Spicy Mutton Chops Recipe {Two Delicious Ways To Make}

Mutton chops recipe is perfect for Sunday brunch with family or for hosting a party at home. It’s easy to make, packed with loads of mind-blowing flavors and can be easily customized to make it gravy style curry or dry roasted style chops.

What Are You In When You Try This Spicy Mutton Chops?

• I’m sharing with you two ways to make delicious mutton chops and you can choose to make whichever appeals to you. But let me assure you, BOTH are DELICIOUS!
• It’s easy to customize the recipe to make curry style mutton chops or a dry roasted style chops that can be served alongside rice or flatbread.
• This recipe bags loads of flavors by using some of the amazing spices from India.
• Yes, you’ll need a list of ingredients that might be overwhelming, but trust me on this one, it ALL WORTH it!
• I have mentioned substitutions for some of the spices that might be hard to find outside Indian stores, don’t forget to read that before you try the recipe.
• This recipe makes SPICY curry, feel free to adjust the spice levels as per your spice tolerance.
• It’s perfect for Sunday brunch with family and friends. Hosting a party, try this unique mutton chops recipe, you and friends will love it.
• Recipe uses mutton chops (which is goat meat). Can be substituted with lamb meat as well.
• Let’s dive into the first type of curry.

Chettinad Mutton Chops

This is Chettinad style mutton chops curry (fiery red curry). Those wondering where is Chettinad – it’s a place from South India from Tamil Nadu which is a house od delicious spicy food that is sure to blow your taste buds and mind away.

This Chettinad Mutton Chops Kozhumbhu is one of my signature dish. 

NOTE – follow the recipe to T for spicy curry (if you are spice lover). If you can’t handle spice/heat, please reduce or adjust the spices to suit your palate.

How To Make Chettinad Mutton Chops?

1. Clean mutton chops well and rinse it under tap water. Marinate the chops with 1 teaspoon red chili powder and salt for about 2 to 4 hours inside fridge.
2. Take marinated mutton and add it to pressure cooker. Also add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds and 1 finely chopped onion with 1 cup water (add ¼ cup water if you want to make dry roasted chop). Pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistles.
3. Chop onions and puree it along with green chili. Chop tomatoes and puree it separately. Keep aside.
4. Heat a pan/skillet. Dry roast cumin seeds, black pepper corns, coriander seeds, dried red chilies and mustard seeds. Roast them on low flame for about a minute until it starts to splutter. Be careful, whole spices can burn fast. So make sure you reduce the flame and roast it for about a minute with constant stirring. Remove from flame, let it cool and then grind into powder.
5. Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a wide pan. Add cloves, cinnamon stick and bay leaf.
6. Add onion green chili paste and sauté till raw smell of the onion paste is gone. Will take 3 to 5 minutes.
7. Add ginger garlic paste and cook till raw smell of the paste is gone.
8. Now add tomato puree and cook till tomato puree thickens and oil separates from the edges of the pan.
9. Now add spice powders- red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and the powdered spice mix along with salt. Cook for about 1 minute.
10. Add cooked mutton chops along with the water in it. Simmer and cook for about 25 minutes. Add water if needed. Check for salt. Serve hot!

Mom’s Karnataka Style Mutton Chops

Second chops recipe that is very close to my heart. It’s my Mom’s Mutton Chops Curry recipe. It comes straight from the Karnataka. This Karnataka style green chops recipe has bags of fresh herbs flavors. The main ingredients for the masala/gravy are fresh coriander leaves-mint leaves-green chilies.

Sunday special dish from my mom’s kitchen is this mutton chops curry.  It’s a simple recipe with loads of flavor in it. One of the most delicious mutton chops I have ever had. Do try this mom’s mutton chops curry for your Sunday special.

How To Make Karnataka Mutton Chops Recipe?

1. Wash mutton chops 3 to 4 times. Add little salt and turmeric(not mentioned in ingredients quantity) along with enough water to ensure all the chop are submerged in water. Let this sit for about 10 minutes. This step removes the smell from the mutton. After 10 minutes, discard the water. This step is completely optional. If you are that person who hates the smell of raw meat, this technique will help reduce the smell.
2. Add half amount of required water, red chili powder and turmeric powder to the chops. Mix well and let it marinade for about 3-4 hours in fridge.
3. Chop onions, tomatoes very fine. Grind all the ingredients mentioned under ‘for masala paste’ with little water. Keep aside.
4. Pressure cook chops with very little water for 2 to 3 whistles.
5. Heat oil in a wide pan. Add cinnamon sticks, cloves and bay leaves. Add finely chopped onions and sauté till onions turn soft. Add ginger-garlic paste and cook till the raw smell of the paste is gone.
6. Now add finely chopped tomatoes and cook till tomatoes turn soft. Add red chili powder, coriander powder, and turmeric powder, salt and mix well.
7. Add the cooked mutton chops and cook for about 5 minutes.
8. Now add the ground green paste, mix well and cook in simmer with water as required for about 15 minutes or until all the ingredients are blend together well and the chops are done well.
9. Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with rice or rotis. 

FOR THE LOVE OF CURRY – MORE CURRY RECIPES YOU MIGHT LOVE –

Black Pepper Mutton Curry

Egg Curry

Chickpea Curry

Easy Everyday Chicken Curry

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Mutton Chops Recipe {Two Delicious Ways}

Jyothi Rajesh

Mutton chops recipe is perfect for Sunday brunch with family or for hosting a party at home. It’s easy to make, packed with loads of mind-blowing flavors and can be easily customized to make it gravy style curry or dry roasted style chops.

