Mutton Madakkappam

Ingredients for Mutton Madakkappam:

1. Minced Mutton – ¼ kg

    Ginger-garlic paste – 2 big spoons

    Chilli powder – 1 big spoon

    Turmeric powder – ½ big spoon

    Lemon juice – From one lemon

2. Oil – As required

    Onions – ¼ kg

    Green chillies – 4 cut into very fine pieces

3. Salt – For taste

    Coriander leaves – A little

    Garam masala powder – ½ small spoon

4. Wheat powder – 2 big cups

    Maida – ½ cup

    Vanaspati – 2 big spoons

    Salt – For taste

5. Oil – For deep frying

How to prepare Mutton Madakkappam?

1. Cook all ingredients listed as 1 in a pressure cooker for 5 minutes.

2. Heat oil in a pan and sauté ingredients no: 2.

3. When it cools, mix it with cooked minced mutton along with ingredients no: 3. Keep it aside. Your filling is ready.

4. Now mix ingredients no: 4 adding sufficient cold water and make dough similar to chappathi.

5. Now make balls out of the dough and spread it in size and thickness similar to poori.

6. Place a little filling on one side, fold it once and make semicircles (similar to half-moon).

7. Fold its ends tightly as shown in figure, and the mutton filling is enclosed inside.

8. Now deep fry both sides in hot oil and serve hot.

Courtesy: Vanitha Magazine March 1-14, 2014

Recipe submitted by Zeenat Sidhique, Alappuzha

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