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Another spicy Malvani dish-Malvani Mutton curry (Mutton Rassa)

Wednesday, September 2nd, 2009

Ingredients:
1/2 kg mutton, cleaned and cubed
4 potatoes, peeled and cut into halves
3 tomatoes, chopped
2 onions, chopped
8 cloves
6 red chillies
1/2 coconut grated
3 tablespoons oil
1 cup coriander leaves
1 tablespoon ginger-garlic paste
1 teaspoon turmeric powder
1 teaspoon poppy seeds
1 teaspoon coriander seeds
1 teaspoon anise seed
salt to taste

Method of preparation:
1.Marinate the mutton in the salt, turmeric, and the ginger-garlic paste for an hour.
2.Roast the cloves, peppercorns, poppy seeds, coriander seeds, aniseeds and red chillies in a little oil till brown and fragrant.
3.Add onions and stir till they are golden brown.
4.Add coconut and tomatoes and stir well. Cool Grind to a paste.
5.Heat remaining oil in a pressure cooker and add meat and potatoes.
Stir fry till brown.
6.Add the ground masala paste. Add water and cook (for 1 whistle in a pressure cooker) and simmer for 7 minutes or till meat is soft.
7.Release pressure and serve hot garnishing with Coriander leaves.

Serves: 4

Some more Malvani delight - spicy chicken curry!!

Saturday, August 29th, 2009

Chicken (called kombdi in the Malvan region of Western India) cooked with roasted coconut and spices. A big hit with spicy food lovers.

Ingredients:
8 medium sized pieces (about 800 grams) of chicken
1 coconut(s) grated
4 onions chopped
1 teaspoon(s) red chilli powder
½ teaspoon(s) turmeric powder
2 teaspoon(s) hot spice mix (garam masala) powder
8 green chillies chopped
2 tablespoon(s) each of ginger and garlic pastes
2 tablespoon(s) oil
salt to taste
finely chopped coriander leaves for garnishing

Method of preparation:
1.Grind half of the green chillies to a paste and mix it well with the ginger and garlic pastes. Make cuts on the chicken pieces, rub this mixture on to them well and marinate for about an hour at least.

2.Roast coconut shavings in a little hot oil till light brown. Cool and grind along with half the onions to a paste.

3.Heat oil in a heavy-bottomed pan and saute the onions on medium level for about 2 minutes or till they are light brown in color.

4.Add the remaining chopped green chillies, spice powders and fry for a few seconds. Add the marinated chicken pieces and fry on medium level for about 3 minutes or till they are lightly browned.

5.Add the paste, salt and mix well. Add water according to the desired level of consistency and bring to a boil. Cover and cook on low level for about 25 minute(s) or till the chicken pieces are tender and fully cooked.

6.Garnish with finely chopped coriander leaves.