Chettinad Mutton Kuzhambu Recipe | Mutton Curry Recipe | Startup Cooking

CHETTINAD MUTTON CURRY | KARAIKUDI MUTTON KUZHAMBU | STARTUP COOKING

Chettinad food is popular for its non-vegetarian dishes in karaikudi region in Tamil Nadu. Some of the popular food in Chettinad cuisine is chicken curry, mutton curry, fish curry and many more. Chettinad cuisine is popular for its hotness (spicy), variety of spices and freshly ground spices for non-vegetarian dishes.

This Chettinad mutton kuzhambu is spicy, flavorful curry and it taste absolutely delicious. The mutton pieces is cooked with freshly ground Chettinad masala which gives extra flavor to this curry like black stone flower, mace and star anise. This mutton kuzhambu goes well with rice, chapathi, parota, idli and dosa. Follow my step-by-step photo recipe to prepare Chettinad mutton kuzhambu. If you like this recipe, share it, tweet it and pin it. Please do try and post your comments.

RECIPE FOR CHETTINAD MUTTON KUZHAMBU

Course        : Main - Curry

Cuisine       : South India

Author        : Jayashree Karthik

Prep Time   : 20 min

Cook Time  : 1 hr

Total Time  : 1 hr 20 min

INGREDIENTS

To Roast and Grind :

• 5 cloves

• 1 inch cinnamon stick

• 3 green cardamom

• 1 star anise

• 1 tbsp black stone flower (Dagad Phool)

• 1 mace

• 1.5 tbsp coriander seeds

• 1 tsp cumin seeds

• 2 tsp black pepper corn

• 2 tsp fennel seeds

• 1/4 cup grated coconut 🥥 

For Boiling Mutton / Lamb :

• 500 g Mutton / Lamb

• 1 onion - finely chopped

• 1 big tomato - finely chopped

• 3 tsp ginger garlic paste

• 1 tbsp red chilli powder

• 1.5 tbsp coriander powder

• 1 tsp cumin powder

• 1 tsp turmeric powder

• salt as needed to cook mutton

• 3-4 cup water

For Chettinad Curry :

• 2 tbsp sesame oil

• 2 bay leaf

• 1/2 tsp fennel seeds

• 2 spring curry leaves

• 10-12 shallots - finely chopped

• 2 green chilli

• water as needed

• 1/4 cup coriander leaves - chopped

PROCEDURE

• take all the ingredients under "to roast and grind" except grated coconut and roast it without oil on low flame, until aroma comes

• once it starts changes color, add grated coconut and roast lightly, then switch off the flame

• allowed to cool

• transfer to mixer grinder and grind to a fine powder

• add mutton/lamb in a pressure cooker, add finely chopped onion, tomato, ginger garlic paste, red chilli powder, coriander powder, cumin powder, turmeric powder, salt and enough water

• mix well

• pressure cook for 5-7 whistles and then switch off the flame

• heat oil in a pan

• add bay leaf, fennel seeds and curry leaves

• saute for few seconds 

• add finely chopped shallots

• saute well till it is soft and translucent

• add green chilli and saute for 30 seconds

• add roasted ground powder

• mix well and cook for 1 minute on low flame without burning the spices

• add cooked mutton curry

• combine altogether and add enough water

• add salt

• allow to boil/cook for 10-15 minutes or until the oil separates from the kuzhambu

• add chopped coriander leaves and mix well

• again cook on low flame for 10 minutes with lid closed

• switch off the flame

• delicious 😋  Chettinad mutton kuzhambu is ready

• serve with idli, dosa, Chapathi, Idiyappam or with plain rice

• tastes yum 😋 

Notes : 

1. you can reduce the chilli or chilli powder as per your taste
2. while cooking mutton kuzhambu/curry add water as per your consistency
3. when curry gets cold, it will become thick

CHETTINAD MUTTON KUZHAMBU WITH STEP-BY-STEP PHOTO RECIPE

take all the ingredients under "to roast and grind" except coconut

roast for few seconds or until nice aroma comes

add grated coconut

roast for 30 seconds to 1 minute, then switch off the flame

transfer into mixer grinder

grind to fine powder

take cleaned mutton in a pressure cooker

add chopped onion, tomato, ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder, red chili powder and coriander powder

add 1.5 cup to 2 cup water and mix well

add salt

mix well

pressure cook for 7 whistle in low medium flame

mutton cooked well

heat sesame oil in a pan

temper with fennel seeds and bay leaf

add springful of curry leaves

take handful of shallots and chop finely

add finely chopped shallots and green chilli

saute well

add ground powder

mix well and cook for 1 minute on low flame 

without burning the spices

add cooked mutton

add salt

mix well 

cover and cook for 10-15 minutes on low flame or until the 

oil separates from the curry

add chopped coriander leaves

mix well and cook for 10 minutes

delicious 😋 Chettinad mutton curry ready