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Mutton kurma, Kerala coconut milk mutton curry

Mutton kurma, Kerala coconut milk mutton curry

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A Kerala curry: slow-cooked mutton with onions, tomatoes, green chilies, ginger, and garlic, seasoned with black pepper and garam masala, and enriched wit…

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Recipe from Manojk, Sidheeq, Thahirpanangattu, adapted by Recette de cuisine · · updated on

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This Kerala curry owes its mildness to coconut milk and its spiciness to black pepper. The meat simmers gently in a mixture of onions and tomatoes, before being finished with fresh cilantro and curry leaves.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time20 min
  • Cook time50 min
  • Total1 hr 10 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodsaucepan
  • Estimated cost$25.96 $4.33 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.

Ingredients

6 people
  • $20.14
  • $0.19
  • $0.41
  • $1.68
  • $0.44
  • $0.12
  • $0.27
  • $0.18
  • $0.04
  • $1.44
  • $1.05

Prices from US supermarkets for 8 of 11 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Wash the meat and set it aside in a clean container. ≈ 2 min
  2. Heat the oil with cinnamon and cardamom, then sauté the onions until they are golden brown.
  3. Add the tomato and cook until it softens. ≈ 3 min
  4. Roughly chop the green peppers, ginger, and garlic, then add them and cook until the mixture is browned.
  5. Add the turmeric, garam masala, and pepper, mix well, and cook for 5 minutes.
  6. Add the drained meat, and, if desired, the yogurt; mix well. ≈ 4 min
  7. Cover and cook over low heat until the meat is tender (at least 20 minutes for small pieces of lamb, much longer for mutton), seasoning as it cooks.
  8. Add the coconut milk and simmer for 10 minutes over low heat.
  9. Garnish with fresh cilantro and chopped curry leaves, and kasuri methi if you have it; cover and let sit for a few minutes before serving. ≈ 2 min

The bill

Mutton kurma, Kerala coconut milk mutton curry

  • 1 kg of lamb or mutton, cut into small pieces$20.14
  • 3 tablespoons of oil$0.19
  • 2 onions, finely chopped$0.41
  • 1 tomato$1.68
  • 5 cloves of garlic$0.44
  • 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric$0.12
  • 1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper$0.27
  • 1/2 teaspoon of garam masala$0.18
  • salt$0.04
  • 250 ml of coconut milk (or 1 cup of powdered coconut milk, reconstituted)$1.44
  • a handful of fresh cilantro$1.05

Total$25.96

that's $4.33 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

Equipment

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Before you start

Ingredients

  • 1 kg of lamb or mutton, cut into small pieces
  • 3 tablespoons of oil
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • 4 cardamom pods
  • 2 onions, finely chopped
  • 1 tomato
  • 6 green chili peppers
  • 5 cloves of garlic
  • One piece of ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon of turmeric
  • 1/2 teaspoon of ground black pepper
  • 1/2 teaspoon of garam masala
  • 2 tablespoons of yogurt (optional)
  • salt
  • 250 ml of coconut milk (or 1 cup of powdered coconut milk, reconstituted)
  • One bunch of curry leaves
  • a handful of fresh cilantro
  • 1 pinch of kasuri methi (optional)

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