Aattukkaal Paya (Goat Leg Gravy)

Ingredients:

• Goat leg – 4
• Ginger 2 inch piece
• Garlic 12 cloves
• Coconut 100 grams
• Cashews 10
• Fennel 2 tsp
• Khas Khas 4 tsp
• Green chilies 8
• Turmeric powder 2 tsp
• Onion 250 grams finely chopped
• Tomatoes 50 grams
• Cinnamon stick 1
• Cardamoms 5
• Cloves 5
• Curry leaves 1
• Cilantro

Procedure:

1. Heat the goat legs over open flame to burn off the hair. Clean with water and cut into pieces
2. Cook the goat leg pieces in a pressure cooker with turmeric powder, crushed ginger, 6 garlic cloves crushed, and enough water. Make sure the meat is fully cooked – the meat must be separating from the bone
3. Heat oil in a pan and fry green 5 chilies
4. Grind the coconut, cashews, fennel, and the fried green chilies into fine paste and add to the boiled meat
5. Put oil in a pan and fry cinnamon, clove, cardamons, 2 garlic cloves chopped, onion, 3 green chilies slit lengthwise, and saute till the onions turn golden brown
6. Add the mutton and spice mix from step 4 and cook for 5 more minutes
7. Garnish with curry leaves and cilantro