Mutton recipe - Mutton chukka recipe - mutton fry recipe

Mutton recipe - Mutton chukka recipe 

Mutton chukka recipe 

Content : 

• Introduction to mutton chukka 
• Ingredients 
• Note 
• Method of preparation

1. Steaming mutton
2. Frying mutton

• Health tips 

Introduction to mutton chukka : 

Mutton chukka recipe  is also known as Mutton ( fry )  varuval  recipe . It's a Chettinad special dish . Yes , it's original is Chettinad , Tamil Nadu . The word ' chukka ' means ' a deep fry ' . That's why the name of the dish called mutton varuval . 

Chukka is made with either or chicken or mutton with shallots , tomatoes , ginger garlic paste with spices like chilli powder , pepper powder , turmeric powder , red chillies and etc ...

In this blog , I'm going to share you my cooking experience on mutton chukka recipe . 

Note : 

⏲️ Preparation time : 15-20 minutes

🕰️ Cooking time : 20 minutes

🔖Cuisine : Chettinad 

🍽️ Servings : 3-4 members

🔖 Serving temperature : Hot 

🔖 Main ingredients : mutton , spices , onion , ginger , garlic .

 Ingredients : 

• Mutton - 500 g
• Shallots - 10
• Red chilli - 2
• Fennel seeds - 1/2 teaspoon

For boiling : 

• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tablespoon
• Garam masala - 1/2 tablespoon
• Ginger garlic paste - 1/2 tablespoon
• Salt

For frying : 

• Turmeric powder - 1/2 tablespoon
• Chilli powder - 1 tablespoon
• Garam masala - 1 tablespoon
• Cumin powder - 1/2 tablespoon
• Pepper powder - 1 tablespoon

• Salt 
• Oil
• Curry leaves 

Method of preparation : 

Let's start to prepare mutton chukka recipe !

Boiling mutton : 

• Wash the mutton thoroughly in a clean drinking water for 3-4 times .

• In a pressure cooker , add the mutton and water . 

Tip : the mutton should be soak completely in the water . 

• To this add , 1 teaspoon of turmeric powder , 1/2 teaspoon garam masala , 1/2 teaspoon ginger garlic paste and required amount of salt . 

Tip : just add 1/2 teaspoon , since we will be using the spices again in frying . 

• Add weight / whistle for the cooker . 

• After 6-8 whistles , turn off the flame . 

• Wait till the pressure release  completely from the cooker.  

• Then , remove the weight/ whistle and open the cooker and check whether the meat is cooked well . 

Frying mutton : 

• In a pan , heat 3-4 tablespoon of oil . 

• Once the oil get heated , add 1/2 tablespoon of fennel seeds and 2 red chillies .

Tip : If you want you may also add spices like cinnamon , cardamom , cloves and star anise . 

• After 2 second ,  add 10 finely chopped shallots and saute it well . 

Tip : From starting maintain the flame in medium . 

• After 2 minutes , means when shallots turns to golden brown , add 2 tablespoon of ginger garlic paste and saute it well . 

• Wait till the raw smell of ginger garlic paste disappears . 

• Add , 1 finely chopped tomato and stir till it gets soft texture . 

• Then , add the mutton which you prepared .

• Add the mutton along with the water in which you boiled . 

• Saute it once well and close the pan with a lid for 5 minutes in a medium flame .

Tip : mutton is cooked already well . So , there is no need to cook it for more minutes while preparing chukka . 

• After 5 minutes , open the lid and stir well . 

• Then , add 1/2 tablespoon of turmeric powder , 1 tablespoon of chilli powder , 1 tablespoon of garam masala , 1/2 tablespoon of cumin powder and required amount of salt . 

Tip : the quantity of chilli powder is your choice according to your desire on spice . 

• Cook well till the raw smell of masalas gets disappear . 

Tip : cook for 7-8 minutes in a medium flame . 

• Then , add 0.5 - 1 tablespoon of pepper and  fried curry leaves . Stir well and cook for another 5 minutes and turn off the flame . 

Tip : you may also add pepper according to spice how you want . 

Our mutton chukka recipe is ready ! 

Overview :

Let me recap the preparation of mutton chukka recipe . 

• Boil the mutton in a pressure cooker by leaving 6-8 whistles . 

• Then , in a frying pan , add few fennel seeds , 2 red chillies and saute . 

• After 2 minutes in a medium flame , add 10 shallots and saute . Once shallots turn golden brown , add 1 tablespoon of ginger garlic paste . 

• After 2 minutes , add 1 chopped tomatoes .

• Then , add boiled mutton and let it cook for 5 minutes . 

• Then , add spices . 

• After 10 minutes of deep cooking , add pepper powder and fried curry leaves . 

Health tips : 

Meat is one of the best source of high quality protein . Though , it contains saturated fat , it is rich in many vitamins and minerals and also bioactive substances . Eating meat helps to build up your muscles . So , taking 500 g of meat ( mutton ) per week is the healthy diet .