Paaya Nihari (Hyderabadi Lamb Head and Trotters Stew)

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Paaya Nihari (Hyderabadi Lamb Head and Trotters Stew)

Description

A Classic Breakfast Recipe From The City Of Hyderabad. Though It Is Made In Most North Indian Regions Too But The One From Hyderabad Stands Out A Little From Them In Terms Of Taste And The Making Process Too. This Is Undoubtedly A Super Food Nashta Loved By Most Of The Hyderabadis. It Is So Very Synonymous With Them As The Dum Biryani. So Very Yummy Because It Is Slow Cooked And The Special Potli Ka Masala That Goes Into It's Making. This Masala Can Be Homemade Too And Is Easily Available In Any Indian Grocery Store

Cooking Time

Preparation Time :4 Hr 0 Min

Cook Time : 25 Min

Total Time : 4 Hr 25 Min

Ingredients

Serves : 7
  • 1 nos lamb head


  • 12 nos legs (fire roasted if using with the skin)


  • 2 nos red onion chopped roughly


  • 2 tbsp ginger garlic paste


  • 5 nos green chillies


  • 1/2 cups potli ka masala


  • 1 tbsp for tempering ; red chilli powder


  • 2 nos sliced and fried onions


  • 1/2 cups split pea or putana dal powdered


  • 1/2 cups jowar flour


  • 1 tbsp oil


  • 1/2 cups coriander leaves chopped


  • 7-8 nos lemon wedges -for serving


  • 1 tbsp garam masala


  • 4 nos bay leaves


  • 1 tbsp coriander powder

Directions

  • In a large cooking pot, add the lamb trotters.
  • Now add the ginger garlic paste. Add the green chillies and roughly chopped onions too.
  • Also tie up the potli ka masala in a muslin cloth. Drop it in the pot along with 4-5 litres of water.
  • Do not forget to add garam masala too.
  • Add bay leaves too and let it come to rolling boil first.
  • Then lower the flame and simmer for nearly 4-5 hours.
  • Cover it up and leave it to simmer.
  • Meanwhile pressure cook the head parts with some salt and ginger garlic paste.
  • Also add some red chilli powder according to taste.
  • After about 4-5 hours of slow cooking, remove the muslin cloth and throw it.
  • Heat oil with red chilli powder and coriander powder.
  • After half a minute, add this to the pot
  • Mix roasted split pea dal and jowar flour in little water and add it to the pot as well. Add the fried and crushed onions too.
  • Mix it well and let it cook until it thickens a bit for about 20 minutes or so.
  • Also add the pressure cooked head parts to this stew so that everything is incorporated really well.
  • After 20 minutes of simmering, it is all ready to serve garnished with lots of coriander. Serve this piping hot with naans and few lemon wedges alongside.
  • A classic breakfast recipe from the city of Hyderabad. Though it is made in most North Indian regions too but the one from Hyderabad stands out a little from them in terms of taste and the making process too. This is undoubtedly a super food nashta loved by most of the Hyderabadis. It is so very synonymous with them as the dum biryani. So very yummy because it is slow cooked and the special potli ka masala that goes into it's making. This masala can be homemade too and is easily available in any Indian grocery store