Masala trotters (Paya)

Ingredients	For 6
Trotters (cleaned)	1doz
Red chillies	10
Ginger	2.5cm (1”) piece
Garlic	8 cloves
Salt	to taste
Turmeric	¾ tsp
Fat	2 tbsp
Chilli powder	½ tsp
Coconut	½
Cinnamon	2.5 cm (1”) piece
Cloves	8
Cardamoms	8
Coriander leaves	a few springs
Onions	4
Coriander – cumin powder	1 tbsp
Rice flour (to wash trotters)	2 to 3 tbsp

Wash trotters using rice flour to rub in. boil washed trotters in a cooker for 20 to 25 minutes with 5 cups of water. Grind red chillies, coconut, ginger, garlic cinnamon, coriander-cumin powder, cloves, cardamoms, turmeric powder, chilli powder and coriander leaves to be fine paste. Fry sliced onions in fat and remove. In the same fat, fry spices to a golden brown colour. Add fried onions, spices and salt to trotters and simmer till the gravy is thick. Serve with onion cuchumber and chapaties.