Most of our sunday's goes for special menu, today we guys are celebrating Mother's Day here, no doubt the day started very special today with a raspberry& oats smoothie prepared by my DH,bread toast with jam prepared by my princess as breakfast, both surprised me by waking me with these beautiful breakfast menu..No words to express how happy i am today, so i planned today to give an enormous treat to my sweet family by making out our favourite Chettinad Mutton Briyani, which i usually prepare in a kadai and finish by putting them in dum (in oven)..This time i wanted them to prepare in pressure cooker since they need very less time and the briyani will get ready in few minutes served along with cucumber and watermelon raita,this briyani tastes marvellous and we loved it..I went through Solai Aunty's  Chettinad Mutton Briyani and i prepared exactly the same way she prepared her briyani..Thanks Aunty for this beautiful dish..



1/2kg Mutton pieces
1tbsp Chilly powder
1tsp Turmeric powder
1tsp Ginger garlic paste
Curry leaves
3cups Basmati rice
1cup Thick curd
2nos Onions(chopped finely)
3nos Tomatoes(chopped)
1tsp Fennel seeds
2nos Whole Spices (bay leaves, cloves, cardamoms, cinnamonstick)
Mint +Coriander leaves (chopped)

To Grind:
3nos Dry red chillies
4nos Green chillies
15nos Shallots
1tsp Fennel seeds
5nos Cloves
3no Cardamom
2nos Cinnamon stick
1inch Ginger pieces
15nos Garlic
1/2cup Mint leaves

Heat a tsp of oil in a pressure cooked, fry the ginger garlic paste for few minutes, add immediately the mutton pieces saute for few minutes, add the chilly powder and turmeric powder, mix well and add salt and enough water to the sauteed mutton pieces, pressure cook for three whistles..Wash thoroughly the basmati rice, drain the excess of water, heat a kadai with ghee, fry the basmati rice in simmer until the rice turns shiny..keep aside

Meanwhile grind all the ingredients given in the list 'to grind' as fine paste..keep aside..Once the pressure get released, strain the mutton pieces and keep the mutton cooked water aside..Now heat a big pressure cooked with enough oil+ghee, fry the whole spices,fennel seeds until brown, add immediately the chopped onions, chopped tomatoes, saute for few minutes, now add the grounded masala,salt and saute until the raw smells goes away..add the mutton pieces,chopped mint and coriander leaves and cook everything well in simmer..

Measure the already cooked mutton water along with thick curd to make 4+1/2cups..pour this cooked mutton water-curd mixture to the cooking masala, bring this to boil..add the already prepared rice now to the boiling masala..close the cooker, once the pressure comes put the weight, keep the stove in low flame and cook for 10minutes (dont wait for the whistle)..Switch of the stove..once the pressure get released, mix gently and garnish with coriander leaves..

Serve hot with any raitas!!

I hardly heard peoples saying no to Chettinad dishes, myself and my DH are great fans of Chettinad dishes, if anyone ask us watz our favourite cuisine, our choice will go definitely to chettinad dishes especially their mutton dishes, its has been ages i prepared mutton chukka at home and this sunday my DH bought a kg of mutton from Indian meat stall, after making out some Madras Mutton Briyani, i prepared this chettinad style mutton chukka to enjoy along with the briyani..This chettinad mutton chukka gets ready really very quick if u prepare this chukka varuval in pressure cooker, a spice paste prepared specially for making out this chukka varuval is truly very important and which brings the authentic taste to this chettinad mutton chukka varuval..For vegetarians, u can definitely go for potatoes and soyachunks both together works out wonder and also need very less time to cook up..


1/4 kg Mutton
20nos Shallots (chopped)
2nos Tomatoes (chopped)
2nos Bayleaves
2nos Cardamom seeds
Few Curry leaves
1/2tsp Fennel seeds
3tbsp Gingelly Oil
Salt
Chopped coriander leaves for garnishing

To Grind:
6nos Garlic cloves
1tbsp Ginger pieces
5nos Dry red chillies
1tbsp Coriander seeds
1/4tsp Turmeric powder
1inch Cinnamon stick
1no Clove
1tsp Peppercorns
1tsp Fennel seeds
1/2tsp Cumin seeds
1no Cardamom seeds

Grind all the ingredients given in the list 'To Grind' as fine paste..Heat a tsp of oil in a pressure cooker add the mutton with salt, saute for few minutes, cook the mutton with grounded paste and half a cup of water for upto 5whistles or until the mutton gets well cooked..

