Pepper Mutton Chops

Hope all of you had a wonderful weekend.Today I am going to share with you guys a non-vegetarian recipe..It is a delicious mutton recipe:"Pepper-Mutton Chops". Last 2-3 weeks we didn't get a chance to visit the halal market. Last day we went there and bought some goat mix.and the  same day I prepared this mutton dish.this one is my husband's favorite one... He likes to have it with appam or chapathi. sometimes we love to have it with bread as well. Nowadays this dish is a very common one in our menu. You can eat 5-6 appam with this chops. Really mouth-watering combo. I got this recipe idea from one of the cookery show..It's  quite different recipe.we are using curd, coconut and dried coconut for the preparation. (If u don't have dried coconut, don't worry, if you have some fresh coconut, just bake it for 10-20 minute in 300F.then that should be better to use for this recipe).The dried coconut is available in all indian groceries.(it is known as Copra).

If u have a plan to prepare this recipe buy the goat-mix (contains both bone-less and bone cuts). While buying the mutton tell them to give the mutton mix. If u try this recipe with boneless, you won't get the exact taste. (By definition Mutton chops means the mutton pieces with bones). Any meat if you prepare with bone would be more tastier than the same with boneless. The bones itself gives nice flavor to the dish.

Its a very spicy one. According to ur taste u can change the spice levels..Try it today itself and enjoy. OK, no more stories today..let me tell you how I prepared this delicious chops..

Preparation Time:30-45 minutes

Cost of the item:3.49 usd/Pound

Ingredients
Mutton chops(mutton with bones): 1 pound
Ginger : 1 medium size
Garlic: 2 pods
Green chili: 2 nos
Red Onion:2 medium size
Tomato: 1 medium size
TurmericPowder: 1 tsp
Pepper Powder: 1tsp
Garam Masala Powder: 1 tsp
Curd: 1/4 cup
Coriander leaves chopped:1/2 cup
salt : to taste
Water:2 cups
Oil: 2tbsp
For Grinding
1.Dried coconut pieces(copra)-4 medium pieces
  CousCous: 2 tbsp
2.grated Coconut: 1/2 cup
3.Peppercorn: 5 nos
Preparation
Step1: 

• Clean the mutton pieces and marinate with some salt
• Crush the ginger and garlic
• Chop the green chili
• Slice the onion into strips
• Cut the tomato into  8 pieces.
• Dilute the curd by adding 1/4 cup of water.

Make the paste of the following:

1. Dried coconut pieces and couscous
2. Grated coconut
3. Peppercorns(for grinding add some water)

Step2:

• Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Add the diluted curd into the oil and let it boil for 2-3 minutes.
• Add the Sliced onion into the curd mix.saute the onions until they are golden and transparent
• Add the ginger garlic and green chili into it and saute well

Step3:

• Add the pepper paste followed by the coconut paste. saute until the oil separates.
• Add the tomatoes and chopped coriander leaves itnto the mix.saute for sometime.
• Add the Couscous-dried coconut meat mix ,stir well.
• Add 2 cups of water followed by the turmeric powder and garam masala.mix all the ingrediets together. Let the mix to boil for 3-4 minute .

Step4: 

• Add the Mutton pieces into it.Let it boil until mutton the pieces get cooked.Meantime add pepper powder and mix well.
• Reduce the heat to medium and cover  the pan with airtight lid and let the mix to boil 10-15 minutes.

The delicious Mutton chops are ready to have..Have it with Appam or chapathi or bread.

Cook's Tip

• According to your taste change the spice level.
• Slow cooking make the chops so tasty.
• Do not try to cook it in high heat.Close the pan with airtight lid and let the chops to slowly cooks in medium heat.

Mutton piralan/Mutton Roast/Lamb Roast

Hope some of you guys get a chance to try my other mutton recipes. As my husband is a pure non-vegetarian, most of the days I used to prepare any of the non-veg dishes according to the availability. Today I prepared a new dish "Mutton Piralan (Mutton Roast)". Actually I got this recipe from one of the cookery show. It is a good combo with paratha or rice. We had it with paratha...My husband really loved it. As I got a good feedback from him,i thought i can share the recipe with all of you. Hope you could really enjoy having this and could get good feedback from your loved ones.

