Nawabi Mutton Paya Stew#SoupSwappers

Nawabi Mutton Paya Stew is a Keto/Low Carb recipe cooked in creamy nutty gravy to tantalize your taste buds. A very unique recipe to try on your weekends. This is a famous Hyderabadi stew recipe made using mutton/lamb trotters and cooked along with a paste of roasted nuts. This is a super delicious and creamy stew, try it and you will love it!

Serves 7 - 8
Ingredients
To Cook The Paya
6 Mutton Paya/ Lamb trotters
1 Teaspoon Turmeric powder
1 Teaspoon Ginger Garlic paste
1 Teaspoon Salt
2 Cups Water
For The Gravy / Stew
To Fry & Grind To Fine Paste
1 Medium Onion - sliced
30 Whole Cashewnuts
40 Whole Almonds
20 Whole Pistachios
6 Green Chillies
2 Teaspoon Desi Ghee
3/4 Cup Yogurt
Other Ingredients
2 Tablespoons Desi Ghee
½ Teaspoon Shahajeera/Caraway seeds
½ Teaspoon Whole Gree Cardamoms
3 Sticks Cinnamon
2 Cloves
½ Teaspoon Whole Black Peppercorns
1 Tablespoon Ginger Garlic Paste
½ Cup Fresh Cream
½ Teaspoon Garam Masala powder
½ Teaspoon Teaspoon White or Black Pepper powder
Chopped Coriander Leaves to garnish

Method

Rub the paya well with whole wheat flour, rubbing the flour on the skin to remove any hair. Then wash them well in clean in running water 3 - 4 times.
Add the paya to a pressure cooker along with turmeric powder, salt, ginger garlic paste, water, take one whistle on high flame , lower the flame and keep on 25 - 30 minutes or till the trotters turn 90% tender. Once cooked keep aside.

In another pan heat ghee sauté the onions, cashew nuts, almonds, pistachios peeled, green chilies till the onion are translucent, taking care not to brown them or else it will change the color of the stew. Once cooled grind this with the yogurt to a fine paste. Keep this aside. 

In same pan add 2 tablespoons ghee to it add all the whole spices like shahajeera, cardamom, cinnamon sticks, cloves and black peppercorns, sauté for a second. Add ginger garlic paste, sauté till raw smell disappears. Now add the ground paste and sauté till raw smell of nuts disappear. Add the cooked trotters and all the stock cpook for 3 -4 minutes. Then add a cup of water ( or according to the gravy consistency) and salt to taste. Cook till trotters turn tender. When trotters turn tender then open lid and add chopped coriander leaves, fresh cream, garam masala powder and pepper powder mix it wel and cook under low flame covered for 5 minutes, stirring in between.

Nawabi Mutton Paya Stew is ready to serve.

Enjoy it along with pulkas or paratha or rice.
Labels: Stew, Paya, Trotters, Mutton, Soup Swappers, Fresh Cream, Hyderabad, Keto, Low Carb, Healthy, Main course, Indian

For Soup Swappers our theme is Milk & Cream Soup/Stew

• Broccoli Cheese Soup in a Bread Bowl by A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Cream of Tomato Soup from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Nawabi Mutton Paya Stew from Sneha's Recipe

Spot Idli - Hyderabad Street Food

This a very popular street food in Hyderabad, this special spot idlis is different from regular ones, they are not steamed but cooked in a delicious masala mixture in a frying pan and crispy on the outside and soft inside. 

I have served them with fresh thick whisked yogurt, your can serve this with any chutney of the your choice, but, let me tell you that these taste divine with yogurt and spicy masaledar soft idli this combo is fantastic. 

I have used store bought Idli batter or you can make this recipe of Idli batter.
Makes around 7 -8 Idli's
Ingredients
2 Cups Idli Batter
For the Karam Podi Masala
1 Tablespoon Heaped Chana Dal
1 Tablespoon Level Coriander seeds
8 Grains Methi seeds/Fenugreek seeds
½ Tablespoon Urad Dal
½ Teaspoon Mustard Seeds
1 Teaspoon Cumin Seeds
½ Teaspoon Desi Ghee
2 Cloves Garlic - roughly chopped
5 Curry Leaves
3 Pieces Tamarind
2 Teaspoons Kashmiri Red Chilly powder
1 Teaspoon Salt 
For the Spot Idli Tadka 
1 Small Onion - finely chopped
1 Tablespoon Finely Chopped Coriander Leaves
1 Small Tomato - finely chopped
1 Green Chili - de seeded & finely chopped
1 Tablespoon Karam Podi Masala
2 Tablespoons Salted Butter
Extra Karam Podi Masala - as required to sprinkle on top

 
Method 
For making Karam Podi

In a pan, add chana dal, coriander seeds, methi, urad dal, sarso, jeera and few drops of ghee. Cook everything over low flame for 2 minutes or until its light golden. 
Then add garlic, curry leaves and tamarind. Continue to cook everything until it’s golden. Transfer the mixture in a plate, add Kashmiri red chili and salt, and allow it to cool completely.

