I dedicate this post to my darling hubby Roshan who encouraged me to start this blog & to those two special people (Prema & May) who nudged me to revive an almost dying blog. Thank You – from the bottom of my heart!Pathrade (pronounced as Pathra-Day)
Making Pathrades and then its gravy is probably one of the most complex Mangy dishes. Maybe one reason why it is not prepared as frequently as our granmas used to make a gazillion years ago. Although I had tried my hand at making this gravy many times before – the work involved wasnt as much as I used to add ready made Pathrades made by my mom in law.
This time around I made everything from scratch and maybe I will bookmark this dish as an annual festival event! I didnt have any bad experience while making it, its just that the whole process is quite time consuming & while your kitchen smells heavenly and gives you a lot of ‘maa-ki-yaad’ (flashbacks of your childhood involving your mommy), you’ll have a pile of utensils of every shape & size staring at you from the kitchen sink. Sigh! – This is when I thank my stars to be able to afford domestic help!
Did I scare you already? Nah! Trust me, it’s worth every bite….when hubby & I ate this masterpiece, there was pin drop silence as we wolfed it down shamelessly!
Pathrade Curry with Mutton
Ingredients
- 1 kg mutton
- 2 large pathrades cut into about 18-20 pieces of 1 inch width.
For the gravy (Condiments to be roasted separately & then ground together)
- 5-6 long dry red chillies I used Bedgi
- 5 peppercorns
- 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
- 3 teaspoons coriander seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon mustard
- 1 cup grated coconut
- 2 small onions roughly sliced
Grind the above condiments and the below 2 ingredients with a little water or thin coconut milk
- 1 marble size ball of tamarind
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
You also need:
- 1 medium size onion finely sliced
- Thick & thin roce of 1 coconut OR coconut milk made out of 6 tbsps of coconut milk powder dissolved in 2 cups tepid water – abt 450ml – This makes about 550-600ml of thick coconut milk.
For tempering
- 1/2 onion
- Oil for frying
- Salt to taste
Instructions
- Cut into medium size pieces, wash and pressure cook it with a little salt for 3-2 whistles on full flame. Reduce the heat and cook on sim for another 7-8 minutes or till tender
- In a large vessel, heat some oil and then fry the sliced onion till it turns golden brown
- Add the ground masala and fry a bit – no need to fry too much as all the ingredients have already been roasted – this process has already eliminated the raw taste/smell if any
- Add the masala water from the mixie (not more than 1/2 -3/4th cup) and bring it to a boil.
- Add the coconut milk & boil for 1 minute.
- Add the mutton pieces and its stock (about 2 cups). By now your gravy is a thin pale yellow colour. Check salt & tamarind and add more if required – ensure you dont add too much salt as the mutton was cooked with salt
- Bring it to a boil & add the pathrade pieces and simmer for 3-4 minutes. Turn off flame & in another small pan fry the 1/2 onion in some oil and when it turns golden brown add it to the gravy. This is optional
- Serve hot!
Notes
Disclaimer
The nutritional values are only indicative.
Shireen, you are torturing me with these posts…;) Girl, I am drooling all over here!!!!
May, this post was specially for u 🙂 I told u last week while we chatted 🙂 I hope u get to eat it real soon (when u r back in India)!
Shireen this was one of the yummmiesst pathrade curry i tasted. Thanks for sharing the recipe. I had brought pathrade from home ( my mum had made) and tried your recipe… Thank you
Shireen , that was one of the yummiest pathrade curry i tasted. Thanks for sharing the recipe.I had brought the pathrade from home ( my mum had made) and tried your recipe… thank you
@Shallet: Thanks so much for your feedback, so good to know that you enjoyed this curry 🙂
Good resource Shireen. Thanks, Maxim
@ Maxim: Thanks so much!
Hi Shireen,
I mad Pathrode for the first time and it was just delicious. I made of 1.5kgs along with the curry. It took me 3 hours to finish everything and that time was worth spending. Loved your recipe. Thank you so much!
Thanks a lot for the great appreciation Jessie! So glad to know that you enjoyed it so much!
Hi Shireen,
I followed this recipe and it came out well.. thank you.
I did not add coconut milk (was lazy..long process so..)instead added more coconut while grinding. Tasted yummy. Thank you.
Hi Savitha,
I’m happy to hear that! Thanks for the great feedback and glad to know that the recipe worked even without adding the coconut milk in it!
Can I use the same recipe for beef?
Yes you can..it works well for mutton, beef & pork as well