Cost of the dish : 3.99$ /Pound
Cooking time : 30-45 minutes

Ingredients
Mutton - 1 pound
Pepper powder-1 tbs
Garam Masla- 1 tsp
Red chili powder -2tbs
Garlic - 5 pods
Salt - to taste
Turmeric Powder-1/2 tsp
Red Onion : 1 big size
Tomato-1 medium
coconut milk : 1/4 cup
Water :1/4 cup

Preparation
Step1: Cut the onion into small pieces. Cut the tomato into 8 pieces..
Step2: Make a nice paste of garlic,Pepper, garam masala, turmeric powder, chili powder and salt. (Keep half of the turmeric and chilli powder for onion masala. See Step6)
Step3: Marinate the mutton with the above spice paste and keep aside for about 15-30 minute.
Step4: Cook the Marinated mutton in a pressure cookder until well cooked (2 whistle).
Step5: Heat oil in a pan, add the sliced red-onion. Fry until onions gets brown color.
Step6: Add 2 crushed garlic pods and Turmeric Powder and Chili powder. Stir well.
Step7: Add the Tomato into it. Once it gets sauted, add the cooked mutton pieces along with gravey into the onion mix.
Step8: Cook it for about 10-15 minutes in meduim heat or until mutton get roasted with the masala.
Step9: Add coconut milk and just cook it in very low flame for about 5 more minutes

The Delicious Mutton Piralan is ready ...
Cook's Tip:

• Do not add more water for cooking the mutton. Allow mutton to cook in it's own moisture.
• If you do not have coconut milk just grind the grated cocnut very nicely and take the milk by squeezing it (You can use a clean cotton cloth or strainer for this)..If you grind the coconut very nicely not necessary to strain that...
• According to your taste increase the quantity of chili powder. 
• Allow the gravy to settle in the roast make it more tender and tastier

Mutton Liver Roast /Lamb Liver Roast

Mutton is all time favorite of any non veg food lovers..It is a very healthy food. Especially the  mutton liver is a very nutritional one.I think the mutton liver dish may not be a favorite of everyone.From our experience i can say its a very tasty food..I started preparing this dish very recently. I hardly eaten this liver dish before as it is not prepared at our home. I love to have the chicken liver. I think here in USA chicken is not an occational dish because it is avaiblae in almost all shops as compared to fish. But in kerala chicken dish is prepared only on weekends or on some  special occations. I used to remember while preparing the chicken curry mom always keep the chicken liver for me..because of me only, she used to add the liver in the chicken curry...I love to have that..but i never had this mutton liver.When we moved to USA we prefer to buy the chicken or goat from the halal market,when i saw the mutton liver  thought of preparing the mutton liver roast for my husband because he is fond of that.Finally we bought that and with the help of Google  prepared the  liver roast.the roast came out really nice and my husband  loved the dish ,that was the first time i was tasting the mutton liver roast,i really loved it..i thought it would not taste good..but that is not true. finally it became a common in our menu...Last time when i saw chef lakshmi's mutton liver roast recipe i tried that recipe too..It came out as a super success. the recipe is quiet simple so i thought i can share the same with all of you.Other thing is ,the best taste u will get if u prepare this dish and keep it for 8-12 hours before serving..If you plan to have it on sunday prepare it on saturday night...(apply this method to all non vegetarian dish ).Be careful in cooking the liver. Once it is overcooked the liver pieces will become rubbery. so  be careful.The recipe is

Cost 3.50$/pound
Cooking time : 30-45 minutes
Ingredients
Mutton liver: 1 pound
Garlic : 6 pods
Curryleaves: 1  spring
Red Onion : 2 nos
Red Chili powder : 2 tbs
Turmeric Powder: 1/2 tbs
Garam Masala Powder: 1 tsp
Black Pepper Powder : 1 tbs
Oil : 5 tbs
Preparation

1. First clean the liver and cut into medium size pieces
2. Mix the chilipowder turmeric powder pepper powder, Garam masala powder one tsp oil and salt with 3 tbs of water .Mix well and make a nice paste
3. Marinate the liver pieces with the paste.Keep it aside for 30 minutes to 1 hour
4. Heat oil in a pan.Add curry leaves and crushed garlic.Once it get saute add the marinated Liver pieces...Cover the pan and let it cook for 2-3 minute...
5. Once the liver pieces are half cooked add the Onion slices..stir well.Cover the pan and let the mix to cook for  10-20 minute.Stir in between.Cook until the the liver get cooked.
6. Garnish with curry leaves

The Delicious mutton fry is ready to have .Have it with rice or chapati
Cook's Tip:

• According to your taste change the quantity of chili powder..
• Better to use Coconut oil..
• Do not use white onion. 

