Mutton Varatt (Mutton Dry Fry) – Recipe 1
Ingredients for Mutton Varatt (Mutton Dry Fry):
1. Coconut oil – 3 small spoons
2. Coconut – 1/2, grated
Shallots – 10
Garlic – 5 cloves
Pepper – 10 seeds
Curry leaves – A stalk
3. Chilli powder – 2 small spoons
Coriander powder – 2 small spoons
Masala powder – 1 small spoon
4. Fatless mutton – 1 kilo, cut into pieces
5. Turmeric powder – ½ small spoon
Salt – For taste
How to prepare Mutton Varatt (Mutton Dry Fry)?
1. Heat oil in a pan and sauté ingredients no: 2.
2. When the coconut turns red, switch off the flame and allow the contents to cool.
3. Add ingredients no: 3 to the coconut and blend it in a mixer. But don’t make it a fine paste.
4. Cook the mutton, adding turmeric powder and salt.
5. Once done, add ground coconut to it and cover it fully.
6. Cook it well and mix the contents.
Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine December 15-31, 2018
Mutton Varattiyath (Recipe 2)
Ingredients for Mutton Varattiyath (Recipe 2):
1. Coconut oil – 4 small spoons
2. Curry leaves – 3 stalks
Onion – 2.5, chopped
Garlic – 12 cloves, crushed
Ginger – 1 piece, crushed
Green chillies – 5, split into two or four
3. Tomato – 2, chopped
4. Coriander powder – 4 small spoons
Chilli powder – 3 small spoons
Turmeric powder – ½ small spoon
Garam masala powder – 1 small spoon
Fennel powder – ½ small spoon
Pepper powder – 1 small spoon
Cloves – 5
Cinnamon – 1 piece
5. Mutton – 1 kg, cut into pieces
6. Salt – As needed
How to prepare Mutton Varattiyath (Recipe 2)?
1. Heat oil in a pressure cooker and sauté ingredients no: 2.
2. When it is half done, add tomatoes and sauté them well.
3. Add ingredients no: 4 and sauté for 5 minutes.
4. Add mutton, salt and ½ cup water, and pressure cook it till 6-7 whistles.
5. Allow the pressure to drop to zero, and open after at least 25 minutes.
6. To completely dry it, cook it for a few more minutes with the lid open on a low flame.
Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine April 15-30, 2019
Also read: A few more Mutton Side Dish Recipes.
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