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Mutton Keema Recipe Special: Kola Urundai From Tamil Nadu
Kola Urundai
50 mins
Cooking Time
Intermediate
Difficulty
18
Ingredients
Non Veg
Diet
Mutton kola urundai is a beloved appetiser from Tamil Nadu's Kongu region. Following a local mutton keema recipe, it yields small, spiced mutton meatballs that are fried until golden and eaten piping hot. 'Kola' refers to the meat preparation, and 'urundai' means ball in Tamil, and this dish delivers just that: tightly packed, flavour-loaded balls with a crisp outer crust and a juicy, aromatic interior.
What sets mutton kola urundai apart from other mutton keema recipes is the freshly ground masala, which is a hallmark of Tamil cuisine. Shredded coconut, whole spices like cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom, khuskhus (white poppy seeds), fennel seeds, green chillies, onion, ginger, garlic, and a generous handful of coriander and curry leaves are all ground into a fine paste that has an incomparable fragrance. This is the backbone of the dish. The other ingredient is pottu kadalai, which is roasted, fried Bengal gram, which is ground to a fine powder and acts as the binder, keeping the kolas intact during frying.
Mutton kola urundai hails from Chettinad and Madurai, and given the ground masalas that are used, it needs a lot of patience. The mutton also needs to be cooked and ground into the right texture, and the shaped balls need a 30-minute rest in the refrigerator before hitting the oil. Take these steps seriously, and you will get perfectly fried and crack-free meatballs with a smooth finish, a golden crust, and an interior that is soft.
Ingredients
UNITSIngredients
For grinding (kola masala):
½ cupFresh shredded coconut
1Onion (medium)
5Garlic cloves
1 inch pieceGinger
1 inch pieceCinnamon
1Clove
1Cardamom
1 tspFennel seeds
1 tbspKhuskhus (white poppy seeds)
1 tspCoriander powder
1 tspRed chilli powder
3Green chillies
2 sprigsCurry leaves
5 stalksCoriander leaves
1 tspSalt
Other ingredients:
250 gmsMinced mutton (kaima)
¾ to 1 cupFried gram / pottu kadalai (ground to fine powder)
For frying:
500 mLVegetable oil
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The minced mutton was not dried out completely before mixing; too many balls were added to the oil at once, lowering the temperature; or the balls were moved before the first minute of frying was up.
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