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Mutton Aloo Kurma South Indian style
(Spiced mutton and potato gravy)
Hey everyone.. with Bakrid around the corner, I thought why not dish out some gravy with mutton in it, hope you enjoy this recipe.
I am not a regular food blogger, just trying to post the dishes I make, So kindly bear with my mistakes, any questions and suggestions are welcome.
I learnt this recipe from my granny.
Korma, also spelled kormaa, qorma, khorma, or kurma, is a dish originating in Central Asia consisting of meat or vegetables braised in a spiced gravy.
The gravy could be tomato based or Coconut based.
Mine is a very typical South Indian dish, with meat simmered in Coconut based gravy.
Even chicken can be used instead of mutton and for vegetarians, you can use potatoes, that will give you the awesome Aloo( potato) Kurma.
This dish is normally prepared for Sunday noon leisurely lunches.
Might look tedious but with practice, it becomes a routine dish.
This dish goes very well with Rotis, Plain parathas and hot steamed rice.
THE RECIPE
Preparation time take approx 30 minutes once all the ingredients are collected and kept ready at hand.
INGREDIENTS :
I’m a making just a little so I took about
Mutton – medium sized peices β 300 grams
Potato – medium 3 ( diced into small cubes)
Tomatoes – 2 (large)
one half diced and the rest pureed
Oil- 5 to 6 teaspoons
Ingredients required for the wet masala
Fresh Coconut – 50 grams ( diced)
Onion – large 1( diced)
Fresh green coriander – 1/2 cup
Mint leaves – 1/4 cup
**Ingredients for the the dry masala from clockwise
Garam masala – 1 teaspoon
Coriander powder – 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Chili powder – 1 teaspoon
Turmeric powder – 1/2 teaspoon
Dried cinnamon and clove powder – 1/2 teaspoon each
Ginger paste – 1/2 teaspoon
Garlic paste – 1/2 teaspoon
The wet green masala
METHOD
1. Take a teaspoon of oil in a small pan and saute the coconut peices and half of the chopped Onion peices until browned.
2. Add in the coriander and the mint leaves and sautΓ© for about 1 minute and let it cool
3. Grind into a paste with a little water.
4. In a cooker or a pan (I like to use a pressure cooker) slightly shallow fry the mutton peices with 3 teaspoons of oil, a pinch of salt, half a teaspoon of turmeric powder, one half of a diced tomato, till it softens a bit, for say about 8 minutes (this is to remove the raw smell from the meat)
How to make the Kurma
5 .In the same pressure cooker saute the rest of the chopped Onions with a pinch of salt till they are slightly browned.
6. Add in the wet masalas and the dry masalas and shallow fry a bit.. (This is to take away the rawness of the masalas)
7. Add in the tomato puree and the diced medium sized potatoes and the half cooked mutton.
8. Add 2-3 cups of water and pressure cook for say about 3 whistles. ( the water should be added approximately)
There we go, we have the Mutton Aloo Kurma ready.
Garnish with the remaining coriander leaves and serve hot!!
Enjoy it with hot buttered Rotis, Plain Parathas or Steamed rice.
Note:
* Always when using freshly ground masala’s it’s advisable to fry/saute them till the oil layer is seen at the top, It takes away the rawness of the masalas.
* Adding turmeric to meat helps to add taste and takes away the raw meat smell
* Add a pinch of salt when you sautΓ© the onions, it helps to keep them moist and soft.
* Potatoes can be peeled or the skin can be retained.
*For more spice, green chillies can be added to the wet masala.
Until next time stay happy, Eat whatever you want !! ππ
Satish Ram said:
Looks delicious…..when am I invited??
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writenlive said:
Sounds yummy! Must try π
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needeanshu said:
It is.. When my granny makes the taste is even more awesome.. Do try it.. π
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writenlive said:
I’ll definitely try it this weekend π
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needeanshu said:
Sure let me know how it turned out.. π
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writenlive said:
Of course, I will!
