Mutton in Coconut Milk Gravy / Thengai Pal Aattirachi Curry

This is a very rich mutton curry.  It’s completely cooked in coconut milk, so the flavor is very different. 

My husband hardly gets into the kitchen.  Once in a blue moon when he feels like cooking he will come with some exotic recipe. This Sunday was one of such days  and this recipe is one which he saw in some TV show. We hunted for some similar recipe in the net and came out with this version. So, he is the main chef and I just assisted him. The curry goes very well with malabari paratha.

 Ingredients

Mutton – 600gm

Onion – 1 big chopped
Coconut Oil – 3tbsp
Turmeric – ½ tsp
Salt as per taste
Coconut – 1 full grated (to extract milk)
For masala
Coriander seed – 2 ½ tbsp
Red chilly - 3
Garlic – 4 pods.
Ginger – 1inc piece
Black pepper cone - ½ tbsp
Cardamom – 1
Clove – 2
Cinnamon stick – 1 inch  
For Tempering
Ghee/oil – 1tsp
Coconut pieces -
Curry leaves

Method

1.            To start - extract the coconut milk ( 1^st , 2^nd  & 3^rd milk)  :  To the grated coconut mix ¼ cup water and grind in a mixer  for 2 min.  Extract the milk from the grinded coconut by squeezing and then filtering through a fine filter or cloth.  This is the 1^st milk, which is thick and creamy, keep it separate.  Again add ½ to 1 cup water to the extracted coconut fiber for 2 min extract the milk.  This is the 2^nd milk.  You can do these process ones more and the extracted milk will be the 3^rd milk.  You can use the 2^nd and the 3^rd milk together

2.             For the Masala : In a pan take ¼ tsp oil and add all the ingredients for the masala.  Roast for 2 min or till it gives nice aroma. Cool and grind into a masala with little water.

3.            Heat remaining oil in a kadai.

4.            Add onion and fry, till golden brown

5.            Now add ground masala and stir for 2 min.

6.            Add the cleaned mutton, turmeric and salt.

7.            Stir fry for 5min, mutton will start cooking with its own water.

8.            Add the 2^nd and 3^rd milk and stir. 

9.            Cover and cook for 15 min or till the mutton are cooked.

10.        Now add the 1st milk and cook till the gravy become thick or for 5min.

11.        Heat ghee in a pan, add coconut pieces and stir fry till it is golden brown now add the curry leaves. ( if you don’t like coconut pieces, you can avoid it, just use curry leaves)

12.        Pour it over the curry.