Ramadan special red mutton curry

The red mutton curry in savoury gravy, thick and flavourful, can be relished with Kerala's own Appam and idiappam, or with rotis and rice.

Ingredients
1 kg mutton
1 tsp garlic
1 tsp fenugreek seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp ginger julienned
2 dsp chilli powder
1 tsp mustard
½ cup oil
2 cups ripe tomatoes, cut finely
2 cups big onion, cut finely
1½ dsp vinegar
1 tsp sugar
Warm water

Preparation
Grind chilli powder, cumin seeds, garlic, fenugreek seeds, ginger and mustard seeds in a mixer
Heat oil in a wok
Sauté onion until it is brown in colour
Add tomatoes and cook
Add ground masala and add salt when the tomatoes and masala have cooked well
Add mutton and mix well
Then add vinegar and mix well
Cover the mixture with a shallow lid, which is filled with water (note that the water is only on the lid, not inside the vessel where the meat is getting cooked), and cook on a low flame
Mix well in between and cook until the curry thickens
When the gravy is thick, add sugar, mix well and cook until the meat is done
The curry will be dark red in colour, serve hot

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