Meat Chops (Mutton Chops)

This is my mother-in-law's recipe and is fondly called Jolly fry! It is a simple recipe,with very little prep time and the end result is a finger licking dish!It is a fantastic side dish accompanied with a steaming cup of rice and a simple rasam or tomato saar.

 

Ingredients :
1lb of Mutton Chops (I used goat's meat,you can also use chicken,beef or meat of your choice)

For Marination:

• I tablespoon of Vinegar
• 2 tablespoons of Ginger and Garlic paste
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• Salt to taste

For cooking the meat:

• 1 teaspoon pepper corns
• 4-6 small dried red chillies,broken into bits ( adjust to spice level)
• 1 inch piece of Cinnamom
• 4-5 cloves
• 2 green cardamom pods
• 1-2 small potatoes (peeled and chopped into chunks)
• 1 tablespoon of Oil
• 1 and half cups of water

Method :

1. Wash the meat and pat it dry with a paper towel.
2. Marinate the meat with vinegar,turmeric powder,ginger.garlic paste and salt and set aside for 30 minutes.
3. In a pressure cooker add oil,when the oil is heated add your marinated meat.Sear it,to a nice golden brown on all sides.
4. Add the whole spices ( cinnamon,cardamom and cloves).Give this a quick stir.
5. Add your pepper-corns and dried red chillies
6. Add 1 and half cups of water and pressure cook for 4-5 whistles (until your meat is tender)
7. Once the meat is pressure cooked,and the pressure cooker has cooled down,open the pressure cooker and add the potatoes and cook the potatoes in the meat broth.
8. Once the potatoes are cooked, turn the heat to a medium-high and saute the meat and potatoes until all the broth evaporates and you get a dry meat chops dish,your meat and potatoes do char a little bit,that enhances the flavor of the meat and potatoes.