Mom's Ultimate Mutton Chops Green Masala Recipe
Succulent Mutton Chops cooked in a green masala paste and covered with mashed potatoes. These chops are then breaded and fried. Makes a perfect starter or appetizer for your family gatherings
Ingredients
For Marination
- 6 - 7 Mutton/Lamb Chops approx. 750 grams
- Juice of 1 sour lime
- Salt to taste
For the Green Masala Paste
- 7 - 8 cloves Garlic
- 1.5 inch Ginger
- 7 - 8 Green Chillies
- Whole spices Cinnamon stick - 1", Peppercorns - 3/4 tsp, cloves - 4
- ¾ tsp Cumin seeds
- ¼ tsp Turmeric powder
- ¼ cup Mint leaves
- Coriander leaves - a small bunch
Other Ingredients
- 4 to 5 medium Potatoes boiled & mashed with a little salt
- ½ cup Flour for coating
- 2 whole Eggs beaten
- ½ cup Dried breadcrumbs
- Oil for frying.
Instructions
How to cook Mutton Chops
- Prepare the chops by flattening them with a mallet for even cooking.
- Wash the chops well and add salt and lime juice or vinegar.
- Blend the ingredients for marination into a smooth paste. Apply this paste all over the mutton chops and set aside for at least 30 minutes.
- Now transfer the chops into a pressure cooker, preferably in a single layer. Add half a cup of water and pressure cook on medium to high heat until 3 whistles.
- Once done, open the lid of the pressure cooker and dry up the liquids completely on a high flame. Then transfer the mutton chops onto a plate to cool.
- Boil potatoes in a pressure cooker and mash them when cool. Add salt to the potatoes.
Frying the Mutton Chops
- Roll the chops in flour and then coat them with a thin layer of mashed potato.
- Next, dip it into beaten eggs and coat it with dried breadcrumbs.
- Heat oil in a pan and shallow fry the mutton chops until golden on medium heat.
- Serve hot with mint chutney or tomato ketchup.
Notes
- You could also fry the mutton chops without the potato coating if needed.
- Adjust green chillies to suit your taste.
- Cook potatoes in a pressure cooker and mash with a little salt
- Adjust salt to taste.