Ingredients:
- Mutton/Chicken 250 g – washed and diced
- Ground-nut oil 75 ml
- Big Onions – 250 g – finely chopped
- Tomato -150 g – finely chopped
- Ginger-garlic paste – 3 tsp
- Coriander leaves – 1 cup – cleaned and finely chopped
- Mint leaves – 1 cup – cleaned and finely chopped
- Coconut scabbing – 50 g
- Cashew nuts – 3 no
- Fennel seeds (Sombu) -half tsp
- Cuscus – half tsp
- Pepper – 1 tsp
- Jeera – 2 tsp
- Red chili powder 2 tsp
- Coriander Powder – 1 tsp
- Garam Masala Powder – quarter tsp
- Turmeric powder – quarter tsp
- Salt to taste
Preparation:
- Grind coconut, cashew nuts, sombu and cuscus to a fine paste
- Grind pepper and jeera into fine paste
Method:
- Heat groundnut/peanut oil in a pressure cooker, add 1 tsp jeera and allow it to splutter
- Add onion, curry leaves and saute for two minutes, then add ginger-garlic paste and saute for 3/5 minutes or till the raw smell goes off
- Add tomato pieces, salt and saute for two minutes
- Add mutton/chicken pieces, half of coriander and mint leaves, half quantity of salt, turmeric powder (and half tsp ajinomoto(MSG) -optional). Mix well, add boiling water till the contents get fully immersed, cover the cooker and cook for 5 m or 3 whistles
- Remove the cooker from heat and release the pressure.
- Heat the contents in the cooker, add red chili and coriander powder, garam masala, pepper-jeera paste, coconut paste. Mix well, close the cooker and cook for 3 m or one whistle.
- Remove from heat, release the pressure, open the lid and add the rest of coriander and mint leaves
- Add salt, if needed.
Use this as side dish with Parotta, chappathi, Naan, Dosha, Idiyappam or Aappam