Chettinad Mutton Gravy

Ingredients:

Mutton - 1 kg

Ginger - 1 piece

Garlic pods - 5 - 8 nos

Cinnamon - 2 pieces

Cloves - 4 nos

Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp

Fennel - 1/2 tsp

Pepper - A few

Chilly powder - 2 tsp

Coriander powder - 2 tsp

Salt - As reqd

Oil - 1/4 cup

Turmeric powder - 1/2 tsp

Onion(large) - 2 nos(finely chopped)

Mustard seeds - 1/2 tsp

Curry leaves - 1 sprig

Tomato - 2 nos(sliced)

Preparation method :

1)Clean and cut mutton into medium size pieces.

2)Grind together ginger, garlic, spices, pepper corn and all powders into a coarse paste.

3)Marinate the mutton with the above paste and salt for 30 mins.

4)Heat a tbsp of oil in a pressure cooker.

5)Add the marinated mutton.

6)Pressure cook upto 4 whistles.

7)Heat oil in a pan or a kadai.

8)Splutter mustard seeds.

9)Add curry leaves and chopped onions and saute, till they become golden brown.

10)Add chopped tomatoes and saute, till they become soft.

11)Add the mutton to it and cook, till the oil separates and serve hot with rotis or rice.