Mutton With Snow Peas Korma:

Indian Broad beans with Mutton – Korma recipe. Avaraikkai Mutton Kuruma. Snow peas with Meat. Chikudukai Mutton Curry. Bakla-Mutton Curry.

There is nothing much to say…I love Avaraikkai! In fact when I was a kid, we had ‘Avarai kodi’ in our garden. They flourish too quickly. Each vine gives out about 4 kilos of Broad beans every week(during season). So we used to share them with neighbours and friends. It became a custom to include them a lot in cooking. So each time Mommy pairs them with mutton or chicken preparations. I have to say…broad beans turns yummy when paired with just 100 grams of meat. Naima aunty, had actually taught this trick to my mother! I bet no one will waste vegetables when it is made so delectable…so dig in!

Ingredients:

Goat’s Meat 1/2 kilo
Indian Broad Beans/ Snow peas 1/2 kilo
Onions 2 finely chopped
Tomato 2 finely chopped
Fresh ginger paste 2 spoons
Fresh garlic paste 2 spoons
Green chilies 3 slitted
Curry leaves 3 twigs
Cloves 3
Cinnamon 3
Cardamom 3 pods
Fennel seeds 1 – 2 spoons
Bay leaves 2
Cas cas milk few spoons(2 spoons of cas cas wet ground…maybe after soaked in warm water)
Fresh coconut 1 (chopped and wet ground to thick milk)
Oil 1 cup
Salt
Turmeric powder 1/2 spoon
Chili powder 1 -2 spoons
Oil few spoons
Cilantro leaves few to garnish.

Method:

Pressure cook meat with enough salt and water. Maybe for about 6 whistles. Set aside and retain the water.

In a pan heat oil, add cloves, cinnamon, cardamom, fennel seeds, bay leaves, curry leaves and green chilies. Fry them for a while.

Now add onions and fry till golden brown.

Then add ginger – garlic paste to it. Fry them till its raw smell leaves.

Later add tomatoes and fry till its water content is lost.

Add snow peas to it and stir fry for couple of minutes.

Add salt, turmeric, chili powder and cooked meat along with its water. Cover and cook over medium heat.

When the meat and vegetable are done…add cas cas milk and thick coconut milk to this. Let this come to boil 3-5 times.

Garnish with cilantro leaves.

Serve warm to go with chapathis/dosa/idly/iddiyappam.