Mutton Sutriya - This is a Famous South Indian dish in the muslim community, where you first have to prepare a mutton gravy, then make the pasta out of the rice flour then, add these to the gravy and cook. It is unique and different, the indian version of pasta! It takes a little effort to make the rice flour pasta by hand! but I like to make the entire family to join in! Its got the play dough texture! So little E really enjoyed himself making these. So give this a try! totally worth the time and effort put in!
Mutton Sutriya Serves - 5-6 Duration - 60 mins
Ingredients
1. Mutton - 500 grams 2.Onions - 3 big 3.Tomatoes - 3 big 4.Oil - 1 cup 5. Yoghurt - 1 cup 7.Garam masala - (cinnamon, cloves and elaichi) 3 each 8.Ginger garlic paste - 2 tsp 9.green chillies-5 10. mint leaves - handful 11. coriander leaves - handful 12.haldi - 1/2 tsp 13. red chilli powder - 2 tsp (or to taste) 14 . Salt - 1 and 1/2 tsp (or to taste 15. lime - 1 16. Rice Flour- 1/2 kg 17. Water - 8 cups 18. Oil - 2 tbsp 19. Salt - 1/2 tsp
Method -
Heat oil in a wok or pressure cooker, add the garam masala (cinnamon, cloves and elaichi) , add the onions, and saute till golden brown. Once the onion changes color add the ginger-garlic paste and saute for 2 mins.
Now add the washed mutton, salt, red chilli powder, green chillies and haldi. Mix well.
Add the tomatoes, and mint and coriander leaves, and cook covered for 5 mins till tomatoes become tender.
Once tomatoes are tender add the whipped yogurt.mix well and leave it to cook.
If u are using a pressure cooker, you can close the lid and keep it on low flame for 10 - 15 mins. And if u r not using a pressure cooker it will take 30 - 40 mins at least for the mutton to become soft and tender.squeeze a lime into it. mix well. check salt and spice level. if anything is less just add.
Boil 8 cups of waterin a deep cooking pot, Once the water comes to a boil, remove from stove and add the rice flour slowly will mixing, add 2 tbsp of oil, salt and mix well till it becomes a big ball of dough.
.Once the dough is ready , make elongated oval shaped pasta .(or any shape you wish) and keep aside.
Add the pasta to the mutton gravy, DONOT MIX USING SPOON (otherwise the pasta will break) Just try to rotate the cooking pot , so that it gets mixed. Let it cook for 10 mins. Serve HOT! Enjoy!