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INDIAN FOOD RECIPE-LAMB'S/GOAT'S LEGS ( PAYA )

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LAMB'S/GOAT'S LEGS-PAYA

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Paya dish is a very delicious recipe made from goat or lamb legs and relished at homes as well as in restaurants. Here I have given the recipe of Paya dish as it is prepared in Bohra kitchens in India.

PAYA - LAMB'S/GOAT'S LEGS

INDIAN FOOD RECIPE

Ingredients:

Paya-( Lamb's/Goat's Legs )- 12

Onions- 4

Oil- 2 tbsp

Ginger garlic paste-4 tsp

Turmeric powder-1/4 tsp

Red chilli powder- 1 tsp

Coriander powder- 1 tsp

Green chilly- 2

Tomato- 1

Ghee (clarified butter)-2 tsp

Cumin seeds- 1 tsp

Fenugreek seeds- ½ tsp

Whole Wheat Flour- 2 tbsp

Garam masala pdr- 11/2 tsp

Salt to taste

Method:

  1. Heat oil in a cooker. Add onions and fry well. Add ginger garlic paste, turmeric powder and washed paya. Fry well for 15- 20 mins. Add green chilly, tomato , salt and

1- 1 ½ litre water. After 1 whistle lower flame and cook for 1 hr.

  1. In a big pan heat ghee(clarified butter). Add Cumin seeds, Fenugreek seeds, ginger garlic paste, 1tsp Red Chilli powder, 1 tsp Coriander powder and Wheat Flour. Fry till you get a good smell. Add paya mix and boil. Add garam masala and boil. Serve hot with sheermal/ Arabic bread/ par, roti, garnished with coriander leaves.

For Mughlai Paya Soup Recipe follow this link:

http://hubpages.com/_2a4n1n6yly5d0/hub/Mughlai-Paya-Soup


Comments

Kulsum Mehmood 34 hours ago

Yes Manish. Paya accelerates bone healing.

manish kamboj 47 hours ago

are paya really helpful for fractured bone?

Kulsum Mehmood 2 weeks ago

Yes Sam.

Kulsum Mehmood 2 weeks ago

Yes Sam.

Sam 2 weeks ago

Hi must u add ginger garlic paste half whilst making the paya mix and half whilst seasoning???

Kulsum Mehmood 6 weeks ago

@Hi, Navin. To clean paya, dip them in hot water and then with a sharp knife remove the hairs. Also with knife remove the hooves. On a stove burner burn out the fine hairs. Clean with a knife. Cut them in pieces with a butcher's knife. Wash paya in running water. At our place in Nagpur, India, the butcher charges a small fee and gives us cleaned paya so no sweat.

NAVIN 6 weeks ago

I LIKE TO KNOW HOW TO CLEAN PAYA

Kulsum Mehmood 2 months ago

In Paya recipe what we get after cooking paya for 1 hour in pressure cooker is paya stock. We can use this paya stock for making paya soup. Thanks for visiting.

jyo 2 months ago

hi, i'm a first time user of paya , want to make paya soup , how to make the paya stock. thanks.

Kulsum Mehmood 2 months ago

Thank you arshia, vina, anjan.

Anjan 2 months ago

today im trying it...

vina 3 months ago

hi thank u for this recipe. I made it and it was delicious ...

arshia 3 months ago

it is a ve

Kulsum Mehmood 3 months ago

@ Thank you Nisha

@ Thank you Usha

Usha 3 months ago

Simple and easy recipe, will try it out today and post the feedback

nisha 3 months ago

very nice

Kulsum Mehmood 4 months ago

@Deepak thank U.

Deepak 4 months ago

Hi Kulsum,

Great receipe. Everybody enjoyed it at home.

Thanks a lot.

Kulsum Mehmood 4 months ago

@Chef Dinesh Kumar Thank you.

Chef Dinesh Kumar V8 gourmet 4 months ago

Thanks nice recipe.

Kulsum Mehmood 4 months ago

@ Thanks philip.

philip nadthaneal 4 months ago

its super taste

Kulsum Mehmood 6 months ago

Sofiya thank you for trying out the recipe and for your encouraging feedback.

sofiya 6 months ago

hi,kulsum r u recipe is easy & good in taste.thank you

Kulsum Mehmood 7 months ago

Thank you chavan for visiting my hub. This 12 paya recipe will suffice for 6 persons.

chavan 7 months ago

Pls let me know, for many people this recipe is for ??

Hassan 9 months ago

paya also famous dish in the arabian gulf and iran. It a whole year dish but it is more favourit in winter.

Kulsum Mehmood 14 months ago

Thanks Ayesha. I'm sure you will enjoy the feast.

Ayesha 14 months ago

i am cooking this right now and it smells good its the first time im making paya like this......will let u knw how it turned out!!!!

sourin 15 months ago

thaq.....ma'am......

