Mutton Stew- Kerala Style

Mutton Stew

Mutton Stew is a very popular dish in Kerala, the southern part of India. It is served hot with Appam, and is considered as a breakfast specialty during festive occassions like Christmas and Easter. Kerala Mutton Stew can delight your taste buds. Make sure you try out this tasty dish. You can even serve Mutton stew with Bread too.

Mutton Stew usually plays a major role in parties or marriages in Kerala. Since everyone loves to eat appam and stew together, it is common for the Christian community of Kerala to make stews every now and then. The beginning of the Easter or a Christmas is marked with the steaming bowl of Mutton stew on the table for breakfast. On such festive occasions, family members sit together to have their share of breakfast along with cake and wine. And women of the house usually make preparations the day before itself, so that they don’t have to hurry up in the morning. Food is served in the morning soon after attending the morning mass. The aroma of the stew and appam actually make me remind of the Christmas Eve or the Easter. Do try this tasty stew to be served in the mornings, especially on Sundays to give your family the spicy touch of God’s Own Country.

Ingredients 

1. Mutton                         -     1 kg
2. French Beans               -     7-8 nos
3. Carrots                         -     2
4. Potatoes                       -     3
5.  Green chilly                 -     1
6. Onions                         -      2 nos
7. Tomatoes                     -      2 nos
8. Pepper Powder            -      1/2 to 1 tsp ( as per your requirement)
9. Coriander Powder      -      2-3 tsp
10. Coriander leaves        -      a small bunch
11. *Garam masala              -     1 1/2 tsp
12. Coconut milk              -     2 cups (thick)
13. Salt                              -      to taste
14. Oil                               -      4 tbsp

 Method:

• Pour oil (coconut oil) in a pressure cooker. If you choose to cook in a pan, you can choose the slow cooking method.
• Add onions and chilies and saute till golden brown.
• Add coriander powder (3tsp) and saute well
• Add Pepper power and Tomatoes and saute till tomatoes become soft
• Now add mutton and vegetables together
• Add salt as per your tastes and pour sufficient water for the meat and vegetables to cook
• Close the lid and cook for 10 minutes in a pressure cooker or slow cook for 30 min in a closed vessel until the meat cooks well.
• Switch off the stove
• Open the lid and check whether mutton is well cooked
• Add Garam Masala and put on the stove and let the curry boil
• Now add the thick Coconut milk to the boiling stew
• And it is time for you to add coriander leaves to it. Do finely chop it  before adding it.
• Let the stew boil for a minute
• Switch off and serve hot with Appam or Bread.

Kerala Mutton Stew is a real delight that you will love a lot. Try this out for any special occasion and make your family happy.