Mutton Pepper Fry

Mutton Pepper fry is a tasty and must try recipe for mutton n spice lovers. It is packed with spices, rich flavor and easy to prepare.
Mutton is pre-cooked until tender with whole spices, onion and tomato. And then fried with spices, main ingredients being pepper,galic and jeera.

Ingredients :

• Mutton - 250 gms
• Onion - 1 
• Tomato - 1
• Garlic - 8 to 10 cloves
• Pepper - 1 tsp
• Cumin seeds - 1/2 tsp
• Chilli powder - 1/2 tsp
• Coriander powder - 1/2 tsp
• Cumin powder - 1/2 tsp
• Turmeric powder - 2+2 pinchs
• Curry leaves - 1 string
• Coriander leaves for garnishing
• Oil - 4 tbsp
• Salt as per taste
• Water as required
• Whole Garam Masala : 
• Cloves - 4 to 5
• Fennel seeds - 1/2tsp
• Cinnamon - 1" stick
• Star anise - 2
• Bay leaf - 2
• Cardamom - 1

Method:

• In a pressure cooker heat 2 tbsp oil. Temper with whole garam masala listed. When it splutters add onion and fry till translucent. 

• Add turmeric powder and tomato. Fry till tomato is mushy. Add cleaned mutton pieces and fry for a minute or two.

• Add enough water to cook mutton and allow to boil. Cover the lid and cook till mutton is cooked well.

• Filter the stock which can be used further or you can preserve it for the soup.
• Meanwhile take garlic, pepper and cumin seeds and crush them to a semi coarse paste.

• Heat a pan/kadai. Add 2 tbsp oil. When hot add curry leaves and crushed paste. Fry till raw smell goes away.

• Add tender mutton pieces along with required amount of stock. Remaining stock can be used for the soup seasoning with salt and pepper powder. 

• Add all the dry spice powders and salt. Cook till the water evaporates completely. When oil starts oozing out, switch off the flame and garnish with coriander leaves.

• Tasty and yummy mutton pepper fry is ready. Serve hot with steamed rice.