Agani Curry

Agani Curry is traditional dish made at Kayalpatnam,my home town..we make this during marriages...

Ingredients:-

Lamb shoulder/leg-3lbs

Onion-1 big(finely chopped)

Ginger-garlic paste-little

Cinnamon,cardamon & clove-2-3 each

Yogurt/Curd-2cups

Green chilies-5-6small(cut lengthwise)

SALT-to taste

Oil/Ghee-4tspn

Badam powder-2tspn

Coconut milk-little(optional)

Method:-

1)Wash the meat & let the water drain,then add SALT,green chili(4) & yogurt to it and nicely mix it.

2)In a pressure cooker add oil and ghee. When hot add the onions and green chili(2), saute it until golden brown, now add ginger-garlic paste and little yogurt.

3)Now add the meat and pressure cook it for 25mins or until the meat is done.

4)When the meat is cooked bring it to low flame & drain all the excess water,now add the badam powder.

Serve hot with rice,rasam or daal...

Kayal Puricha Curry

Kayalpatnam(Kayal)is a small town in Southern Tamil Nadu,this is the place where i was born.It was once know as Mecca of Tamil Nadu. We have 66 streets and each street has 66 mosques. Our food & spices are very different from others,we make our own spices..

Ingredients:-

Lamb leg/shoulder-2lbs

Yogurt-1 1/2cups

Red Chili powder-3tbspn

Cardamon-1(grounded)

SALT-to taste

Ginger-garlic paste

Oil

Ghee/butter-little

Method:-

1) In a pressure cooker add the meat to that mix yogurt,red chili powder,SALT,ginger-garlic paste & cardamon.

2) Cook the meat until 5whistles. Cook until the all the water is evaporated.

3) In a sauce pan add little oil & butter/ghee,when hot add the meat. In slow flame cook the meat for 15mins.

Serve with ghee rice or rice and dal