Halli Style Mutton Saaru Recipe - South Indian Mutton Curry

Halli Style Mutton Saaru Recipe is a flavoursome South Indian Mutton Curry prepared using curry leaves and coconut. Mutton Saaru is popularly eaten with Ragi Balls or Ragi Mudde as it locally known. It can be served with steamed rice too!

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Halli Style Mutton Saaru Recipe - South Indian Mutton Curry
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A classic South Indian Gowdru style curry, Halli Style Mutton Saru is a delightful South Indian curry/gravy with flavour notes from the curry leaves and coconut.  

A non vegetarian delicacy, this Mutton curry is a spicy preparation that is served as main course along with white rice, but goes best with Ragi Mudde. With no time required for marination, this saaru can be put together in a jiffy. 

Serve Halli Style Mutton Saru along with Soft & Delicious Ragi Mudde Recipe - Karnataka Style Ragi Balls or Steamed Rice Recipe (Pressure Cooker & Sauce Pan Methods) or Homemade Crisp Ghee Roast Dosa Recipe for a complete meal. 

If you like this mutton recipe, take a look at some more Mutton recipes: 

  1. Himachali Pahadi Mutton Recipe
  2. Kerala Mutton Pepper Fry Recipe
  3. Bengali Kosha Mangsho Recipe (Slow Cooked Mutton Curry Recipe)

Cuisine: Karnataka
Course: Main Course
Diet: Non Vegeterian
Prep in

15 M

Cooks in

25 M

Total in

40 M

Makes:

4 Servings

Ingredients

  • 1/2 kg Mutton , cut into small pieces
  • 2 Onions , sliced
  • 2 tablespoons Oil
  • 2 sprig Curry leaves
  • Ground paste for masala
  • 3 tablespoons Fresh coconut , grated
  • 4 Tomatoes , chopped
  • 1/2 cup Coriander (Dhania) Leaves
  • 3 Green Chillies
  • 3 Dry Red Chillies
  • 1 inch Ginger
  • 8 cloves Garlic
  • 2 teaspoons Poppy seeds
  • 1 tablespoon Roasted Gram Dal (Pottukadalai)
  • 1 tablespoon Sambar Powder
  • Salt , to taste

How to make Halli Style Mutton Saaru Recipe - South Indian Mutton Curry

  1. To begin making the Halli Style Mutton Saru Recipe, thoroughly wash and clean the mutton pieces.

  2. In a mixer-jar combine coconut, tomatoes, coriander leaves, green chilies, red chillies, ginger, garlic, poppy seeds, roasted gram, dal salt and sambar powder.

  3. Grind this masala into a paste with some water. Transfer to a bowl and set aside.

  4. In a pressure cooker, heat oil on medium flame, add curry leaves and allow it to crackle, then add the sliced onions and fry till it turns brown in colour.

  5. Add the ground masala, and cook till the oil comes to the surface, now add the mutton pieces

  6. And mix well, add 1 ½ cups of water and close the pressure cooker. 

  7. Pressure cook for 4-5 whistles and turn off the flame. Allow the pressure to release naturally.

  8. Serve Halli Style Mutton Saru along with Soft & Delicious Ragi Mudde Recipe - Karnataka Style Ragi Balls or Steamed Rice Recipe (Pressure Cooker & Sauce Pan Methods) or Homemade Crisp Ghee Roast Dosa Recipe for a complete meal.