Mutton Paya Masala/Mutton Paya Recipe

Mutton Paya Or Mutton Paya Masala is a super yummy dish made from paya/goat trotters .Trotters or paya have lot of nutritional properties and are best known for warding off cold as they are heaty in nature .A bowl of hot mutton paya soup or some finger licking mutton paya masala is the best you can have when suffering from cold .

It has started getting chiller in Mumbai as winter is approaching...The season perfect to have a hot soup or some hot paya /trotters masala .We always make paya /trotters during winters. As its considered to be heaty its perfect during the season.

This paya masala is a simple spicy yummy paya masala made with some spices without using coconut.goes very well with Hard Breads/Brun Pav( kadak pav) as its popularly called in Bombay.
I had these along some Rice rotis what we call Hand breads and it was simply superb.It taste good with steamed rice too..Do give it  a try .

Ingredients:

Mutton Paya /Trotters 6cut in 3 to 4 pieces each
7-8 Kashmiri chillies/you may add few bedgi as well
1 tsp fennel seeds
 1 tsp poppy seeds
1 tbsp sesame seeds
1 1/2 tsp pepper corns
1 tbsp coriander seeds
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 tsp garam masala powder
1 inch ginger 5 to 6 garlic ( for stock)
1 inchginger  6 to 7 garlic to be ground with spices
3 med sized onion chopped fine
1 tomato chopped
salt to taste
oil as needed.

Method:

Wash the payas well .

Dry roast all the spices except the garam masala powder.

Let the spices cool then grind it with ginger garlic to a fine paste adding little water and keep aside.

Pressure cook  the payas with salt ,1 inch ginger crush ,3 to 4 cloves ,4 to 5 garlic crushed ,1/2 tsp pepper and water ,cook until done ,it may take about  25 to 35 min.

Reserve the stock/soup .

Heat oil in a pan/vessel add the chopped onions and fry well till translucent.

Add the chopped tomatoes and fry well till mushy then add the paste and the garam masala powder.

Add the salt and  stock/ water mix well add the  boiled payas and bring it to a nice boil.

Enjoy hot with some hard bread/ rotis.

notes

• payas are easy to clean ,we usually get the cleaned ones or you can ask your butcher to clean them for you.
• You can burn the hair if any by holding the paya on the flame alternatively you can apply atta/whole wheat flour and rub it well ,the hair comes out easily then wash them nicely before boiling.
• Its better to cook the paya first in the pressure cooker the time may vary though ,it takes about 25 to 35minutes depending on paya .