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Garfield Hug said:
Super yummy!!! You are a good cook taking after granny’s skills set. It looked so great that I want to dip a piece of prata in and gobble up the potatoes!! Thanks for sharing π
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needeanshu said:
Ha ha ha thank you soo much for the kind encouraging words.. Wish I could actually share the dish with you.π
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Garfield Hug said:
Virtually…virtually till you and I have a transporter ha ha π
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needeanshu said:
πππ
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priyankamoraes said:
Yum yum and some more yum !
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Mr Tookles said:
I literally screemed Neethu here behind my phone. Going to check it later behind my comp. DROOLING here in holland.
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needeanshu said:
Oh I thought someone called out for me .. π
Noodles.. π³π³ wish wish I could share some with you.
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Mr Tookles said:
Crying… I just had 1 euro ramen noodles..
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satabdi said:
Yummy!!! I love alu with mutton.
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needeanshu said:
Yeah alu is like the must veggie in any dish.. π
If you do make Kosha Mangsho, do post it.. I wanto learn it.. π
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satabdi said:
Hehe!!! sure I will
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New Bloggy Cat said:
Looks delish! Thanks for the recipe….α(γ»βγ» )α
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needeanshu said:
Thank you.. π
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wolfberryknits said:
Soooooo hungry now! Looks amazing! π
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needeanshu said:
Thank you.. π
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Sabiscuit said:
Mutton is so tasty. I like when the aloo is really soft to bring out the right taste sensation. I must go home now for some curry goat.
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needeanshu said:
Yeah soft and we’ll cooked Aloo is just amazing.. π
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Freda @ Aromatic essence said:
Korma looks delicious π And great pictorial too !
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needeanshu said:
Thankuuu
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ranu802 said:
The dish looks yummy, I wish I could taste it. π
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honey bee said:
The colour and the dish it self very similar to my mom’s kurma dish. As currently I am living in abroad,I miss her dishes soo much. This one making me even more. I love potatoes so much when it cooked with meat. Hope to.make this soon.
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needeanshu said:
Thank u for the encouragement..Yeah you should try this when time permits.. You can make it simpler with just potatoes too.. Where are you originally from??
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honey bee said:
I never tried kurma only with potatoes. Sure I have to try this weekend. I am from Sri Lanka
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needeanshu said:
Oh great..we are neighbours then.. π
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honey bee said:
Yes. *Thumbs up*
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honey bee said:
Great job neethu..
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honey bee said:
Today I made potato kurma and it turned out great. Thanks for the recipe. *smile*
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Neede said:
Wheeeee… Thats great… M sure it must have been awesome.. Thanks a lot for actually writing back that you tried it.. πππ
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honey bee said:
It tasted delicious but the colour was not good as you.
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honey bee said:
It tasted delicious but the colour was not good as yours.
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Neede said:
Oh don’t you worry.. Just the colour of masala’s differ so.. M sure you did a great job.. πππ
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honey bee said:
Thanks! May be that’s reason. Hubby and son loved it. M so happy. *smile*
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honey bee said:
I have nominated you for the versatile blogger award, for more info do check here: https://apassionatewalk.wordpress.com/2015/10/09/the-versatile-blogger-award/
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Neede said:
Hi.. Thanks for the nomination.. My first ever so Made my day..ππ.. Thank youuuπππ
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honey bee said:
Congratulations neethu !
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singhcircle said:
Those chunks of mutton are so good-looking!
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Neede said:
Tee hee hee.. Thank you..ππ
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swamiyesudas said:
Ventured into this post with some qualms as it sounded Very Non Vegetarian, but am glad that You Yourself have stated that We can do this with just Potatoes!
I do not use Coconuts, Cinnamon and Clove, and perhaps because of that Never get the Beautiful Colour of Your dish.
Kudos on Your post and Thanks, my Dear Neethu! π
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