Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Chettinad Mutton Chukka

I hardly heard peoples saying no to Chettinad dishes, myself and my DH are great fans of Chettinad dishes, if anyone ask us watz our favourite cuisine, our choice will go definitely to chettinad dishes especially their mutton dishes, its has been ages i prepared mutton chukka at home and this sunday my DH bought a kg of mutton from Indian meat stall, after making out some Madras Mutton Briyani, i prepared this chettinad style mutton chukka to enjoy along with the briyani..This chettinad mutton chukka gets ready really very quick if u prepare this chukka varuval in pressure cooker, a spice paste prepared specially for making out this chukka varuval is truly very important and which brings the authentic taste to this chettinad mutton chukka varuval..For vegetarians, u can definitely go for potatoes and soyachunks both together works out wonder and also need very less time to cook up..


1/4 kg Mutton
20nos Shallots (chopped)
2nos Tomatoes (chopped)
2nos Bayleaves
2nos Cardamom seeds
Few Curry leaves
1/2tsp Fennel seeds
3tbsp Gingelly Oil
Salt
Chopped coriander leaves for garnishing

To Grind:
6nos Garlic cloves
1tbsp Ginger pieces
5nos Dry red chillies
1tbsp Coriander seeds
1/4tsp Turmeric powder
1inch Cinnamon stick
1no Clove
1tsp Peppercorns
1tsp Fennel seeds
1/2tsp Cumin seeds
1no Cardamom seeds

Grind all the ingredients given in the list 'To Grind' as fine paste..Heat a tsp of oil in a pressure cooker add the mutton with salt, saute for few minutes, cook the mutton with grounded paste and half a cup of water for upto 5whistles or until the mutton gets well cooked..

Heat the remaining oil, fry the bay leaves, cardamom seeds,curry leaves and fennel seeds, add immediately the chopped shallots, chopped tomatoes and saute for few minutes until the veggies get well cooked, add the already cooked mutton along with the cooked water..Cook until the water get evaporates and fry until mutton chukka turns a semi gravy or fry until the oil get separates..

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve immediately!!

46 comments:

Meena said... Reply To This Comment

love this chettinad dish... i have been making lots of chettinad dishes too...yummy!!!

Jiboombaa said... Reply To This Comment

Wow!! Chukka looks mouth watering.

Suhaina said... Reply To This Comment

wow. i am drooling here. Have never tried this before. I think its time to give it a try. Thanks dear.
Lovely clicks

Shama Nagarajan said... Reply To This Comment

delicious favourite chukka

Niloufer Riyaz said... Reply To This Comment

thats a mouth watering dish

Sushma Mallya said... Reply To This Comment

Even i love chettinad style dishes as it will be spicy & delicious...

Love2cook Malaysia said... Reply To This Comment

Uhhh mutton looks so pleasing to the eye! I bet it tastes so good...I'm drooling as usual! ;)

fimere said... Reply To This Comment

cuisiner avec la viande d'agneau c'est un délice ton assiette doit être alléchante bravo
bonne journée

SathyaSridhar said... Reply To This Comment

wooow i like chettinad recipes with lot of spices n flavour rich non veg recipes,,mutton chukka hmmm bale super ah irukku apdiye rasam saadhathukku super ah irukkum...

priya said... Reply To This Comment

my favorite...looks so tempting....slurp!

Menaga Sathia said... Reply To This Comment

looks tempting,i love chettinad dishes very much...

Faiza Ali said... Reply To This Comment

WoW !!
that looks mouthwatering...perfect with some roti or naan.

Shobha said... Reply To This Comment

Looks so yummy...would love to eat it with appam or neer dosa.
I love Chettinad food.

suvi said... Reply To This Comment

You are right, chettinad cuisine never ceases to please.

Looks delicious, your mutton chukka.

