Mutton Chukka is my dad's favourite mutton dish. He never fails to order this whenever we dine out. Boiled mutton pieces are roasted in oil along with whole spices till it gets dried. This is one of the easiest recipes that you can make with mutton.
What you will need:
- Mutton- 1/2 kg
- Ginger garlic paste- 1 tbsp
- Coriander powder- 1 tbsp
- Red chilli powder- 1 tbsp
- Turmeric powder- 1/4 tsp
- Shallots- 15
- Garlic- 7 to 10
- Red chillies- 2
- Curry leaves- a sprig
- Ginger- half inch piece chopped finely
- Pepper powder- 1 tsp
- Roasted gram dal powder/ pottukadalai podi- 1 tbsp
- Water- 1 cup
- Oil- 2 tbsp
- Salt - as needed
To temper:
- Fennel seeds- 1 tsp
- Cinnamon- two 1 inch pieces
- Cloves- 3
How To:
1. Clean the mutton pieces. Wash them well under running water. Take them in a pressure cooker. Add red chilli powder, coriander powder , ginger-garlic paste, turmeric powder and a cup of water. Pressure cook it for 10 whistles or untill soft.
2. Heat oil in a kadai. Add fennel seeds, when they splutter, add cinnamon and cloves. Add shallots, garlic, red chillies, ginger and curry leaves one by one. Let it fry for two mins.
3. Add the cooked mutton to the kadai along with water in which it is cooked. Add salt. Let it cook untill water gets absorbed by the mutton pieces to a certain extent and add pepper powder.
4. When the water is absorbed well, add pottukadalai podi in a sprinkled manner. Let it simmer till sukka becomes dry and add coriander leaves and switch off.
Mutton chukka is a great dish to have it as such or with biriyanis, rasam rice and curd rice.
P.S:
- Adding pottukadalai powder is optional but I recommend it as it brings out good taste.
- This is a dry dish and serves well as a starter.