Kulsum Mehmood 15 months ago

Hi sourin. Thanks for visiting. This dish is rich in calcium, proteins and collagen. It is recommended for convalescent and debilitated persons and is good for healing of fractures. Also recommended for convalescents.

sourin 15 months ago

can u plz tell me d nutrition value of paya???????

Kulsum Mehmood 16 months ago

Thanks ahmed for your appreciation.

ahmed 16 months ago

thanks anty is gr8 recipies,,to much taisty,, thanks again

Kulsum Mehmood 16 months ago

Hi Folks. Lately I have experienced that Paya get well cooked if I cook them on slow heat after first whistle for 1 hour. No need to cook them for a long time. So, I have made the necesary changes in the original recipe. Try this out folks.

nivedita 18 months ago

this looks delicious...i was actually planning to do this tomorrow so i ll try this recipe...

Kulsum Mehmood 18 months ago

Thanks yatin for your suggestion. I will try it.

yatin 18 months ago

Another great accompaniment for Paya (especially for the paya soup or a watered down version of the one given by Kulsum ji)is Idiyappam (a.k.a. Spring Hoppers) which is a healthy, fat-free alternative, made of steam cooked rice semiya/sevaiyan. "Idiyappam-Paya" is a highly popular combination along coastal Tamil Nadu(in South India), especially in the Muslim dominated areas and in Muslim-run restaurants.

A few seeds of black pepper added to the ghee along with the cumin and fenugreek seeds will render the Paya curry as a good remedy for cold, too! Try it out.

Kulsum Mehmood 18 months ago

Thanks for visiting Girish.

Girish 18 months ago

Fandu, i cook home , once in a week, Tried this recipe , Its Fandu , Thanks Kulsum Aunty.

Kulsum Mehmood 19 months ago

Hi Sudhakar. Paya Soup is a better option.

sudhakar 19 months ago

dear madam kulsum, is paya recommended as remedy for arthrities? kindly advise considering it's fat contents.

thanks

Filipino Recipe 20 months ago

Nice Indian Lamb Recipe. Thanks for Sharing

Kulsum Mehmood 23 months ago

Thank you for visiting aanya. This dish is rich in calcium, proteins and collagen. It is recommended for convalescent and debilitated persons and is good for healing of fractures.

aanya 23 months ago

can u state the nutrition facts of this food. as i can not afford to buy goat/lamb meat but can have 1 leg each member a week. how much helpful this will be to maintain the body needs?

Kulsum Mehmood 2 years ago

Thank you Nigel for the comments. I will be writing a hub on Mughlai style paya soup recipe. This will be on next sunday because at the moment I am too busy in my work. Sorry for the delay. Glad to know that your paya dish came out very well.

Nigel 2 years ago

Dear Kulsum,

I made your paya curry twice, and loved it. If you have already hosted a recipe on paya soup(spicy maharashtrian style), could you please let me know where you have hosted it?

Best Regards

Nigel

Kulsum Mehmood 2 years ago

Hi Vijay. Thank you for your comment. You can enjoy paya dish with Gakhar which is a Mughlai bread. Or you can even enjoy paya with plain boiled rice. You can read Gakhar recipe here...http://hubpages.com/_2a4n1n6yly5d0/hub/-Gakhar-A-S

Vijay 2 years ago

Hi Kulsum, really nice to see this recipe .we have enjoyed its taste. but can you suggest the combination dish along with this( we tried along with a dish called IDLY which is famous in south india.

Vijay

Kulsum Mehmood 2 years ago

Nigel, I am so happy to know that you liked the paya dish so much. Yes, I do have a paya soup recipe and I will make a hub on it. Do visit again. ThanQ.

Nigel 2 years ago

Dear Kulsum ....Thanks. I made it yesterday and it came out just as it looks in the picture, and delicious. Since I did not have whole flour, I used corn flour. I also added a bit of my personal touch by using 7 curry leafs with the cumin seeds while sputtering. Else I followed your recipe to the T. Do you also have a paya soup recipe?

Kulsum Mehmood 2 years ago

Hi Nigel. The water does not dry out while cooking paya for 2 hours on low heat in a pressure cooker. We add 1 1/2 litres of water before pressure cooking. It suffices. Add 2 tbspns of wheat flour to ghee (clarified butter) and fry it till a good smell comes out. Then add pre-cooked paya mix and boil. Wheat flour in paya recipe gives the paya curry a body and thickness so that while eating it does not leave the bread or runs out. Hope you liked the paya you cooked. Thanks for your comment.

Nigel 2 years ago

Im presently cooking it. its on the fire. The picture looks delicious. Kulsum since you mentioned that you need to pressure cook it fo 2 hours , isnt there a chance of the water drying out. Also can u answer why wheat flour is to be added? should i pre-mix the wheat flour in water or just add 2 teaspoons of wheat flour to the fry ?

