Kerala style lamb stir fry / Kerala mutton peralan

You need,

• Mutton – 1 kg, cubed cleaned, washed and drained very well. 

For Marination,

• Turmeric – 1/2 teaspoon
• Red chili powder – 1 teaspoon
• Garlic paste –   7 cloves
• Garam masala – 1 teaspoon
• Black Pepper powder – 1 tsp

For Gravy

• Onions – 2 Sliced
• Small onions (Shallots) – 10 nos crushed
• Tomato – 2 seeded and chopped
• Salt to taste
• Red chili powder – 1 teaspoon
• Turmeric – 1/2 teaspoon
• Black Pepper powder – 1 tsp
• Thick Coconut milk – 1 cup
• Cashew nuts – 1/2 cup
• Raisins – 1/4 cup
• Water – 1/4 cup
• Coconut Oil – 3 tbsp
• Whole dry red chill – 3 nos

You have to,

Step 1

• Marinate mutton for 10 min with the ingredients mentioned under marination. 
• Don’t add water during marination
• Now add 1/4 cup water and pressure cook the mutton. 
• 3 whistles should do. 
• Remove from pan and allow the pressure goes

Step 2

• In a heavy bottom pan heat oil in medium flame
• Add cashew nuts.
• Once the cashews turn light brown add in the  raisins
• Saute for few seconds 
• Add broken dry red chili stir fry.
• Now drain and remove all from pan and keep aside.
• In the same pan add onions and fry till golden brown
• Add crushed onions(shallots) and saute well
• Add chopped tomatoes.
• Add the red chili powder, turmeric powder, garlic , cooked mutton, salt and fried cashews-raisan-chilli and mix well
• Add coconut milk and cook in medium to low flame for 30 min. 
• Add in pepper powder and stir boil for another 2 minutes. Remove from flame
• Serve with appam or idiyappam or ghee rice or plain rice or roti