Heat the remaining oil, fry the bay leaves, cardamom seeds,curry leaves and fennel seeds, add immediately the chopped shallots, chopped tomatoes and saute for few minutes until the veggies get well cooked, add the already cooked mutton along with the cooked water..Cook until the water get evaporates and fry until mutton chukka turns a semi gravy or fry until the oil get separates..

Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve immediately!!

Our almost sunday special's goes to Biriyani, today i prepared this madras aka chennai style mutton briyani after a long..Biriyani are always been a festive dish especially on sundays...This madras mutton briyani goes for usual way of making of briyani, but this dish goes for a spicy paste prepared with green chillies, ginger garlic paste, poppy seeds, coriander leaves and onions..This spicy paste is very important for making this Madras style mutton briyani..The ingredients list for making out this briyani goes for a long list eventhough this dish is quite similar and easy as like our usual briyanis..For vegetarian version of this briyani, u can go for mixed veggies or for soya chunks both together works out wonder too.


1kg Mutton pieces
1/2tsp Turmeric powder
4cups Basmati rice
3nos Onions(chopped lengthwise)
3nos Tomatoes (chopped finely)
2nos Green chillies (slit opened)
1tsp Red chilly powder
1tsp Coriander powder
2cups Curd
4cups Water
1cup Mint leaves (chopped)
4tbsp Ghee
Salt
Oil
2nos Bay leaves
5nos Cloves
2no Cinnamon stick
3nos Cardamom

Spice paste:
3nos Green chillies
2tbsp Ginger garlic paste
1tsp Poppy seeds (soaked in warm water)
1/4cup Coriander leaves (chopped)
1no Onion (chopped)

Masala Powder:
1no Star anise
1inch Cinnamon stick
5nos Cloves
4nos Cardamoms

Wash the mutton and pressure cook for 3whistles with turmeric powder, salt and 2cups of water...Once the pressure released, drain the water from the mutton and keep aside..meanwhile soak the rice for 15 minutes,drain the water..fry the rice with 2tbsp of ghee in a kadai..Grind the ingredients given in the list for masala powder as fine powder and grind the ingredients given for spice paste as thick paste and keep aside..

Heat enough oil in a heavy bottom vessel, fry the bay leaves, cloves, cinnamon stick and cardamom seeds, add in the onions and fry till they turns transculent, add the grounded spice paste and fry till the oil separates..now add the chopped tomatoes and slit opened green chillies..saute until the tomatoes turn mushy..Now add the cooked mutton,masala powder, chilly powder, coriander powder and salt..fry everything well until the oil get separates.

Add the curd,2cups of water and the leftover 2cups of cooked mutton water to the vessel..close the lid, bring it to boil on high flame..once the water startes boiling reduce the flame to low and put in the rice and chopped mint leaves, close the lid and let the rice cook..

Open the lid after 5minutes and drizzle the remaining the ghee over the top and close again the lid..Once the rice get cooked put off the stove..

Serve this delicious Madras mutton briyani with onion raita...

My most favourite South Indian cuisine is Chettinad cuisine, am a addict to their spicy dishes..Its was quite a long i want to try out mutton gravy as chettinad version which i usually choose whenever i go for Indian restaurants, i just love chettinad mutton kuzhambu to the core..This weekend i want to reproduce the same at home when we bought a kg of mutton pieces from Indian grocery..After going through many sites through browsing, finally my choice went for Solai Aunty's Space where she shares with us many superb and authentic chettinad dishes..Earlier my mom used to prepare all her masalas without mixie and each masala goes for hand grinding,whenever she prepare her gravies me and my sister will run away coz we have to grind all her masalas which was quite a hard work for both us but her kuzhambus or kurmas have always their authentic taste, but its really very difficult nowadays to grind anything without mixie..Solai aunty says the same that the authentic mutton masala are hand grinded to contribute the taste much..I followed each and every steps from the original recipe and i truly loved making out this fantastic chettinad mutton kuzhambu and its really worth to try out this delicious gravy and its not that much time consuming when compared to certain non vegetarian dishes coz i went for making out fresh masala..Thanks aunty we guys enjoyed having this gravy with hot rice for our lunch and with rotis for our dinner..everyone at home relished this gravy and am still drooling over the picture u know.


