Mutton Chow Chow Thokku

Ingredients

• half a kilo mutton (ஆட்டுக்கறி)
• 100 g mutton fat (ஆட்டுக் கொழுப்பு)
• quarter kilo chow chow (chayote), chopped (சௌ சௌ)
• 1 onion, chopped
• 2 tomato, chopped
• 3 tsp ginger-garlic paste
• half a tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tsp chilli powder
• 2 green chillies
• 1-inch piece cinnamon
• 3 cloves
• 2 cardamom (ஏலக்காய்)
• half a tsp cumin powder
• as needed rock salt
• 2 tsp coconut oil
• as needed coriander leaves

Method

1. Pressure-cook the mutton (not the fat) with green chillies, 2 tsp ginger-garlic paste, salt and enough water.
2. Temper cinnamon, cloves and cardamom in oil, then saute the onion, remaining ginger-garlic paste and tomato one after another.
3. Add the mutton fat and chow chow and saute, then add the cooked mutton with its stock.
4. Season with turmeric, chilli powder and salt and simmer until it thickens to a thokku.
5. Garnish with coriander leaves.

Adapted from பேலியோ ஆரோக்கிய சமையல் (Paleo Arokkiya Samaiyal) by Rtn Kannan Azhagirisamy, page 61. Method rewritten in our own words; ingredient quantities follow the book, with gram weights estimated for the nutrition figures. The book thanks the Arokkiya Unavugal (Healthy Foods) Facebook group and tamilpaleorecipes.com.