained as it has a rich source of minerals like zinc, niacin, phosphorus, selenium.
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