Uppu kari a.k.a Mutton Gravy... Quick Simple and Easy

                      Oh!I cannot stop thinking about my maternal grandmother whenever I cook this recipe.Its one of her foolproof never failed simplest ever with less than 10 ingredients recipes.My 6 year old says its one of the best "chicken" he has ever had in his whole life and I should cook it everyday.Hmmm..okay(sarcastically).Here is the recipe.Enjoy!

Ingredients:

• 1 lb(1/2kg) of mutton(goat)
• 1/2 lb of small onions,chopped(about 30 to 50 count)
• 10 green chillies,slit lengthwise
• 3" of ginger,crushed
• 1/2 tomato,chopped
• 1/4 tsp of turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp of whole black peppercorns
• 1 tbsp of cumin seeds
• bunch of curry leaves,
• "gingelly" oil,salt.

Procedure:

1. Clean the mutton with turmeric powder,remove unwanted fat and chop into smaller pieces if necessary.Set it aside.
2. In a pressure cooker,heat 3 tbsp of gingelly oil.Season the oil with cumin seeds,peppercorns and curry leaves.
3. Then add the chopped small onions and green chillies.Cook till the onions are soft and translucent.
4. Now add crushed ginger,tomatoes,turmeric powder and stir everything together.
5. Then add the mutton,necessary amount of salt and 2 to 3 cups of water.
6. Close the lid and let it cook in medium heat.
7. If you are going by time,it should take 30 minutes to cook,or if you are going bu whistle count,5 whistles to get the mutton cooked.
8. Once the pressure is completely released,open the lid and let the gravy reduce if necessary into a semi thick gravy consistency.Remove from the heat.
9. Serve hot with with rasam rice or just plain white rice.

Trivia :

1. You can substitute small onions with white onions,but taste wise small onions are the best choice.
2. Seasoning the gingelly oil with  peppercorns and jeera gives a wonderful aroma.Dont add pepper powder.
3. If you want it less hot,reduce the green chillies.