East Indian Recipe for Mutton Stew | Mutton Stew with Vegetables

This Recipe for Mutton Stew is a traditional East Indian Recipe with vegetables. It is one of the most popular and loved dishes from the East Indian cuisine recipes.

This being a traditional recipe, easy to prepare, and delicious, my mum would make it quite often at home. We East Indians love our Mutton Stew and it has a prominent place on an East Indian Dining table, especially during festive occasions and weddings.

This is one of the Best Muton Stew Recipes I have ever eaten. The spices in this recipe are so minimal that you can literally enjoy the taste of succulent mutton in the dish.

Without using strong spices, you can enjoy this Mutton Stew with vegetables such as carrots, beans, green peas, and potatoes making it a healthy meal for kids and older family members. Mutton Stew pairs well with steamed rice or bread. East Indians love to have this with their Fugias or Chitaps.

Mutton stew is traditionally slow-cooked with spices like pepper and garam masala. The vegetables in the stew absorb all the flavors of the mutton stock and turn so flavourful that even the kids will love eating them. This is one of the best ways to incorporate veggies into your diet and get your kids to indulge in these colourful seasonal vegetables.

Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned cook, these step-by-step instructions will help you in making the Best Mutton Stew Recipe ever without much effort.

What is Mutton Stew?

Mutton Stew is a recipe where the mutton is slow-cooked with mild spices and vegetables either on a stovetop or an Instant Pot. Add a generous amount of Pepper powder to spice up the stew along with spices like cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom.

You could also call Mutton Stew a medley of onions, tomatoes, and vegetables like carrots, green peas, beans, and potatoes. The stew is not overpowered by the strong spices and is cooked slowly along with the vegetables. The vegetables when cooked with the mutton stock absorb the flavours of the stock and have a delectable taste.

Mutton stew with vegetables is the best mutton stew ever and is delightfully savored by kids and adults as well. Because of its low spice level, it makes a comfort meal for everyone in the family. You can enjoy Mutton Stew with a bowl of steamed rice for lunch or with some crusty bread for supper, it’s so comforting. The East Indian Fugias also make a wonderful accompaniment to the Mutton stew.

Mutton Stew Ingredients

• MUTTON. Buy shoulder-cut mutton that is generally tender and succulent and best for this recipe of Mutton Stew.

• ONIONS & TOMATOES. Chop them finely and saute them in oil/ghee or butter until they turn soft. This makes a nice base for the Mutton Stew which otherwise has a thin soup like gravy.

• GINGER, GARLIC & GREEN CHILLIES. Chop these finely and then add them to the onion and tomato mixture. Chillies are the only spice component, other than pepper in this mutton stew, so add to suit your taste. You could give the garlic a skip but ginger gives an earthy flavour to the mutton stew which is so comforting.

• WHOLE SPICES AND GARAM MASALA POWDER. Spices such as cardamon, cinnamon, and cloves add immense flavor to the stew. Adding a dash of Garam Masala Powder enhances the flavour of the Mutton Stew.

• VEGETABLES. Include seasonal vegetables such as peas, beans, and carrots in this Mutton Stew recipe. For those who love potatoes, feel free to add potatoes cut into cubes along with the other vegetables.

• PEPPER POWDER. Use as much pepper powder as per your tolerance level. This will make your stew more spicier and flavourful, so recommend not to skip it.

• THICKENER. Mutton Stew basically has a fairly thin soup-like gravy. We add a little flour (wheat or maida) or fine semolina to thicken this and give it some structure. This is an optional step and depends on how you like to enjoy your Mutton Stew.

How to make Mutton Stew Indian Style (Mutton Stew Preparation)

Now that you are familiar with the ingredients for a delicious East Indian Style Mutton Stew, grab your apron, and let’s dive into the recipe.

Ingredients:

• 750 grams Mutton/lamb
• 4 onions, finely chopped
• 2 medium tomatoes, chopped
• 5 – 6 green chillies
• 2-inch ginger
• 4 – 5 garlic flakes
• 2 potatoes
• 1 medium carrot
• 1 cup green peas
• 8 to 10 French beans (optional)
• Whole spices – cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and pepper
• Garam Masala Powder (1-inch cinnamon, 3 – 4 cardamom, 4 – 5 cloves ground into a fine powder)
• 1 tbsp flour/semolina for thickening the stew.
• Oil/ghee or butter for cooking
• Salt to taste
• 1 tsp pepper powder

Method:

• Cook the mutton in a pressure cooker with salt, turmeric powder, and a few whole spices such as cinnamon, cloves, and green cardamom. Also, add 2 onions, finely chopped, and 1-inch chopped ginger.

• In a large pot heat oil/ghee or butter and fry the chopped onions, green chilles, garlic, and ginger until the onions turn translucent. Remember, we don’t need to brown the onions here.

• When onions are translucent add tomatoes and cook till they are soft and mushy. Add in the flour and mix well.
  PS: You could use whole wheat flour /all-purpose flour or fine semolina for thickening the stew. Or you may simply skip the flour and enjoy the stew as it is. Some also like to use cornflour, but I personally do not prefer this as it makes the stew a little slimy.

• Cut the vegetables length-wise or as you prefer and add them to the pot along with some, salt and mix well.
  PS: Vegetables like carrots, green peas, and potatoes go well with this recipe of mutton stew. I like to add French beans to the stew because they are so crunchy and flavourful when you bite into them.

• Now, add the pressure-cooked mutton pieces along with its stock and cook till the vegetables are tender and the flavors incorporated into the vegetables. Finally, add the garam masala powder and pepper powder and let the stew with the mutton and vegetables to simmer further for 2 to 3 minutes. You can then turn off the heat.

• Delicious Mutton Stew Recipe is ready within a few minutes with ingredients available at home. Serve hot with bread rolls, steamed rice, or rotis. Add a dash of vinegar or juice of half a lemon to give this Mutton Stew a slight tang.

Tips To Make The Best Mutton Stew Recipe

• Use good quality mutton that is tender and cooks easily. You could use a pressure cooker to cook the mutton to perfection.

• Chop the onions, tomatoes, and garlic finely and cook them until they turn soft and melt in the stew giving it a delectable texture.

• Do not overpower the mutton stew with hot spices, instead use mild spices like pepper powder and a dash of homemade garam masala powder.

• Cook the vegetables in the mutton stock so that they absorb the flavors of the stock.

• Finally, add lemon juice or a dash of vinegar to enhance the taste of your mutton stew.

Serving Suggestions :

Cook this amazing recipe of Mutton Stew and enjoy it with crusty Bread, Rice, or Rotis as a main course for lunch or dinner.

You could also serve it with some East Indian chitaps (rice dosas). When serving on festive occasions, serve with the East Indian Fugias or Wedding Rice.

Other Mutton Recipes you may like :

Mutton Curry Maharashtrian Style

Mutton Poha – Mutton with pressed rice

Black Mutton Curry Recipe

Green Masala Mutton Curry Recipe

Mutton Frithad (East Indian Mutton Curry)

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