Kulsum Mehmood 2 years ago

Thank you ManiMau for the comment. Try spluttering fenugreek seeds in hot oil whenever you use them in your recipes. And do not use lots of it.

ManiMau 2 years ago

Mrs. Mehmood, I LOVE paya.... and want to make this at home. My problem is whenever I use fenugreek seeds and sautee it in oil, they taste really bitter. What did I do wrong?

Thank you.

ManiMau

Kulsum Mehmood 2 years ago

Thanks lappai waris for the comment. I am sure you will like the recipe.

lappai waris 2 years ago

Thank you very much for the above recipe ... i like it very much . but i dont know how to cook .its very much useful for me. once agin thank you much ..

allah hafiz

Kulsum Mehmood 2 years ago

Thank you mahmud for trying and suggesting a new flavour for paya recipe. Here in India we call it "dhungarela khana". It means "smoked food". We place a burning wood coal on the food and pour clarified butter to it and place a cover on the food so that it becomes smoked. It tastes great.

mahmud malik 2 years ago

ASAK, Kulsum ji I am from pakistan and in USA i have tried your reipie it did turned out great but I added another flavour to it ;) by burring payiaz in the oven trust me it turned out wonderfull BTW you in india you can burn them on coal fire IF u enjoy it do let me know anyway thanks for sucha wonderfil dish you have presented over internet life has become easy.

Khuda hafiz.

M. Malik

tonymalik2003@gmail.com

Kulsum Mehmood 2 years ago

Hi Shai-picnic. Yes, try out this dish. You will like it for sure. And, thanks for visiting and commenting.

Shai-picnic 2 years ago

Never ate goat but this Paya dish looks amazing.

Thanks for the recipe

Kulsum Mehmood 2 years ago

Hi Mrs.Chandran. So, how did your paya dish turn out? Hope you liked the new taste. Please share with us your recipe for paya. Will certainly like to try out your recipe for paya.

Mrs. Chandran 2 years ago

the dish sounds good. will try today. we cook in other ways to our taste in our country (Malaysia)

Kulsum Mehmood 2 years ago

Hi, Hakeem Adul Mohammedji. For 12 payas one should use 2 to 2 1/2 tspns of salt. I prefer though that you use salt to taste in this dish. Thanks for stopping by.

Hakeem Adul Mohammed 2 years ago

Kulsum Ji you did not write how much salt to be used in Pay Dish.

Kulsum Mehmood 2 years ago

Hi rateesh. This recipe is pretty high in proteins and calcium. I have no idea about the caloric value of this recipe but I presume it may be on a higher side. This preparation is good for convalescent patients who have had a surgery especially bone surgery. I will let you know about the caloric value as soon as I find it out. Thanks for visiting and have you tried out this preparation? If not than please do.

rateesh 2 years ago

hi mam can u tell how many calories it consists?

Kulsum Mehmood 2 years ago

Sandeep, thanks for the comment. We need to use spices for proper taste.

Sandeep 2 years ago

Hey..thanks kulsum..i said this recipe to my mom and she made it..it became very tasty paya..But this garam masala and all takes out the naturality..by the way thanks for this recipe

Sandeep 2 years ago

Hey..thanks kulsum..i said this recipe to my mom and she made it..it became very tasty paya..But this garam masala and all takes out the naturality..by the way thanks for this recipe

Kulsum Mehmood 2 years ago

Hi Mick, Hi noor-london. Thank you for your comments. And I am sure you will relish the dish.

noor - london 2 years ago

aunty jee.... i live in london & didn't know how to cook payas..came across with your paya receipe. Infact I am making them today let's see how they turned up.....soo far the aroma is just too good.

-thanks i will post comments abt the paya tomorrow.

Mick Reade 2 years ago

I found out recently that goat meat is the most widely eaten red meat in the world, but I have never seen any recipes for it till now. Thanks for sharing!

Kulsum Mehmood 3 years ago

Yes, try this out flread45. I am sure you will like it.

flread45 3 years ago

I like goat meat

Kulsum Mehmood 3 years ago

Yes, C.C.Riter. Lamb legs can work as well. Try this recipe. Its taste is pure heavenly. A unique dish to relish.

C. C. Riter 3 years ago

I guess lamb legs could work as well? we don't have goat here. I'd sure like to try it.

Kulsum Mehmood 3 years ago

Yes. I just love paya. They have a unique heavenly taste. It has a very long cooking time though.

easy indian food 3 years ago

Trotters are the ankle and feet (hooves).

This sounds delicious. I will definately have to try it.

Kulsum Mehmood 3 years ago

trotters mean "legs"?

Trsmd 3 years ago

paya is one the most famous dishes here......paya are own as " lamb or goat or cow trotters"

Kulsum Mehmood 3 years ago

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