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Mutton Chops Fry Recipe

مٹن چانپ فرائی بنانے کا طریقہ

Lahori fried mutton chops: boiled tender with ginger and garlic first, then coated in a tangy yogurt masala and fried on a tawa until crisp at the edges.
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Prep

15 min

Cook

1 hr 5 min

Marinate / soak

30 min

Serves

4

Difficulty

Medium

Spice

Medium hot

Fried chops are a Lahore food-street favourite and a standard Eid-ul-Adha dish when the qurbani rib chops come home. The trick is two-stage cooking: the chops are first simmered with ginger, garlic and whole spices until tender, then coated in a thick masala and shallow-fried so the outside crisps while the meat stays soft. Skip the boiling and you get chops that are burnt outside and chewy inside.

Ingredients

4 servings

For 4 servings

Measures

To tenderise

For the masala

To fry and finish

Method

  1. Wash the chops and put them in a pan with the water, ginger-garlic paste, salt, peppercorns, bay leaves and black cardamom from the tenderising list.

  2. Bring to the boil, skim off the scum, then cover and simmer on low heat until the meat is tender but still holds to the bone. In a pressure cooker this takes about 15 minutes after the whistle.

    ⏱ 40 min

  3. Uncover and cook off any remaining water on high heat until the chops are dry. Lift them out and let them cool for a few minutes.

    ⏱ 5 min

  4. Mix all the masala ingredients into a thick paste. Coat each chop well, cover and leave for at least 30 minutes.

    ⏱ 30 min

  5. Heat the oil on a tawa or in a wide frying pan on medium-high heat. Lay in the chops in one layer without crowding and fry until the underside is deep brown and crisp.

    ⏱ 5 min

  6. Turn and fry the other side the same way. Spoon any leftover masala onto the chops in the pan so it fries on.

    ⏱ 5 min

  7. Add the butter if using, let it foam around the chops for a minute, then lift them out, sprinkle with chaat masala and serve with onion rings and lemon.

    ⏱ 1 min

Tips for the best result

  • Keep the boiling stock. A cup of it makes a good base for a shorba or for cooking rice the same day.
  • For a smoky street-stall flavour, put the fried chops in a pot, set a hot coal in a small foil cup in the middle, drop a little oil on it and cover for 2 minutes.
  • Some cooks skip the besan and fry the chops in egg batter instead; that gives a softer, thicker coating.

Common mistakes

  • Boiling the chops until they fall off the bone. They break apart in the pan; stop when a knife goes in easily but the meat still holds.
  • Putting wet chops into the masala. Any water left on them thins the marinade and it slides off in the oil.
  • Crowding the pan. The chops steam instead of crisping; fry in two batches if needed.

How to serve

Serve hot as a starter or with naan, hari chutney and a plain salad of onion, tomato and cucumber.

Storing and reheating

Fried chops keep 2 days in the fridge; reheat on a hot tawa, not in the microwave. Boiled, marinated chops freeze well for up to a month and can be fried straight after thawing.

Nutrition and cost

Worked out from the ingredients, not measured in a lab. Treat both as a rough guide.

Per serving Estimate

Calories
970kcal
Protein
45g
Fat
83g
Carbs
12g
Fibre
2.2g
Sodium
1050mg

Estimated from USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy (April 2018), public domain values for the raw ingredients (100% of the recipe by weight had data). Deep-frying oil is counted at 20%; bones and water lost in cooking are not subtracted, so bone-in and fried dishes can read high. Not medical advice. Method

Cost per servingEstimate

≈ Rs 635

Whole dish ≈ Rs 2,540 · 91% of ingredients by weight priced

From the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics weekly SPI, week ended 29 Oct 2026. Spices, herbs and some vegetables are not in the SPI and are left out unless you add your price, so the real cost is a little higher. How this works

Mutton Chops Fry: questions people ask

Why are my mutton chops tough?

They were not boiled long enough before frying. Frying only browns the outside, so the meat must already be tender when it goes into the pan.

Can I make chops fry in an air fryer?

Yes. Boil and marinate as usual, brush with oil and air-fry at 200°C for about 12 minutes, turning once. They will be less crisp at the edges than tawa-fried chops.

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