Mutton Curry Indian style recipe with step by step photos. Lovely Aroma of Indian Mutton Curry Recipe makes me hungry! I just love the flavor of this curry. The courtesy goes to my mom who makes this mind-boggling curry. I don’t eat rice I am a Chapati lover. However the day my mom cooks Chicken Biryani Or curry I just binge on eating rice.
This Mutton Curry Indian style recipe is full of Indian spices and rich in taste. What else on earth can I ask for in this winter????? ……. Delicious, mouthwatering Curry.
You might get surprised when you will know that I don’t eat Mutton. But I love mutton curry but not eating mutton. I binge on the potatoes from the Curry. I am a bit fussy when it comes to Mutton !
I am excited as this is my first Meat Curry I am sharing with all of you. Hope you enjoy this wholesome exotic curry full of Indian flavor. Eat with Bread, Chapati or plain rice. This Indian Mutton Curry Recipe will just taste awesome anyways. People like me can just gulp the curry with spoon.
I wonder what took me so long to share this lovely recipe with you. As this Mutton curry is quite often cooked by my mom as she is totally gaga over Mutton. Anyways let me share this wonderful Indian Mutton Curry Recipe – Mutton Curry Indian Style with all of you.
If you are a hard core non-vegetarian they try some recipes like mughlai chicken masala, chicken biryani homemade, chicken masala curry, butter chicken and tandoori chicken.
I am sure you would love it too! For vegetarians please replace paneer with mutton along the same ingredients and method given below.
Lets make step by step Mutton Curry Indian Style :
- Keep all the spices, herbs and ingredients ready.
2. Chop ginger, garlic, mint leaves, coriander leaves with little water. Grind them to form a smooth paste.
3. Now marinate the mutton with the above green paste. Keep it aside to marinate for 10 to 15 mins. Leave half green paste aside for tempering.
4. Take a pan add little oil. Cut 1 onion and saute them in the oil. Once onion changes color add desiccated coconut and saute. Once the onion- coconut becomes light brown in color. Remove from fire and grind them into a smooth paste.
5. Take a Kadhai or Vessel add oil. Once oil is hot add Shahi Jeera, Cloves, Cinnamon, Tejpata (Bay leaves).
6. Once it crackles add chopped onion to it. Saute for 3 to 4 mins.
7. Now add the rest of green paste and saute for 2 to 3 mins. Add tomatoes and saute for 2 mins. Put coriander powder, Chili Powder, Turmeric, Fennel Powder. Saute for 2 mins.
8. Add potatoes and stir for a while.
9. Now its time to add marinated mutton. Also add the onion – coconut paste. Please don’t discard the left over marinated masalas add little water and pour in the curry.
10. Put 1 glass water Or as you require the consistency of the curry. Also don’t forget to add salt. Now pressure cook until 5 whistles. If you making in a vessel wait until potatoes are soft and cooked.Garnish with Coriander leaves. Serve hot with rice, pav Or rotis.
Serve Indian Mutton Curry Recipe with pav, bread, rice or pulao.
- 2 onion
- 1 Tomato chopped finely
- 1 cup Desiccated Coconut grated (sukha nariyal )
- 2 Bay leaves (tejpatta)
- 2 Cinnamon (dalchini)
- 8 Black pepper (kalimiri)
- 4 Cloves (lavang)
- 3 Green Cardamom (elaichi)
- 1 tbsp caraway seed (shahi jeera)
- 15 Garlic chopped (lehsun)
- 1 Inch Ginger (adrak)
- 3 Green Chillies (hari mirch)
- 6 to 7 Strands of Coriander leaves (kothmir)
- 7 to 8 Mint leaves (pudina)
- ½ kg Mutton medium
- 2 Potatotes medium sized chopped (aloo)
- 1 tbsp Coriander seeds Powder (Dhaniya)
- 1 t/s Red Chili Powder
- 1 tbsp Fennel seed powder (Badisaunf powder)
- 1 t/s turmeric powder (haldi)
- 2 tbsp Oil
- Salt as per taste
- 1 cup water Or as consistency required
- Chop Ginger, Garlic, Chillies, mint leaves, Coriander leaves. Grind them to form a smooth paste.
- Now marinate the mutton with half green paste. Keep rest half for tempering. Marinate for 10 to 15 mins.
- Take a Tawa or Pan add little oil. Cut 1 onion and saute them in the oil. Once onion changes color add desiccated coconut and saute.
- Once the onion- coconut becomes brown in color. Remove from fire and grind them into a uniform paste.
- Take a Kadhai or Vessel add oil. Once oil is hot add Shahi Jeera, Cloves, Cinnamon, Tejpata (Bay leaves).
- Once it crackles add chopped onion to it. Saute for 3 to 4 mins.
- Now add the rest of green paste and saute it for 2 to 3 mins
- Add tomatoes and saute for 2 mins. Put coriander powder, Chili Powder, Turmeric, Fennel Powder. Saute for 2 mins.
- Add potatoes and stir for a while.
- Now its time to add marinated mutton Or marinated Paneer if veg. Also add the onion - coconut paste. Please don't discard the left over marinated masalas add little water and pour in the curry.
- Put 1 glass water Or as you require the consistency of the curry. Also don't forget to add salt.
- Now pressure cook until 5 whistles. If you making in a vessel wait until potatoes are soft and cooked.
- Serve Mutton Curry Indian Style hot with Bread Or Rice with some salad.
2. You can make variations in this curry by adding ½ cup curd with cashews for rich taste.
3. If you use pressure cooker the curry will cook faster.
Riddhi Mazumder says
Hii Maria, can you please tell me what if I don’t add coconut! Is it compulsory? In my home nobody likes da coconut..
maria says
Riddhi coconut gives a different texture, flavor and taste to curries but could try skipping. Let us know how was the taste thanks.
