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Brain Masala Recipe (maghaz)
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Ingredients:
- 2 Cow Brains or 4 Sheep Brains
- 4 medium Onion (peeled & finely chopped)
- 4 Green Chillies (Hari Mirch) (chopped)
- 2 Lemons (Nimbu)
- ½ tbsp. of Red Chilli Powder (Pisi Lal Mirch)
- 1 ½ tbsp. of Coriander Powder (Pisa Dhania)
- 1 tsp. of Garam Masala
- Salt (to taste)
- 1 tsp. of Ginger Paste (Pisi Adrak)
- 1 tsp. of Garlic Paste (Pisa Lasan)
- ½ cup of Plain Yogurt
- 1 cup Cooking Oil
- 1 small piece of Ginger (Adrak) (finely chopped lengthways)
- A bunch of Fresh Coriander/Cilantro Leaves (Hara Dhania) (chopped)
Method:
- Wash the brain thoroughly and boil in water.
- After boiling remove the brain from the water and remove any membrane and nerves carefully.
- Cut brain into small pieces.
- Heat cooking oil in a pot or karai and fry the sliced onion until they are golden brown.
- Remove half of the onions and set aside.
- To the onion in the pan, add the spices, ginger paste, garlic paste, plain yogurt , green chillies and salt.
- Fry well for about 10 minutes by adding a little water if needed.
- Add the brain and holding the pan by the handles, gently shake the pan to mix.
- Do not stir with a spoon.
- When the oil separates, sprinkle with chopped coriander, lemon juice, finely chopped ginger and the remaining brown onion.