GOAT LEG PAYA

INGREDIENTS

1. Goat legs                      6 nos
2. Small onion                  1 cup
3. Tomatoes                      4 nos
4. Turmeric                      1 tsp
5. Chilly powder              3 tsp
6. Salt                              3 tsp
7. Water                           8 cups
8. Castor oil                     2 tsp

FOR GRINDING:-

1. Coconut                    1/2 cup
2. Cinnamon                 2 "
3. Cloves                      6
4. Fennel seeds             1 tbsp
5. Cumin seeds             1 tsp
6. Ginger                      1"
7. Garlic                       1 whole pod
8. Cardamom               3
9. Coriander seeds       1 tbsp
10. Roasted gram          3 tbsp

1. FOR SEASONING:-
2. Mustard seeds          1 tsp
3. Bengal gram            2 tsp
4. Urad dhal                 1 tsp
5. Red chilies               5
6. Curry leaves             handful
7. Coriander leaves      handful
8. Oil                           1/2 cup

METHOD:-

• Wash leg pieces to 3 or 4 times and soak in turmeric water for 1/2 an hour.
• Cut onion, tomatoes, coriander leaves. Grind masala to a smooth paste.
• Pressure cook goat legs, water, turmeric, castor oil for 8 whistles.
• Transfer the cooked legs to another container.
• Heat 2 tbsp oil in the same pan, add onion, fry for a few seconds.
• Add tomatoes and fry for a while and add masala paste and mix.
• Stir in the cooked leg pieces and water to it.
• Cook for another 3 whistles. let the pressure settle down by itself.
• Heat oil in a seasoning pan, splutter mustard seeds, fry the dhal, curry leaves, red chilies, add to the gravy.
• Garnish with coriander leaves and serve with idiyappam, idly, rice.