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Paya Curry in traditional Kokni style

Paya or trotters (or dawke in kokni) curry are  one of the most relished mutton curries in the region especially during winters as the it makes a soothing comfort food. As a child I didn't like Paya as such but with time I developed my taste buds and now it's one of my favorite meal paired with Chawal ki Roti, yum!! 😋😋

Though the recipe is easy but it's quite difficult to clean and wash trotters properly. Here we get roasted trotters from the local butcher (and this time we got over roasted ones hence the colour lol) so all the hair are already removed and they are cut into pieces already so we only have to wash them well. Here is the 3 steps guide about washing Paya.

How to wash Goat Trotters/Paya:

1. Rinse well the trotters under running tap water. (If the trotters are whole then cut them into approximately about 3 inches pieces).

2. Apply some dry flour and salt and keep them for 5-10 minutes then was rub with butter knife to remove the flour, this ensures removal of all the hair and impurity, if there's any.

3. Now wash well undr running tap water. Rub them well to wash off all the flour. Your trotters are ready to be cooked.

How to Make Paya Curry:

Ingredients:

For 1 dozen trotters:

• One half of the dried coconut
• 20-25 black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
• 1 teaspoon fennel seeds
• 2×2" pieces of cinnamon
• Seeds from 3-4 cardamom
• 1 teaspoon red chili powder
• 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
• 2 large onions (finely sliced)
• 11/2 tablespoons ginger garlic paste
• 3 tablespoons cooking oil
• Salt as per taste

Method:

1. Roast dry coconut on direct flame till charred from all sides. Let it cool then cut into slices and make a fine paste using little water.

2. Dry roast black peppercorns, cinnamon, cardamom, cumin, coriander and fennel seeds on iron griddle till fragrant. Let them cool and then grind to find powder in a coffee grinder.

3. Heat oil in a pressure cooker and fry finely sliced onions till golden and crisp then add ginger garlic paste and saute for a minute. Add coconut paste, powdered masala, turmeric powder, red chili powder and salt and sauté for 2 minutes then add washed trotters and add 4-5 cups water and let it cook for 3 whistles. Then lower the flame and let the curry cook for one hour.

4. Open the pressure cooker lid and check the consistency. Add more water if required and let it for a while before serving.

5. Serve hot with lemon wedges, green salad and roti or bread of your choice.