Simple Mutton Kuzhambu recipe. Spicy Mutton curry for rice recipe made in a pressure cooker. Perfect for weekday dinners. Recipe with step by step pictures. Mutton Kuzhambu – Kuzhambu is a curry and pronounced as (koo-lum-boo) in Tamil.
(30th August 2018)
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Here is a simple mutton curry recipe that can be made in a pressure cooker and it goes well perfectly with rice. Here is how to do it.
Note: If you are looking for a similar chicken curry recipe, do check this recipe.
First we will make a raw masala paste.
Here is what you will need.
Take all the masala ingredients in a mixie and grind it to a smooth paste. Add a cup of water to grind. The masala has white poppy seeds and this ingredient is banned in the middle east. If you cannot source poppy seeds, just omit it or add a little cashew nut instead. Make sure to grind all the ingredients to a smooth paste. Many of you have asked about the mixie i have. I have a panasonic mixie and very happy about it. Here is the link for the panasonic mixie.
Take a pan and add in the oil. When the oil is hot, add in the sliced onions. Add in the curry leaves and whole green chillies. I kept it whole as I don’t want the spice to go high. Green chillies impart a nice flavour to the curry. If you like a really spicy curry, you can cut up a couple of green chillies and can keep the rest whole.
Once the onions are sauteed and soft, add in the tomatoes and the salt. Saute for a couple of minutes.
Add in turmeric powder and red chilli powder. If you want a spicy curry, add in more chilli powder.
Saute for a few seconds.
Add in the ground paste. Add half cup of water to the empty mixie jar and wash off all the leftover masala paste and add it back to the pan. Do not waste the precious delicious masala. Saute for 4-5 minutes until the raw smell of the masala is gone.
Add in the cleaned, washed mutton pieces to the pan. I always use mutton with the bone as bone is where all the flavor is. The bone broth is very healthy too.
Add in two cups of water. Let it come to a boil. Once its boiling, check for seasoning and adjust salt or spice accordingly at this stage.
Cover the pan with a pressure cooker lid and reduce the flame to the lowest possible. Remember: Reduce the flame to sim. Cooking at a high heat will burn the curry at the bottom. So caution on that. Allow the curry to cook for 30-35 minutes. Ignore the number of whistles. Slow cooking the mutton brings out all the flavour. After the said time, remove the pressure cooker from heat and allow the pressure to settle on its own. After opening the cooker, if the curry is watery, simmer the curry to desired consistency.
Mutton curry is ready. Serve hot with rice. One of the simplest but a super duper week day curry you can make for your family.
- ⅓ cup fresh shredded coconut
- 2 tablespoon white poppy seeds (khus khus)
- 1 inch piece ginger
- 10 cloves garlic
- 15 small onions (Indian shallots)
- 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
- 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
- 2 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 inch cinnamon
- 2 cloves
- 1 cup water to grind
- 500 grams mutton with bone
- 2 tablespoon peanut oil
- 2 onions, sliced
- 3 sprigs curry leaves
- 5 green chillies (keep whole)
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 1.5 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1.5 teaspoon red chilli powder
- 2.5 to 3 cups water to cook
- Take all the masala ingredients in a mixie and grind it to a smooth paste. Add a cup of water to grind.
- Take a pan and add in the oil. When the oil is hot, add in the sliced onions. Add in the curry leaves and whole green chillies.
- Once the onions are sauteed and soft, add in the tomatoes and the salt. Saute for a couple of minutes.
- Add in turmeric powder and red chilli powder. If you want a spicy curry, add in more chilli powder. Saute for a few seconds.
- Add in the ground paste. Add half cup of water to the empty mixie jar and wash off all the leftover masala paste and add it back to the pan.
- Add in the cleaned, washed mutton pieces to the pan.
- Add in two cups of water. Let it come to a boil. Once its boiling, check for seasoning and adjust salt or spice accordingly at this stage.
- Cover the pan with a pressure cooker lid and reduce the flame to the lowest possible. Remember: Reduce the flame to sim. Allow the curry to cook for 30-35 minutes. Ignore the number of whistles. Slow cooking the mutton brings out all the flavour. After the said time, remove the pressure cooker from heat and allow the pressure to settle on its own.
- Mutton curry is ready. Serve hot with rice.
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Great recipe. Tried this with a minor variation, lightly fried the raw masala ingredients in oil before grinding into a paste. It came out very well and the family loved it.
One question – the mutton curry recipes (from Coimbatore), coriander powder is used generously. Your recipe didn’t include it, any particular reason?
Thanks again for the wonderful recipes
Can I prepare this with less amount of coconut?Should I reduce spices if I do like that?
Hi,
Your recipes are great.
I get the feeling that you have tried and tested each recipe with great care so that we can blindly follow the steps and prepare a great dish.
Keep it up thank you
Thank you so much!
This tasted so delicious! Totally hit it out of the park. Thank you!
Suguna mam wishing u a speedy recovery. U r my inspiration in cooking. The perfect authencity of the recipies u share is something amazing. I this mutton kulambu, don’t we need to use coriander powder or seeds(while grinding)?
yeah. not needed ma.
Dear Mrs. Vinodh,
Thank you for all your lovely recipes. Take care and get well soon. Have you got a tennis elbow as my mum who knitts a lot suffers from something similar and there is no medical treatment for it, only rest. So please take good rest & a speedy recovery.
Thank you Jill. Yeah, something similar to that! Thanks again!
praying for your speedy recovery…love your recipes and the way you explain…
Thank you!
Get Well Soon.. We all need you.. !!!
Thank you!
Hi …very tempting one…will try today…..please take care of your health..get well soon
Thank you!
Hi Kannangath I’m forever indebted to you as my first visit to your blog marked a positive change to my cooking skills.. which was hitherto quite in despair.. my best wishes for your speedy recovery.. waiting to try out this delicious mutton dish soon
Hi Suguna,
I am a big fan of your blog and recipes. Take care and Get well soon. Waiting for more recipes from you.
Thanks,
Senthil
Thank you!
If I want to make it for 1KG, can I simply double all the ingredients?
Yes sir! that will work.
Hi the kozhambu turned out very well. Thank you.
Thank you!
How much mutton is needed for this recipe?
Hi ka,
Wishing u speedy recovery..
Regards,
Priya k
Thank you!
Super duper kalakkal !! Now I’m ready to attempt the kolambu!! Get well soon Akka !! Waiting for a lot more recipes from you!
Thank you!
Hi Suguna, hope you feel better and recover soon. Have always loved your recipes and posts.
Much Regards – Bhavani
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I feel it’s a nice dish.I’ll try this and come back