White mutton Gravy (white kurma)

            White mutton gravy is yummy and flavourful south indian recipe. Our grandma used to make this recipe. This recipe is very  popular in our muslims homes. We make this recipe for muslim marriages and event along with ghee rice. This gravy name is called white kurma or white samma.

White mutton Gravy

Ingredients: 

1/2 kg Mutton pieces

5 onion medium size (sliced)

1 cinnamon stick 

2  or 3 cardamom

2 cloves

4 or 5 Green chillies

Oil 50 ml

Ghee 2 tbsp

cashew 25 to 30 g

20 g almond or pista paste(optional)

4 tbsp Coconut paste

1 tsp Fennel seed powder 

2 tbsp ginger and garlic paste

1/2 tsp White Pepper powder

1/2 black pepper powder

1/4 bunch of coriander leaves.

Method:

      Take half coconut. Grind it with nuts as a paste or you can grind it seperately. Keep them aside

       Heat oil in a pan. Add ghee. Then add cinnamon, cardamom, cloves and bay leaves. Fry them for half a minute.

 Then add onion slices on it. Stir till it turns slightly brown. Then add ginger and garlic paste, fry for 1 minute. 

Now Add mutton pieces and green chillies. mix them well. Stir for 2 minutes. 

Then add fennel powder, white pepper powder and black pepper powder. Mix them well. 

Then add curd and salt. Add 2 cup of water, boil them for 2 minutes. 

Now add grinded coconut and cashew paste. Mix well them, if gravy is very thick, adjust by required water. Now close the lid and cook well untill mutton turns soft.

 

When meat cooked add coriander leaves. Then switch off the flame. 

Now white chicken gravy is ready. Serve with ghee rice or pulao, roti and idyappam.