Mutton Fry/Lamb Fry

I think some of my friends(blog visitors) have tried the mutton curry recipe.how was that yummy right? those who didn't try the mutton curry just try this one.today's special is mutton fry,how do u feel...it's a very simple and easy one...

 Cooking time:15-20minutes

 Cost of the item :3.99/pound

 Ingredients:

 Mutton/lamb:1pound

 Garlic:4 pods of medium size 

 Redchili powder: 1tbs

 Fennel seed :3/4tbs

 Turmeric powder:1/2tsp

 Salt:to taste

 Water:1/4cup

Preparaton:

Step1:Make a nice paste of redchili powder,turmeric powder,garlic,fennel seed and salt.just add one tsp of water. it will help to grind the ingredients very nicely.

Step2:Marinate the mutton with the paste.keep it aside for 30 minutes.

Step3:In a pressure cooker add the marinated mutton with 1/4 cup of water.just boil it in medium heat for 5-7 minute or until 2 whistle.if the cooked mutton have water in it.  just boil it uncovered until all the water dried up.

Step4:Heat oil in a pan,add some curry leaves into the oil then add the cooked mutton pieces.fry it until well done or getting the brown color.

The delicious  mutton fry is ready to eat.have it with rice or chappati.

Points to ponder:

• Do not add more than a spoon of water for grinding the ingredients.
• Just fry the ingredients just before grinding (not garlic)
• Do not add excess water for boiling the mutton.
• If you make the fry more spicier add more red chili powder.

Mutton Curry/Lamb Curry

Today's special is Mutton curry. Its a different kind of curry because we are not using any garam masala for the preparation of this delicious curry. Actually i got this recipe from Laksmi nair's cookery show. First i thought it's not a good one so i just skipped that, at last ended up with this one for todays dinner.....For this curry we are not using any fried masala or fried ingredients Usually for non vegetarian dishes we used to fry the ingredients for preparing the masala. One more difference about this curry is we are pressure cooking the whole ingredients not frying or slow cooking.I am so happy because my hus really loved this curry .

There are two types of Mutton in US. The first one is LAMB which is a common meat and is available in any grocery shop. Actually lamb is our sheep's meat. The second one is GOAT which is hardly find at US grocery shops. It will be available only on halal markets or some Thai/Chinese shops. We don't like Lamb's taste as compared to Goat's. We usually buy the Goat from Halal Market. It has our nattile mutton taste If u like Lamb’s taste u can go with the lamb.... doesn't matter...

Ingredients:

Goat/Lamb : 1/4 kg
Coriander seeds :2 tbs
Black pepper seed :1/4 tbs
Cumin seed : 1/4 tsp
Turmeric Powder : a pinch
Pearl onion/Onion : 10 no/medium size
Ginger : 1 medium size
Garlic : 5 pods
Green chili: 2 no
Fenu greek seed :1/8 tsp

For Seasoning:
Mustard Seed :1tsp
Oil: 3 tsp
Curry leaves: 4 leaves
Red chili: 2 no

Preparation:

1. First Make a nice powder of Coriander seeds Black pepper seeds cumin seed and turmeric powder..
2. If u have pearl onion peel it off and cut each onion into 2 pieces other wise dice the big onion into very small pieces
3. Cut the ginger and garlic into small pieces
4. In a pressure cooker  put the mutton pieces, grind-ed curry powder, onion ginger garlic green chili and the fenugreek seed. add enough salt
5. Add 1 cup of water .Cook it for 15- 20 minute in medium heat until otherwise the mutton is well cooked
6. Heat oil in a pan add the mustard seeds ,Once it get splutter add the curry leaves and red chili
7. then add the cooked mutton curry mix well..

The Delicious Mutton curry is ready to eat. Have it with rice or chapatti...

Points to ponder

• Mutton itself have its own moisture so do not add excess water.
• If u have pearl onion use that; it will give more taste.
• Cut the garlic and ginger into small pieces...otherwise crush or make a coarse paste.
• Check the spicy level, if u like more  spicy then only add the green chili. The curry itself spicy as because we have added the pepper seed in the powder..