Mutton Stew - Traditional
A gentle, coconut milk-based stew with soft vegetables and whole spices floating in a pale, fragrant broth. Kerala stew is quiet comfort food — not loud with chilli, but warm with cardamom and black pepper.
Ingredientsfor 5 servings
- 1.5 kg Mutton
- 2 tbsp Ginger — cut into small pieces and crushed
- 2 Cloves Garlic — finely chopped
- 12 nos Cardamom
- 3 nos Star anise
- 3” piece Cinnamon broken into smaller pieces
- 1 tsp Black Pepper coarsely — crushed
- 4 nos Bay Leaves medium ones
- 2 nos Onion medium ones — thinly sliced
- 2 Stalks Curry Leaves
- 4 nos Green Chilies ends split
- 3 tbsp Coconut Oil
- ¼ cup Vinegar
- Water enough to soak meat with vinegar
- Salt, to taste
- 8 tbsp Coconut powder see note below
- 2 cup Water to make coconut milk from powder
Preparation
Step 1
Cut meat into pieces (medium size). Wash well.
Step 2
Soak in vinegar and water mix for 10 minutes. Drain and set aside.
Step 3
Heat oil and cook garlic.
Step 4
When half done, add half of ginger and sauté.
Step 5
Add onion and cook until onion is translucent.
Step 6
Add spices (cardamom, bay leaves, cinnamon, anistar, pepper). cook until onion is golden brown.
Step 7
Add meat and fry till water is almost all gone.
Step 8
Add salt and fry till all water is gone.
Step 9
If using fresh coconut milk, add 2nd milk. If using powder, add half of the milk and enough water to cover meat.
Step 10
Bring to boil and simmer to cook till the meat is tender.
Step 11
Halfway, add chilies and curry leaves.
Step 12
When meat is tender, add the rest of the milk. Bring to boil and take it off the heat.
Step 13
Best served if refrigerated overnight and re-heated the next day.
Step 14
*** Note: If using fresh coconut, milk of one coconut: 1 cup 1st milk and enough 2nd milk to cover the meat when cooking.
Tip
Whole spices — cardamom, cloves, cinnamon — go in early with the oil. They need time to infuse their flavour into the fat.
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