Simple Mutton Fry
- 40 min
- medium
- Serves 3
Simple mutton fry (mutton varuval): pressure-cooked with onion, garlic and chilli, roasted with coconut and fennel. Medium-spicy, serves 3, 40 min, video.
You’ll need: Pressure Cooker
Good for: Bakrid
Ingredients
Oil1 tbsp
Cinnamon1 inch
Urad Dal (split)1/2 tsp
Onion, Slices1/4 cup
Garlic5 cloves
Mutton, Boneless500 grams
Red Chilli Powder3 tsp
Salt1 1/2 tsp
Water2 cup
Coconut1/2 cup
Fennel Seeds1 tsp
Wateras needed
Nutrition
Per 1 person, and for all 3 people. Worked out from the ingredients, so treat it as a close guide.
| Nutrient | Per 1 person | All 3 people |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 360kcal | 1080kcal |
| Protein | 35g | 105g |
| Carbohydrate | 7.5g | 23g |
| Fat | 22g | 65g |
| Fibre | 3.2g | 9.6g |
| Sugar | 1.6g | 4.8g |
Cookd masalas for mutton
Method
To a cooker, add oil, cinnamon and saute for a few seconds. Now add onion, garlic and saute for 3 minutes.
Add mutton, red chilli powder, salt and saute for 5 minutes on a medium flame. Add water, pressure cook it for 20 minutes on a medium flame.
In a mixer jar, add coconut, fennel seeds, water and grind it to a fine paste.
Once pressure gets down, open the cooker and add the coconut paste. Mix it and roast it well.
Before you start
- How long does Simple Mutton Fry take?
- 40 minutes from start to finish. That is 5 minutes of preparation and 35 minutes of cooking.
- How many people does Simple Mutton Fry serve?
- 3. The ingredient quantities on this page rescale if you are cooking for a different number.
- Is Simple Mutton Fry vegetarian?
- No, it contains meat or fish.
- Is Simple Mutton Fry spicy?
- It is medium: 2 on our scale of 3. Chilli scales gently when you change the servings, so doubling the recipe does not double the heat.
- What do I need to make Simple Mutton Fry?
- 500 grams Mutton, 1/2 cup Coconut, 1/4 cup Onion, 1 tbsp Oil, 1 inch Cinnamon, 1/2 tsp Urad Dal (split), and a few more listed on this page.
- Do I need a pressure cooker for Simple Mutton Fry?
- Yes, this one is cooked under pressure.
- How many calories are in Simple Mutton Fry?
- About 360 a serving. The full nutrition table is on this page, per serving and for the whole batch.
Tips from other cooks
2 notes- S
Suga SugaMarch 2025
super 🤩🤩😋😋😋
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AishaDecember 2024
For how many whistle and can we make in chicken also


