Mutton Kola Urundai

 Mutton Kola Urundai!

Kola urundai is one dish that we always have when we visit my mother’s place. We totally enjoy both the curry and fried version. Round and perfectly blended, they are the best starters. My co sister viji akka also makes amazing Kola urundais…so I picked up this recipe from her. For those of you have no idea what this dish is, mutton kola urundai is nothing but minced mutton meat balls, with authentic chettinad spices. All the spices and the minced meat is perfectly blended and yields crispy meat balls. Another fun variation is a curry with this meat ball, which tastes just as tasty! Try this and spice up your special Sunday lunch!

 Preparation time- 1o to 15 minutes| Cooking time: 15 to 20 minutesCourse: Sides| Cuisine: Indian

Ingredients:

Minced mutton- ¼ kg

Red chilies- 3 to 4

Saunf- 1 tblsp

Cinnamon- ¼ inch

Ginger- 1inch piece

Garlic- 5 to 6 pearls

Onion shallots- 10 to 12

Fried gram dal- 50 gms

Grated coconut- ½ of a coconut

Turmeric powder- ½ tsp

Coriander leaves- a handful

Curry leaves- a handful

Oil- for deep frying

Method:

1.      Wash and clean the minced mutton well. Squeeze out the excess water well.

2.      Add the minced mutton to mixer grinder and grind once. Remove and keep it aside.

3.      Now add the fried gram dal to the mixer grinder and just grind once. Remove and keep it aside.

4.      Now add red chilies, saunf and cinnamon to the mixer grinder and grind it. To this add the ginger, garlic, onion, grated coconut, fried gram dal, minced mutton and salt. Grind everything well into a smooth mixture.

5.      Remove this mixture to a vessel and add turmeric powder, finely cut coriander leaves and curry leaves. Mix everything well.

6.      Make small equal sized balls of the mixture.

7.      Heat oil in a kadai. When the oil is hot enough, fry the balls in medium flame until it gets cooked well. Remove from oil and drain on a tissue paper.

Notes:

·        Fried gram dal doesn’t get ground well when we add it along with all the other ingredients. So its always better to grind it once separately, before adding it to other ingredients.

·        Increase the quantity of red chilies if you need a spicier version.

·        Fry on medium flame so that the meat balls get cooked well in the center too.

Step by step pictures

grind the fried gram dal in a mixer

remove and keep aside

then grind the minced mutton in mixer grinder

remove and keep aside

 add red chilies, cinnamon and saunf

to the mixer grinder and grind well

 to that add ginger,garlic, onion shallots,

fried gram dal, grated coconut, minced mutton 

and salt. grind everything into a smooth mixture.

 remove the mixture to vessel.

add turmeric powder and finely chopped

coriander leaves and curry leaves

mix everything well.

 make small equal sized balls out of it

heat oi in a kadai.

fry the balls over medium flame.

remove from oil when it is 

completely cooked