Mutton Rasam (Indian Soup)
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Recipe type: Main
Cuisine: Indian
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Serves: 2 cups
 
Ingredients
  • • Lamb Meat/mutton(shoulders)– 400g, cut into 2 inch chunks
  • • Oil – 1 tbsp
  • • Cumin seeds – 2 tsp
  • • Red chilli – 1, broken
  • • Green chilli – 2, slit
  • • Curry leaves – 1 sprig
  • • Shallots – ¼ cup (optional), chopped finely
  • • Tomato – 1 cup, chopped finely
  • • Turmeric powder – 1 tsp
  • • Coriander leaves – 1 tbsp, chopped finely
  • • Lime - ½ , garnish
  • • Salt - 2 tbsp Grind:
  • • Garlic – 4, Minced finely
  • • Ginger – 1 inch, julienne cut
  • • Sambar powder – 1 tsp
  • • Coriander seeds – 1 tbsp
  • • Whole pepper balls – 1 tbsp
  • • Cumin seeds – 2 tsp
  • • Fennel seeds – 2 tsp
Instructions
  1. Wash mutton pieces and drain well.
  2. Blend everything under “to grind” in a blender with other ingredients to a smooth paste. Keep it aside.
  3. In a pressure cooker, heat oil in medium flame. Add red chilli’s, curry leaves, green chilli and sauté for few seconds till it gets roasted.
  4. Now add the onions and salt, sauté well. Add the tomatoes, turmeric powder and sauté well. After two minutes when sautéed well, add the blended paste and lower the flame. It will ooze out some oil.
  5. Add the mutton and roast in that oil for two minutes.
  6. Add enough water covering till half the meat and whistle for 5 counts(which will be 15 minutes). Or cover it and let it get cooked for 35-40 minutes in medium-low flame.
  7. Now remove the cover, check if the consistency is good or just keep it open and cook for few more minutes.Add more water if needed.
  8. Switch off, Garnish with lime juice and coriander leaves.
Recipe by Relish The Bite at https://www.relishthebite.com/mutton-rasam-indian-soup/