How to make Mutton Stew at home?

What about a simple Kerala mutton stew recipe? Mutton stew or lamb stew is prepared in many different ways in different places. This is a Kerala style mutton stew recipe where we use coconut milk. This recipe was adopted from my mom’s kitchen, but with slight changes.

Kerala Mutton Stew Recipe

Ingredients:

1. Mutton with bones – 500 gm
2. Potato – 2 ((Diced to medium sized cubes)
3. Carrot – 1 (Diced to medium sized cubes)
4. Onion – 1 large (thinly sliced)
5. Ginger – 1 small cube (crushed to paste)
6. Green chilli – 3 to 4 nos (sliced)
7. Garlic – 5 to 6 cloves (crushed to paste)
8. Curry leaves – 1 tbs (10 – 12 in nos)
9. Cashew nuts – 5 to 6 nos (fried in ghee)
10. Thinly sliced onion (for frying) – 1/2 medium sized
11. Clarified butter (Ghee) – 1 tbs
12. Cloves – 3
13. Cardamom – 2 to 3
14. Cinnamon stick – 1 medium sized
15. Star Anise – 1
16. Coconut milk (thin) – 1 cup
17. Coconut milk (thick) – 1 cup
18. Pepper – 1/2 tsp
19. Black pepper (crushed) – 1/2 tsp
20. Garam Masala – 1/2 tsp
21. Salt to taste

Method:

Step 1: Wash mutton pieces with bone and transfer it to a pressure cooker.
Step 2: Add salt to taste and 1/2 tsp of black pepper and mix well.
Step 3: Pressure cook it for 3 – 4 whistles on medium flame (depending on the lamb).
Step 4: In a cooking pan (sauce pan), add 1 tbs of ghee and heat it.
Step 5: Fry cashew nuts in ghee until golden brown and keep the cashew nuts aside.
Step 6: Fry thinly sliced onions (half onion) and keep it aside.
Step 5: Add Cardamom, Cinnamon stick, Star anise, and cloves to it and sauté for a while.
Step 6: Sauté sliced green chillies, then add ginger and garlic paste to sauté.
Step 7: Add sliced onions and cook until translucent.
Step 8: Add diced potatoes and carrot. (some people even add tomatoes)
Step 9: Add pressure cooked mutton to the cooking pan. Add thin coconut milk and salt to taste to it. Cook until the mutton, potatoes, and carrots are cooked well.
Step 10: Add some crushed black pepper and garam masala. Add some curry leaves. Mix well.
Step 11: Lower the flame, and add thick coconut milk. Give it a stir and finally add fried cashew nuts and fried onion to it.

Mutton stew is a perfect combination for Appam, Puttu, Idiyappam, and even bread.