TROTTERS IN GRAVY OR CURRIED TROTTERS

TROTTERS IN GRAVY or CURRIED TROTTERS

This is a very popular Anglo-Indian Dish. It could be made into a lightly flavoured soup or turned into a very tasty curry. 

Serves 6   Preparation time 45 minutes

Ingredients

8 Trotters / hoofs (sheep trotters or pig trotters) preferably the front ones               

2 teaspoons ginger garlic paste

2 pieces cinnamon (about ½ inch each)

3 cloves

2 large tomatoes chopped

1 or 2 teaspoons chillie powder

2 large onions chopped

1 teaspoon coriander powder

1 teaspoon cumin powder

½ teaspoon turmeric powder

3 tablespoons oil

Salt to taste     

2 tablespoons coriander leaves chopped.

Heat oil in a pressure cooker and lightly sauté the onions, cinnamon and cloves. Add the trotters, turmeric powder, chillie powder, tomato, coriander powder and salt and mix well. 

Add sufficient water and pressure cook first on high heat then on low heat for half an hour till the trotters are well cooked.  Garnish with chopped coriander leaves.

Serve hot with rice or bread or even dosas or hoppers.