Mutton Stew Nadan Style

Ingredientsfor 5 servings

• 2 Lbs Goat meat or lamb
• 10 nos Whole black pepper
• 2 nos Potatoes — diced
• 2 nos Red onions (Kunjulli)
• 3 nos Green chillies
• 4 nos Garlic pods
• 12 nos Cloves (Grambu)
• 1/2 tsp Fennel seeds (Perinjeerakam)
• 1" stick Cinnamom (Karugapatta)
• 4 nos Cardamom (Elakka)
• 4 tbsp Veg oil
• Curry leaves, to taste
• Lemon juice, to taste
• 1 tbsp Vinegar
• 1 cup Coconut milk thick

Preparation

1. Step 1

   Wash and drain the meat pieces. Soak the meat in lemon juice for half an hour.

2. Step 2

   Half cook the meat in a pot with just enough water, a tbsp of vinegar, 1/4 tsp of ground black pepper and curry leaves.

3. Step 3

   Pour oil into a pan and heat it and stir fry the onions, curry leaves, garlic and green chillies(seeds removed) for 5 minutes until the ingredients look translucent.

4. Step 4

   Crush the rest of the spices and add them into the pan. Continue to stir fry.

5. Step 5

   Add the half cooked meat(but not the gravy).

6. Step 6

   Add potatoes and enough water to cook the potatoes.

7. Step 7

   Cook until the potatoes and the half cooked meat is done.

8. Step 8

   Add the meat to gravy.

9. Step 9

   Adjust vinegar and salt to your taste.

10. Step 10

    Add one full cup of thick coconut milk. Do not allow the contents to boil once the coconut milk has been added.

11. Step 11

    Mutton Stew is ready.

12. Step 12

    Serve mutton stew with palappam or bread.