PAYA MUTTON NIHARI

Paya Mutton Nihari

Ingredients

1.   500 g mutton cubed (leg piece)

2.   3 Paya cut into small pieces

3.   ¾ cup of oil

4.   1 tbsp garam masala whole

5.   2 large onion chopped

6.   3 tbsp garlic paste

7.   3 tbsp ginger paste

8.   1 tbsp red chilli powder

9.   1 tsp turmeric powder

10.                     1 tsp roasted cumin powder

11.                     1 tsp mace powder

12.                     1 tbsp garam masala powder

13.                     2 tbsp wheat and gram (besan)flour

14.                     2 tbsp Nihari powder(optional)

15.                     Salt to taste

16.                     4 cups of hot water

For garnishing

4 green chillies chopped

1 cup chopped coriander leaves

1 tbsp Juliennes of ginger

METHOD

·       To clean paya, rub them with flour and wash with water

·       Heat oil in pressure cooker and fry onion light brown

·       Add cinnamon, cloves, black and green cardamoms, pepper corns, bay leaves.

·       Add paya and mutton pieces and cook for 2 minutes.

·       Add ginger garlic paste fry until color of mutton changed then add chills , turmeric , coriander cumin powders keep stirring.

·       Add ½ cup of curd cook it until all the moisture evaporates and oil separates.

·       Add hot water stir it, close the cooker, cook on high heat, after one whistle lower down the heat and cook approximately half an hour.

·       Roast wheat and gram flours in 2tsp ghee cool it, dissolve it in ½ cup of water.

·       Open the pressure cooker if meat is tender separate the meat pieces from gravy .In gravy add the flour mixture and boil for 2-3 minutes .now put back the meat and paya  add garam masala powder ,mace and cardamom powder let it simmer for 10 minutes.

·       Dish out and garnish with chopped coriander, green chilies and juliennes of ginger.

·       Serve with nan /roti.