Pepper Mutton Chops

Ingredients

• Mutton chops(mutton with bones): 1 pound
• Ginger : 1 medium size
• Garlic: 2 pods
• Green chili: 2 nos
• Red Onion:2 medium size
• Tomato: 1 medium size
• TurmericPowder: 1 tsp
• Pepper Powder: 1tsp
• Garam Masala Powder: 1 tsp
• Curd: 1/4 cup
• Coriander leaves chopped:1/2 cup
• salt : to taste
• Water:2 cups
• Oil: 2tbsp

For Grinding

• Dried coconut pieces(copra)-4 medium pieces
• CousCous: 2 tbsp
• Grated Coconut: 1/2 cup
• Peppercorn: 5 nos

Preparation

Step1: 

• Clean the mutton pieces and marinate with some salt
• Crush the ginger and garlic
• Chop the green chili
• Slice the onion into strips
• Cut the tomato into  8 pieces.
• Dilute the curd by adding 1/4 cup of water.

Make the paste of the following:

• Dried coconut pieces and couscous
• Grated coconut
• Peppercorns(for grinding add some water)

Step2:

• Heat oil in a heavy bottomed pan. Add the diluted curd into the oil and let it boil for 2-3 minutes.
• Add the Sliced onion into the curd mix.saute the onions until they are golden and transparent
• Add the ginger garlic and green chili into it and saute well

Step3:

• Add the pepper paste followed by the coconut paste. saute until the oil separates.
• Add the tomatoes and chopped coriander leaves itnto the mix.saute for sometime.
• Add the Couscous-dried coconut meat mix ,stir well.
• Add 2 cups of water followed by the turmeric powder and garam masala.mix all the ingrediets together. Let the mix to boil for 3-4 minute .

Step4: 

• Add the Mutton pieces into it.Let it boil until mutton the pieces get cooked.Meantime add pepper powder and mix well.
• Reduce the heat to medium and cover  the pan with airtight lid and let the mix to boil 10-15 minutes.
• The delicious Mutton chops are ready to have..Have it with Appam or chapathi or bread.

Cook's Tip

According to your taste change the spice level.

Slow cooking make the chops so tasty.

Do not try to cook it in high heat.Close the pan with airtight lid and let the chops to slowly cooks in medium heat.