Mutton Kozhambu

Ingredients

1 lb Mutton
1 tsp turmeric powder
3 tbsp ginger-garlic paste
1 onion of medium sized
2 tomatoes
2 tbsp corriander powder
1 tsp garam masala powder
1/4 of a potato(if u like can add more too)(optional)
1 tsp red chilly powder(optional)
salt to taste
1 tbsp +1 tsp oil

For Grinding

4-5 cashews
1/4 cup fresh grated coconut/ frozen
4 green chilles
1 tsp whole black pepper
1 tsp cumin seed

For Tempering

1" Cardamom
2 cloves
1 javentry
1 bay leaf
handful of mint leaves/ Pudina

Method

1. Wash and clean mutton.
2. Add 1/2 tsp turmeric powder to the washed mutton and rub all over the mutton and wash it
3. In a pressure cooker, with 2 cups water, add 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste, salt and 1/4 tsp pepper powder and add in the washed and cleaned mutton pieces
4. Cover and let it whistles for 4
5. Once done, remove from heat, wait to get pressure released
6. Mean-while cut onion finely in length-wise
7. In a skillet, add 1 tsp oil, add green chillies(cut into 2), peppercorns, cashew, cumin seeds and coconut and fry well till the coconut gets hot.
8. Remove from heat and grind into smooth paste with little water
9. In pressure cooker, with 1 tbsp oil, add in the ingredients for tempering one by one
10. once tempered, add in the onions and fry well, then add potatoes and fry well
11. Now add tomatoes and fry till its mashed, add in the ground paste with 1 cup water
12. stir well add in coriander powder, chilly powder,turmeric and salt and ix well
13. Now add the cooked mutton pieces, stir well
14. Check for spicy and add garam masala and corriander leaves when u about to cover
15. Cover and let it whistles 2 or 3
16. Switch of and seerve with white rice/ variety rice/ paratha/ chappathi/ poori/ dosa/ idly