Attirachi Kuzhambu Recipe - Spicy Mutton Gravy
Attirachi Kuzhambu is a normal mutton gravy cooked with some traditional spicy ingredients. Cooking mutton with grounded spices gives the aroma and taste for this origin dish. So please don't skip anyone. Whenever we prefer cooking mutton, this is the most wanted dish. This gravy takes only around 30 minutes to cook when all the ingredients are ready.
Ingredients
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400 grams Mutton
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2 Tomatoes
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finely chopped
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3 tablespoon Sambar Powder
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1/2 tablespoon Garam masala powder
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1 Bay leaf (tej patta)
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Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
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a small bunch
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chopped finely
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3 cups Water
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Salt
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to taste
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3 tablespoon Oil
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To grind:
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1 inch Ginger
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2 cloves Garlic
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9 Shallots
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1 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)
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1 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds
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1 Star anise
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1 teaspoon Fennel seeds (Saunf)
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1 teaspoon Poppy seeds
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1 Mace (Javitri)
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1 Stone flower
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Other ingredients:
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1 cup Fresh coconut
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grated
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To temper:
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1 teaspoon Mustard seeds (Rai/ Kadugu)
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2 Shallots
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chopped
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2 sprig Curry leaves
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2 sprig Curry leaves
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Instructions
Step 1
To begin making the Attirachi Kuzhambu recipe, firstly grind all the ingredients - ginger, garlic, shallots, cinnamon stick, cardamom, star anise, fennel seeds, khus khus, mace, stone flower in a mixer jar without adding water
Step 2
Heat about 2 tablespoons oil in a pressure cooker, add bayleaf, grounded masala and saute it until the raw smell goes
Step 3
Once the raw smell goes, add mutton, saute it in the masala 2 minutes and then add tomatoes, sambar powder and garam masala
Step 4
When masalas getting blended, add water and salt
Step 5
Cover and cook till 1 whistle and turn the flame medium for about 20 minutes
Step 6
Switch off the cooker and wait until the pressure releases
Step 7
Grind the coconut with water nicely
Step 8
Open the cooker and add coconut paste
Step 9
Let it boil for about 2 minutes
Step 10
After 2 minutes switch off and add the coriander leaves
Step 11
The next step is to temper the curry
Step 12
Heat a kadai and add 1 teaspoon oil
Step 13
After 10 seconds, add mustard seeds and when it splutter, add the chopped shallots
Step 14
When it turns soft, add curry leaves then add it to the gravy
Step 15
Give it a stir and serve hot
Step 16
Serve Attirachi Kuzhambu along with Phulka, Chicken Biryani and Burani Raita for your weekend meal