1/2kg Mutton pieces with bones
20nos Shallots /big Onion (chopped)
2nos Tomatoes(chopped)
10nos Garlic pods
1tbsp Ginger garlic paste
1tbsp Coriander powder
1tbsp Lemon juice
1/2tsp Turmeric powder
2tbsp Coriander leaves (for garnishing)

For Fresh Masala:
2tbsp Coriander seeds
8nos Dry red chillies
1tsp Fennel seeds
1no Cinnamon stick
2nos Cloves
2nos Cardamom seeds

For Coconut Paste:
1/4cup Coconut (grated)
1tsp Poppy seeds
1tsp Fennel seeds

For Seasoning:
2nos Cinnamon sticks
2nos Cloves
2nos Cardamoms
1tsp Fennel seeds
2nos Bay leaves
Curry leaves

Heat a cooker and add enough oil, fry all the ingredients from the list 'for seasoning', meanwhile dry roast all the ingredients for 'masala' and grind as fine paste with enough water..once the whole spices get ftried add the ginger garlic paste and stir for few minutes..now add the chopped onions, garlic, tomatoes one by one and saute until the veggies get cooked..Add the mutton pieces with turmeric powder to the cooked and saute for few minutes until the mutton pieces release some water..add the freshly grounded paste and coriander powder, mix everything well..add enough water and pressure cook the meat for three whistles..put off the stove..Grind the ingredients given for making the coconut paste and keep aside..

Once the pressure get released,open the cooker and add the grinded coconut paste, cook for few minutes, add enough water for the gravy, or coriander powder in case the gravy looks watery and cook for few minutes, finally put off the stove and add the lemon juice..Garnish the gravy with coriander leaves..

Enjoy hot with rice or rotis..

Our's today's lunch goes for some spicy mutton briyani and this delicious mutton chops..its quite rare i can get this mutton chops from supermarket as sometimes i dont even in mood to cook out, eventhough everyone at home love this spicy mutton chops..When i was kid, my mom used to make out delicious dishes through goat meat and its quiet a hard time for me to eat those delicious as i hate goat meats, but now i was completely against this, yea i love goat meats and i usually bought goat meats from indian stores where they sell tender meats as same like in India, yesterdary while doing my shopping in Indian groceries i saw some fresh mutton chops and i bought them immediately,which i prepared as this spicy mutton chops..we enjoyed having this spicy mutton chops and its tastes too prefect with rasam rice..


To marinate:
6nos Goat chops
3tbsp Yogurt
1tsp Ginger garlic paste
1/2tsp Turmeric powder
1/4tsp Salt


For Gravy:
10nos Shallots (chopped finely)
2nos Tomatoes (chopped)
1tsp Ginger garlic paste
1/2tsp Turmeric powder
1no Green chilly (slit opened)
1/2tsp Red chilly powder
1/2tsp Coriander powder
1/2tsp Cumin powder
1/4tsp Pepper powder
5nos Curry leaves
2nos Whole spices
1/2tsp Fennel seeds
Oil
Salt
2tbsp Coriander leaves or mint leaves chopped

Wash thoroughly the goat chops with ginger garlic paste,yogurt,turmeric powder, salt and let them sit for an hour in fridge..

Heat enough oil in a pressure pan, add the whole spices(bayleaves, cinnamon stick, cardamom, cloves,star anise) and fennel seeds, let them fry for few minutes, add the chopped onions,curry leaves, green chillies, tomatoes,ginger garlic paste and fry until the veggies get well cooked, add the marinated meat with the marinade,turmeric powder, coriander powder, red chilly powder, cumin powder, pepper powder, salt and enough water, bring everything to boil and close with lid, cook until 3whistles..once u open the pan, the gravy will looks thin and cook them until the gravy turns thick or get completely evoporates..garnish the coriander leaves or mint leaves...

Serve hot with rice!!

Chettinad dishes are always famous for their flavourful dishes, i wanted to make out some briyani with mutton as chettinad style of briyani and i prepared some spicy briyani with mutton pieces..Initially i want to prepare as dum briyani, but finally i tried to make out as similar as dum briyani by using oven...i have prepared the gravy with spices and mutton pieces in stove top, once i added the soaked and washed basmati rice to the gravy, i arranged immediately the vessel in which i cooked the mutton gravy to the preheated oven, closed with wet cloth and lid, cooked in oven for half an hour..We really enjoyed having this spicy mutton briyani for our lunch with onion raita...


1/2kg Mutton pieces
2nos Onion(big & chopped lengthwise)
3nos Tomatoes (chopped finely)
3nos Green chillies (slit opened)
3cups Basmati rice
3cups Coconut milk
2cups Mutton cooked water