Mutton Chukka / மட்டன் சுக்கா/ Mutton Varuval in Tamil

• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 20 – 30 mins
• Serves: 2 – 3

Ingredients needed:- 

• Mutton/Lamb – 500 gm
• Small onions /Shallots – 20 – 25 nos
• Ginger Garlic paste – 1 tbsp
• Turmeric powder – 1/2 tsp
• Green chili – 2
• Salt as needed
• Gingelly Oil/ Nallennai – 2 tbsp

To Grind:

• Cumin seeds – 1 tsp
• Pepper corn – 2 tsp
• Coriander seed – 1 tsp
• Dry red chili – 3 or as required

Preparation:

• Wash and clean the mutton well; keep it aside
• Masala powder: Cumin Seeds, Pepper corns, Dry red chili, coriander seeds in a blender and grind it to a fine powder and keep it aside

Method:

1. In a pressure cooker, add mutton pieces and the freshly ground masala, turmeric powder, required salt with 1/2 cup of water and cook for 3 – 4 whistles or until mutton cooks soft.
2. Heat oil in a pan , add green chilies, curry leaves, shallots, salt and saute until shallots are golden and then add 1 tbsp ginger garlic paste and sauté it for a couple of minutes until the raw smell is gone
3. Add the cooked mutton pieces along with the cooked water; cook for some more time until all the water has been evaporated and the mutton become a little dry

Delicious Mutton Roast / Mutton chukka is ready. Enjoy this with Pepper rasam or any rice varieties,  Dosa, and Chappathi

Note –

• Do not add more water to cook mutton, as we need to dry the chukka
• Gingelly oil adds more taste to this recipe
• Prefer shallots for chukka recipes. Especially for mutton recipes
• Pressure cook the mutton first as I have mentioned and then fry it to make dry chukka

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