Once cooled, blend the mixture to powder consistency, not too coarse and not too fine. 

Karam podi is ready, set aside.

For making the Spot Idli 
Once the batter has risen, using a spoon give it a good mix. Add water if required and stir in one motion only, clockwise or anti clockwise. Idli batter is ready.  

In a pan, add the onions, coriander, tomatoes, green chilies, podi powder and butter. This quantity is for 3 idlis.

Cook all the ingredients over low flame for 2 minutes; divide the mixture into three portions.

Take a spoon full of the idli batter and pour each spoon of the batter on each divided masala mixture.

Sprinkle the karam podi on each idli portion

Cover and continue to cook for 5 minutes over low flame.

After 5 minute check the idli, if the batter is still runny then continue to cook for further 2-3 minutes.

Flip the idlis add a little butter, continue to cook for few minutes. 

Spot idlis are ready.

Serve the hot Spot idlis with some homemade coconut chutney, we enjoyed this with fresh whisked yogurt.

These are super delicious, a must try recipe.

Labels: Idli, South Indian, Hyderabad, Street food, Main course, Breakfast, Gluten free, Vegetarian, Eggless, Homemade

Hyderabadi Parathas#BreadBakers

Hyderabadi Paratha is a popular paratha recipe form Hyderabad which is also famous in all regions of India and also our neighboring country Pakistan.
For making this paratha it is very important that layers should be seen on the paratha when it cooked. Check my notes below to make really flaky and layered parathas.

Ingredients
2 Cups All Purpose Flour 
½ Cup Wheat flour
2 Teaspoon Level Salt
1 Tablespoon Heaped Sugar

Method

Sieve the wheat, salt and all purpose flour.

In a bowl add  the sieved flour and knead into a semi stiff dough with water keep covered with a damp towel for at least 30 minutes better still for  an hour.

Divide it into equal size balls and keep covered with a damp towel.

Take one ball roll it on a greased work surface into big slightly thick circle 

spread ghee nicely on the circle and sprinkle little flour on circle

then start roll this 

into a rope  

then take the rope tap it on the work surface  to stretch it into a longer rope  

roll it into a 

circle and 

then roll it lightly into a paratha. 

Heat a griddle or tawa on medium low flame and then place the paratha on it, when bubble appear on top then flip it

apply ghee on the this side and cook it brown spot appear on the bottom side and flip the paratha press it with a cloth and then apply ghee and flip this side and cook till both sides brown spot appear.

Take it on to clean towel and crush it lightly  with your hands to open the fold. 

Ready... 

Serve with any gravy dish, like vegetable or chicken curry/ korma along with sweet or spicy pickle.

My Notes

While making these Paratha the circle should be of medium thickness. If you make them more thick then more layers will be visible,  then there is a chance that the paratha will remain raw/uncooked from  inside.  To avoid this cook the paratha really very well on low medium flame  by pressing it with a cloth, so that it is not left uncooked from inside.

Labels: Paratha, Hyderabad, Flaky, Flatbread, Breads, Bread Bakers 

BreadBakers is a group of bread loving bakers who get together once a month to bake bread with a common ingredient or theme. You can see all our lovely bread by following our Pinterest board right here. Links are also updated after each event on the #BreadBakers home page. We take turns hosting each month and choosing the theme/ingredient.

. This month, the Bread Bakers are making Indian Flatbreads/Parathas, a theme chosen by Renu from Cook With Renu. And don’t forget to check out all the amazing Indian Flatbreads/Parathas done by our talented bakers.

• Aloo Paratha from A Day in the Life on the Farm
• Bedmi Paratha from Ambrosia
• Gobi Paratha by Nam's Corner
• Hyderabadi Parathas from Sneha's Recipe
• Masala Paratha from All That's Left Are The Crumbs
• Roti from Karen's Kitchen Stories
• Pathiri - Gluten Free Rice Bread from The Schizo Chef
• Puran Poli from A Messy Kitchen
• Spicy Lamb Murtabak from Food Lust People Love
• Stuffed Bajra Paratha from Cook with Renu