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Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 45 mins

Course Dinner, Main, Main Course

Cuisine Indian

Servings 3 servings

Calories 365

Ingredients

  

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For Chettinad Mutton Chops

• ▢ 1 lb (500 grams) mutton chops
• ▢ 2 onions
• ▢ 3 tomatoes
• ▢ 1 tablespoon ginger- garlic paste
• ▢ 1 green chili
• ▢ 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• ▢ 1 ½ teaspoon black pepper corns
• ▢ ½ teaspoon mustard seeds
• ▢ 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
• ▢ 2 dried red chilies
• ▢ 1 teaspoon red chili powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon coriander powder
• ▢ ½ teaspoon turmeric powder
• ▢ 4 cloves
• ▢ 1 inch cinnamon stick
• ▢ 1 small bay leaf
• ▢ Salt to taste
• ▢ 2 tablespoon cooking oil
• ▢ For the marinade
• ▢ 1 teaspoon red chili powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon salt
• ▢ Cooking mutton separately
• ▢ 1 finely chopped onion
• ▢ 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• ▢ Coriander leaves for garnish

For Mom’s Mutton Chops Curry Recipe

• ▢ 1 lb (½ kg) Mutton chops
• ▢ 2 large onions
• ▢ 1 tomato
• ▢ 1 tablespoon ginger garlic paste
• ▢ 1 tablespoon red chili powder add more if you prefer spicy
• ▢ ¾ tablespoon coriander powder
• ▢ 1 teaspoon turmeric powder
• ▢ 1 inch cinnamon stick
• ▢ 4 cloves
• ▢ 1 small bay leaf
• ▢ Salt to taste
• ▢ 1½ tablespoon oil
• ▢ Water as required
• ▢ For the masala paste
• ▢ 1 cup coriander leaves
• ▢ 1 cup mint leaves
• ▢ 4 green chilies
• ▢ 1 tablespoon fresh grated coconut

Instructions

 

• For Chettinad Mutton Chops
• Clean mutton chops well and rinse it under tap water. Marinate the chops with 1 teaspoon red chili powder and salt for about 2 to 4 hours inside fridge.
• Take marinated mutton and add it to pressure cooker. Also add 1 teaspoon cumin seeds and 1 finely chopped onion with 1 cup water (add ¼ cup water if you want to make dry roasted chop). Pressure cook for 3 to 4 whistles.
• Chop onions and puree it along with green chili. Chop tomatoes and puree it separately. Keep aside.
• Heat a pan/skillet. Dry roast cumin seeds, black pepper corns, coriander seeds, dried red chilies and mustard seeds. Roast them on low flame for about a minute until it starts to splutter. Be careful, whole spices can burn fast. So make sure you reduce the flame and roast it for about a minute with constant stirring. Remove from flame, let it cool and then grind into powder.
• Heat 2 tablespoon oil in a wide pan. Add cloves, cinnamon stick and bay leaf.
• Add onion green chili paste and sauté till raw smell of the onion paste is gone. Will take 3 to 5 minutes.
• Add ginger garlic paste and cook till raw smell of the paste is gone.
• Now add tomato puree and cook till tomato puree thickens and oil separates from the edges of the pan.
• Now add spice powders- red chili powder, turmeric powder, coriander powder and the powdered spice mix along with salt. Cook for about 1 minute.
• Add cooked mutton chops along with the water in it. Simmer and cook for about 25 minutes. Add water if needed. Check for salt.
• That’s it. Spicy Chettinad mutton chops kozhumbhu(curry) is ready.
• Serve hot with steamed rice or dosa or even idli.
• For Mom’s Mutton Chops Curry Recipe
• Wash mutton chops 3 to 4 times. Add little salt and turmeric(not mentioned in ingredients quantity) along with enough water to ensure all the chop are submerged in water. Let this sit for about 10 minutes. This step removes the smell from the mutton. After 10 minutes, discard the water. This step is completely optional. If you are that person who hates the smell of raw meat, this technique will help reduce the smell.
• Add half amount of required water, red chili powder and turmeric powder to the chops. Mix well and let it marinade for about 3-4 hours in fridge.
• Chop onions, tomatoes very fine. Grind all the ingredients mentioned under ‘for masala paste’ with little water. Keep aside.
• Pressure cook chops with very little water for 2 to 3 whistles.
• Heat oil in a wide pan. Add cinnamon sticks, cloves and bay leaves. Add finely chopped onions and sauté till onions turn soft. Add ginger-garlic paste and cook till the raw smell of the paste is gone.
• Now add finely chopped tomatoes and cook till tomatoes turn soft. Add red chili powder, coriander powder, and turmeric powder, salt and mix well.
• Add the cooked mutton chops and cook for about 5 minutes.
• Now add the ground green paste, mix well and cook in simmer with water as required for about 15 minutes or until all the ingredients are blend together well and the chops are done well.
• Garnish with chopped coriander leaves and serve hot with rice or rotis.

Notes

Note, the recipe card has two different curries using mutton chops. Choose your favorite and make it. 

Both are different types of curry from different regions of South India.

Nutrition value mentioned is for single serving of one type of curry. Values mentioned are approximated values and should be used only for reference. 

Nutritional Info – Please keep in mind that nutritional information provided is only a rough estimate and can vary greatly based on products used.

Nutrition

Calories: 365kcalCarbohydrates: 39gProtein: 73gFat: 35gSaturated Fat: 8gCholesterol: 187mgSodium: 1293mgPotassium: 1986mgFiber: 13gSugar: 15gVitamin A: 3638IUVitamin C: 52mgCalcium: 212mgIron: 11mg

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