How to make Mutton Urundai Kozhambu -
Meatball curry
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Main Ingredients : Mutton Mince, Eggs (अंडे)
Cuisine : Tamil Nadu
Course : Main Course Mutton
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Mutton Urundai Kozhambu Recipe Card
The highly developed and sensitive palates of the Tamilians are well chronicled in the Sangam classics. They believe that food should ideally cater to all the six tastes - bitter, pungent, sweet, salty, sour and astringent.
Tamil Nadu has a wide variety of delicious food both for the vegetarians as well as the non-vegetarians, though most of it is made of grains, lentils, rice and vegetables. Spices are added to give a distinctive taste. Rice has been the staple diet of the Tamilians, an inculcated habit, due to the large-scale cultivation of the crop in the state.
Chettinad cuisine, a speciality in Tamil Nadu, is famous for its hot and spicy non-vegetarian food. A part of the Mudaliar community is non-vegetarians and its cuisine is delightfully spicy without being too hot. Wet masalas are generally used, the main ingredients being fresh coconut paste and ground ginger-garlic.
Prep Time : 1.30-2 hour
Cook time : 31-40 minutes
Serve : 4
Level Of Cooking : Moderate
Taste : Spicy
Ingredients for Mutton Urundai Kozhambu Recipe
Mutton Mince 450 grams
Eggs 2 tablespoons
Eggs 2
Tamarind 1 lemon sized ball
Fresh coriander leaves chopped 1/4 cup
Turmeric powder 1 teaspoon
Salt to taste
Oil 8 tablespoons
Onions chopped 2 medium
Tomatoes pureed 2 medium
Ginger roughly chopped 1 inch piece
Garlic roughly chopped 4-5 cloves
Green chillies roughly chopped 4
Poppy seeds (khuskhus/posto) soaked in warm water 2 teaspoons
Coconut 1/4 cup
Dried red chillies 2
Black peppercorns 15
Split Bengal gram (chana dal) 2 tablespoons
Coriander seeds 2 tablespoons
Cinnamon 1 inch stick
Cloves 2
Star anise 1
Green cardamoms 2
Nutmeg grated 1/4 teaspoon
Method
Step 1
Clean the mutton mince and pound the mutton fat into it till well blended. Mix in the eggs with light hands.
Step 2
Soak the tamarind in two cups of warm water; remove pulp and strain. Grind the ginger, garlic and green chillies with poppy seeds and coconut to a fine paste.
Step 3
Dry roast the masala powder ingredients, cool and grind to a coarse powder. Mix half the coriander leaves, turmeric powder, salt and a quarter of the masala paste and quarter of the masala powder into the mutton mince and set aside for at least an hour to marinate, preferably in the refrigerator.
Step 4
Divide the mince mixture into sixteen equal portions, wet your palm and form into smooth balls. Cover with a wet cloth and keep. Heat the oil in a wide mouthed shallow pan, add the onions and sauté till golden brown.
Step 5
Add remaining masala paste and continue to cook. Pour in pureed tomatoes, tamarind pulp and one-cup water. Cook on medium heat for five to six minutes or till the fat separates.
Step 6
Add the remaining masala powder and simmer for a minute. Add a little more water if required.
Step 7
Gently slide in the mutton balls and cook on low heat for fifteen minutes or till the mutton balls are cooked. Serve hot garnished with the remaining coriander leaves.
Nutrition Info
Calories : 2719 Kcal
Carbohydrates : 60.9 gm
Protein : 112.4 gm
Fat : 224.9 gm
Other : Vitamin B12- 13.5mcg
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