Christine says
Very lovely… Though I marinated the mutton with curds too, gave it a good taste 🙂
Thanks for this recipe…
maria says
welcome Christine 🙂 glad to know you liked the mutton curry thankyou have a lovely weekend.
sushie Mudaly says
Hi thanks for aromatic recipe.please add me to urlist for recipes.also pls recommend if I should use masala or just chilli powder for mild tasty Indian curries.God bless
maria says
You could use garam masala powder and chili powder for better taste in Indian curries 🙂 hope this help’s you.
Alisha Fernandes says
Hi Maria,
Thank you for this recipe. It was fairly easy to put together and my home is filled with delicious aroma of well spiced mutton..
Cant wait to eat dinner now.. Im sure that it will turn out just as good as the aroma is..
Cheers!
Alisha
maria says
Thankyou Alisha 🙂 hope your family love the curry would await for your response.
Alisha Fernandes says
They absolutely loved it.. I wish I could send you a picture of the dish.. Do you have a blog that I can follow you on?
Regards,
Alisha
maria says
Alisa this is my blog http://www.flavorsofmumbai.com you could follow me on twitter, facebook, googleplus. The links are available on my home-page. You could subscribe me for free recipe mails. Let me know If I could help you here. Thankyou I am pleased to know they loved the curry. You could also add me on facebook and follow my page there.
maria says
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Vanessa says
Hi Maria,
I want to try this recipe this weekend. Ur recipe looks yyyyyyummmmy. Just want to know one thing. This dessicated cocount (suka nariyal) which u have mentioned in your recipe, is it sukha copra. Or is it the same dessicated coconut which we use during christmas to make nevris.
pls reply.
maria says
Its the same desiccated coconut Vaness used for making nevris. Hope this help’s you 🙂 also thanks so much for your positive words. I would await your feedback take care.
fazilaahNawaz says
So yunmy tasty dish
maria says
thankyou Fazilaah 🙂
aswathy says
thanks maria. i was searching for this gravy since a long time.
maria says
welcom aswathy 🙂
Steffy says
Hi,
I tried this recepie yday.. Nd for my surprise it came out superb yummy. Everybody liked it…I suggest everyone to prepare this recepie… Nd also I wanted to try this same recepie for my guest, we have arranged a small function, and I want to prepare this for 40 members. Would u pls suggest me…
maria says
Hi Steffy this recipe calls for 4 to 5 people. For 50 people you would require
24 onion
12 tomatoes chopped finely
6 cup Desiccated Coconut grated
14 Bayleaves (Tejpatta)
14 Cinnamon
40 Blackpepper
20 Cloves
14 Green Cardamom
6 tbsp Shahi Jeera
140 Garlic cloves chopped
8 one Inch Ginger
25-30 Green Chillies (also depends on your spice preference)
4 cups of Coriander leaves
3 cup Mint leaves
7-8 kilos Mutton medium sized chopped
40 Potatotes medium sized chopped
6 tbsp Coriander seeds Powder (Dhaniya)
6 Red Chili Powder
8 tbsp Fennel seed powder (Badisaunf powder)
3 t/s Haldi
20 tbsp Oil
Salt as per taste
8 glass water
Follow rest of instructions do share your feedback how was it? Happy cooking!
zairabi says
Yummy yummy
maria says
Thankyou Zairabi 🙂
Amitha says
Hi Maria,
Thanks for the recipe. I tried it last weekend. It turned out yummy. Just the colour of my gravy was more of a dark brown than the orangish red of yours 🙂
But it was very tasty and everybody loved it.
Love,
Amitha
maria says
Thankyou Amitha for sharing your view 🙂 I am happy you and your family loved the Mutton Curry. Keep cooking and have fun take care.
Cris Lewis says
Hi marie
i want to try your mum’s indian mutton curry receipe for 25 guest. would you please tell me how many kgs mutton and the ingredient to be add-urgent.
Many thanks.
Cris
maria says
Hi Chris this recipe calls for 4 to 5 people. For 25 people you would require
12 onion
6 tomatoes chopped finely
3 cup Desiccated Coconut grated
7 Bayleaves (Tejpatta)
7 Cinnamon
40 Blackpepper
20 Cloves
14 Green Cardamom
3 tbsp Shahi Jeera
70 Garlic chopped
4 Inch Ginger
15 Green Chillies (also depends on your spice preference)
2 cups of Coriander leaves
1.5 cup Mint leaves
3.5 to 4 Kilo Mutton medium sized chopped Or 500 gms Paneer
20 Potatotes medium sized chopped
3 tbsp Coriander seeds Powder (Dhaniya)
3 Red Chili Powder
4 tbsp Fennel seed powder (Badisaunf powder)
3 t/s Haldi
10 tbsp Oil
Salt as per taste
4 glass water
Follow rest of instructions do share your feedback how was it? Happy cooking!
sunita says
Hi Maria
I made this recipe yesterday and it turned out sooooooo yummmmyyyy, everyone in the house relished it.
Thanks for the recipe, one more recipe request from my side is Chicken Bharta, not in a hurry take your time, coz i only believe that you are my sole recipe provider and i can blindfold try it.
Enjoy take care
Sunita
maria says
Surely will try Chicken Bharta just returned back very tired will soon start start working. Thanks dear happy to know you liked the Mutton Curry it’s my mom’s curry 🙂 take care see you soon.
Ravial says
please email my the recipe
maria says
Hi Ravial,
You can subscribe on my blog so you will receive emails on all recipes I update. Secondly you also have an option to email on each post. Hope this helps you.
Thanks,
Maria
Payal Dalwani says
Thank you for such a lovely reciepe..
maria says
Hi Payal,
You are welcome 🙂
Love,
Maria