Kerala-Style
Mutton Varattiyathu
For A Cosy Christmas Dinner

Name: Kerala-Style ~Mutton Varattiyathu~ For A Cosy Christmas Dinner
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 kg Mutton (cut into cubes) To marinate; 1-inch piece Ginger; 4–6 cloves Garlic; 2–3 Green chiles; 6–8 (minced) Shallots or small onions; 1 tsp Vinegar or fresh lemon juice; 3 tsp Coriander powder; 1 tsp Red chilli powder; ¾ tsp Turmeric powder; 1 tsp Meat masala or garam masala; 1 tbsp Freshly ground black pepper; ½ cup Hot water (or add as needed); 1 cup Shallots or onion (thinly sliced) To sauté; 1½ tsp Fennel seeds (dry-roasted, coarsely pounded); 3 tbsp Thin coconut slices; 1–2 sprigs Curry leaves; 3 tbsp Coconut oil; to taste Salt

60 mins

Cooking Time

Intermediate

Difficulty

Ingredients

Non Veg

Diet

Mutton varattiyathu is a treasured dish from Kerala, famous for its deep, slow-roasted flavours and inviting aroma. Tender chunks of mutton are simmered with a blend of ground spices, sweet caramelised shallots or onions, slivers of coconut, and fragrant curry leaves, then roasted to a perfect golden brown. The result is a dry, spiced dish that complements rice, paratha, or chapati perfectly.

Ingredients

UNITSIngredients

1 kgMutton (cut into cubes) To marinate

1-inch pieceGinger

4–6 clovesGarlic

2–3 Green chiles

6–8 (minced)Shallots or small onions

1 tspVinegar or fresh lemon juice

3 tspCoriander powder

1 tspRed chilli powder

¾ tspTurmeric powder

1 tspMeat masala or garam masala

1 tbspFreshly ground black pepper

½ cupHot water (or add as needed)

1 cupShallots or onion (thinly sliced) To sauté

1½ tspFennel seeds (dry-roasted, coarsely pounded)

3 tbspThin coconut slices

1–2 sprigsCurry leaves

3 tbspCoconut oil

to tasteSalt

Mutton Varattiyathu

Kerala-Style Mutton Varattiyathu For A Cosy Christmas Dinner

Ingredients

Kerala-Style
Mutton Varattiyathu
For A Cosy Christmas Dinner