Paya

Preparation time: 30 minutes

Cooking time: 1 hour 45 minutes

Serving 4

Ingredients

Sheep’s trotters 4 pieces

Rice flour 1 tbsp

Lemon juice 1 tbsp

Ghee ¼ cup

Cumin seeds 1 tsp

Onions (grated) 1 cup

Ginger paste 1 tsp

Garlic paste 1 tsp

Tomatoes (chopped) 1 cup

Green chilli (chopped) 1 pc

Chilli powder 1 tsp

Turmeric powder ½ tsp

Readymade garam masala ½ tsp

Salt to taste

Method

Wash the trotters and cut into 2 pieces. Rub trotters with rice flour and salt and wash again. Soak trotters in 2 cups of water in a pan.

Add salt to taste. Bring it to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer for 1 ½ hour, adding more water if needed. To make the masala, heat ghee and add cumin. When it splutters, add onion, ginger and garlic. Cook till the fat separates.

Add tomatoes, green chilli, chilli powder, turmeric, readymade garam masala and salt to taste. Add mixture to trotters and stir-fry till well coated with the masala. Add the stock of the trotters and more water (depending on how thin you want the gravy). Simmer for 3-4 minutes and serve.

Nutrition Information: Energy 941 Kcal, Fat 103 g, Protein 3 g, Carbohydrates 0 g.