Mutton Fry aka Varutha Kari in Tamil is very simple mutton dish from my home town… “Chennai” makkale! Amma makes this dish whenever she makes sambar on a non veg day, the perfect pair i would say. make it chunky or dry depending on your choice … its so versatile dish, the dry version goes well with rice and chunky version with suda suda idli or kal dosai. Well, that eye catchy, tasty “வறுத்த கறி” is shared here!
| Ingredients-1 | |
|---|---|
| 1 lb or 1/2 kg | Mutton |
| 2 cups | Onion (finely chopped) |
| 1 cup | Tomato (diced) |
| 1 teaspoon | Ginger garlic paste |
| ¼ teaspoon | Turmeric powder |
| 1 teaspoon | Red chilli powder (spicy) |
| 3 teaspoons | Coriander /dhania powder |
| 1 & 1/2 teaspoon | Salt (or to taste) preferably kosher |
| 10 leaves | Curry leaves |
| 2 tablespoons | Coriander leaves- for garnishing |
| 3 tablespoons | Oil |
| 1 & 1/2 cup | Water |
| Ingredients-2 | |
|---|---|
| 2 | Cardamon |
| 2 (1 inch) | Cinnamon stick (small) |
| 2 | Cloves |
| 1 teaspoon | Black pepper corns |
| 1 teaspoon | Cumin seeds |
Lets see how to make this Mutton fry.. very stylish in english but for us its kara saramana varutha kari…
Some mutton recipes to try..
- Mutton Pepper Masala
- Kari dosai
- Mutton Sukka
- Wash and cut mutton (Goat meat) into desired size and keep aside.
- Dry grind all the ingredients in table-2 to a fine powder and keep aside.
- Heat oil in a pressure pan or cooker, season with curry leaves and fry onions till golden brown.
- Saute the mutton pieces along with ginger garlic paste, chopped tomatoes, turmeric powder, red chilli powder, coriander powder and salt.
- Keep frying until the masala turns dark brown.
- Now add the ground masala powder along with 1 & 1/2 cup of water and pressure cook for up to 3 whistles.
- Once the steam settles, open the cooker and let simmer the gravy until it thickens.
- Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve with rice and sambar.
Notes
- Serves 4 approx
- If you prefer this dish (dry version) then after the pressure release… you need to simmer over low flame and saute till it becomes dry.
- Tender baby goat meat works like a charm for this recipe.
Comments
16 responses to “Mutton Fry – Varutha Kari”
I tried out this recipe today.It came out so yummy and the aroma is just amazing .Thanks a lot for this wonderful recipe.
Do you dry roast spices before grinding or do you just use raw spice.
hey macha semma dish.. yummmy! ur just amazin luv ya keep posting hun x
Hi Mullai, it is very good after cooking 4 hours.
hi mullai,
can i try this recipe with soya chunks , instead of mutton?
thnx
deepa
Hi Mullai, My mouth feels watery seeing this picture. Iam going to cook this tomorrow on Valentine's day special for my husband with coconut milk rice. Thanks for ur delicious recipe….Keep postinggggggggggggggggggggg………… Thank you From Bhuvana
Hi Mullai
I am going to try this recipe. I was wondering if you have any dry mutton roast/fry recipe. It would be much appreciated. Thank you.
Mona
hi mullai,
what kind of goat meat should i to look for in stores? Iam confuses with goat and lamb meat. I saw only lamb chops here in US.
where is goat meat kept in stores ususally? Can u give me some infomation about this please?
Actually US grocery stores carry only lamb meat and some middle-eastern shops sell goat meat. You should check your area for middle eastern grocery and meat stores. No matter where you buy, still its not going to taste like our Indian goat meat. We have plenty of middle-eatern stores here in Michigan, and I've tried a bunch of stores, still no match.
hi mullai,
thanks a lot one more question. have u tasted lamb meat? is it worth a try?
try looking for goat meat in spanish stores , usually mexican , they are either called chivo or cabrito in spanish
lamb mutton have more fat visible on it and mutton is hard as compare to goat,
Hi Hems. In New york we can get the goat meat from Indian stores. That will taste similar to our Indian goat meat.VIJI
woww…it looks like Mutton maelagu curry…i’m missing my hometown and village badly…Mullai are u from Madurai?
Hi Ani, this isn't milagu curry, its just plain mutton varuval type dish. Milagu curry needs a lot of fresh black peppercorn and dhania, which I hope to post soon.
when did you put the tomatoes in there !