San said... Reply To This Comment

Mutton chukka is extremely good and seems spicy.Loved the recipe will surely try this when i happen to get some mutton which is little difficult to get it .Chettinad recipes are always filling n yummy which everyone will crave for.

Indian food recipes said... Reply To This Comment

luks spicy n delicious!tempting pic 2

GEETHA ACHAL said... Reply To This Comment

simply superb...Its so tempting dish...

divya said... Reply To This Comment

that looks mouthwatering and tempting so much....

Little Inbox said... Reply To This Comment

Drooling by just looking at your photo. Is this to be served with rice?

Suji said... Reply To This Comment

All of us equally love chettinad cuisine..This one is a must try Priya..Looks soo droolworthy dear..

Love
Kairali sisters

Gita Jaishankar said... Reply To This Comment

I am crazy about chettinad dishes Priya...your chukka looks fantastic...lovely click too :)

Nammi said... Reply To This Comment

yumm , curry looks absolutly delicious

Chitra said... Reply To This Comment

yumm...yumm...... give me some....

Soma Pradhan said... Reply To This Comment

Nice Recipe dear....once again mouthwatering

Priya dharshini said... Reply To This Comment

mouthwatering mutton chukka...will try this recipe..

Miriam Korula said... Reply To This Comment

hi priya...we are really crazy about chettinad dishes too...i just love the flavour of the spices used in them...seems like a fuss free recipe...wud love to give this a try...:)

notyet100 said... Reply To This Comment

even i luv chettinad cuisine an dthis one looks like a must try one,..

Miriam Korula said... Reply To This Comment

hi priya...we just love chettinad food too...love the spice...would love to give this a try someday...:)

Life is beautiful !!! said... Reply To This Comment

Chukka varuval is very famous in Madurai but I never knew how to prepare it. Thanks for sharing this recipe :)

Shabitha Karthikeyan said... Reply To This Comment

My favorite..Looks delicious..mouth watering ...

Swathi said... Reply To This Comment

Priya.

chettinad cuisine always amaze me. chuuka looks awesome.

Namitha said... Reply To This Comment

Can't agree more, nobody could resist Chettinadu dishes...this looks fantastic

Treat and Trick said... Reply To This Comment

Looks so delicious, Priya and nice picture too...

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Madhuri Krishna Bhat said... Reply To This Comment

Oh man! I have to try this but with veggies. Most fav is Chettinad dosa. Love it

Yasmeen said... Reply To This Comment

look at those spices,yum,just the way I like my mutton :D

Cilantro said... Reply To This Comment

Gingely oil makes so much difference to any dish. I love chettinad dishes too.

Unknown said... Reply To This Comment

I love chettinad dishes but have tried it only once..Your mutton chukka looks spicy and tempting, Priya..

Hamaree Rasoi said... Reply To This Comment

Loved Mutton Chettinand recipe. The colour is simply awesome.

Deepa
Hamaree Rasoi

sathya said... Reply To This Comment

Mutton chukka looks delicious and drool worthy priya !
I dont see cardamom seeds in your ing list, have you missed it?

PranisKitchen said... Reply To This Comment

priya
we ove mutton..this mutton chukka looks so delicious..looks so spicy especillay the chettinad version is always taste super..

indosungod said... Reply To This Comment

This goes to my to-do list. Absolutely delicious.

SS blogs here said... Reply To This Comment

Hmm.. looks great! Never made chettinad at home before. Will let you know when I try this!

Shah cooks said... Reply To This Comment

love chettinad dishes and the love mutton.. so this has to be a fav combination!!

lissie said... Reply To This Comment

this is irresistible...I am drooling!

Manjulaprabakaran said... Reply To This Comment

hi priya, i tried ur recipe with little twist, it came out very well. Thanks a lot for sharing. Planning to do for next potluck.

Manjulaprabakaran said... Reply To This Comment

hi priya i tried this recipe with little twist and it came out very well, thanks for sharing. Planning to do in next potluck.