Mutton varuval: Braised meat in spicy-sweet masala | Periuk.my

Ingredients

• 1kg mutton, preferably bone-in lean meat from leg, cut into chunks
• 1 tbsp garlic, pounded into a paste
• 2 tbsp ginger, pounded into a paste
• 1 tsp turmeric powder
• 1 tbsp salt
• Water, as needed
• 1 tsp cumin seeds
• 1 tsp fennel seeds
• 3 sticks cinnamon
• 4 pods green cardamom
• 2 star anise
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• ½ tsp fennel seeds
• 4 medium red onions, one diced, three thinly sliced (divided)
• 2 tbsp chilli powder
• 1 ½ tbsp dark soy sauce
• 1 tbsp kicap manis
• 1 medium yellow onion, thinly sliced or cut into rings
• 1 tsp garam masala
• ½ tsp cinnamon powder
• Salt, to taste
• 1 red chilli, thinly sliced on a diagonal
• 2 spring onions, thinly sliced
• 2 sprigs coriander leaves, tender stems and leaves roughly chopped