Kaleji Masala – Goat liver fried in spices
2015-04-17- Cuisine: Indian
- Course: Side Dishes
- Skill Level: Intermediate
- Yield : 500 gms
- Servings : 4
- Prep Time : 10m
- Cook Time : 30m
- Ready In : 40m
Mutton Kaleji Masala is a gourmet dish which can be made ready in about 30 minutes. Three important things to remember to make a perfect and soft liver masala fry is
- Do not cover the pan while cooking this dish.
- Do not add water
- Add salt at the last stage, just before the dish is taken off the stove top.
So go ahead, try making it and leave comments if you like the dish.
Ingredients
- Mutton Liver 1/2 Kg
- Onions 2 finely chopped
- Ginger grated 1 Tbsp
- Garlic crushed 1 Tbsp
- Kasuri Methi (dried fenugreek leaves) 1 Tbsp
- Coriander finely chopped 4 Tbsp
- Tomatoes 4 Large (sliced)
- Yoghurt 1/2 cup
- Black Cardamom 1
- Cinnamon Stick 1" piece
- Whole Cloves 4-5
- Black Peppercorns 8-10
- Cumin seed 1 Tsp
- Red Chile powder 1 Tsp
- Garam Masala 1 Tsp
- Turmeric Powder 1/4 Tsp
- Cumin seed Powder 1 Tbsp
- Salt to taste
- Coriander powder 1.5 Tbsp
- Ghee 100 gm
Method
Step 1
Heat Ghee in a pan and add black peppercorns, cloves, cumin seeds, cinnamon stick and black cardamom. Fry for a few seconds and tip in the onions followed by ginger and garlic. Fry till the onions start getting caramelized.
Step 2
Add the liver to the pan and fry. After a while the liver will release its juices and water. Keep stirring, allowing the liver to cook in it's own juices. Remember never to cover the pan with a lid during the entire process of cooking. Also remember, do not add water
Step 3
After the water/juices released by cooking of liver has dried off, add turmeric powder, cumin powder, coriander powder and red chili powder. Mix in with the liver and fry for 10 to 15 seconds.
Step 4
Add tomatoes and keep stirring. The tomatoes will soften. After about 5-8 minutes the ghee will start separating and float on top of masalas. Do not add water to the pan. Adding water at any stage will toughen the liver.
Step 5
Once you see the ghee separated and floating on top, add yoghurt and mix well, keep cooking in the open pan until yoghurt becomes thick and ghee once again separates from the masalas.
Step 6
At this stage, add salt, garam masala and kasuri methi and mix well. Keep on medium heat for about 2 minutes and switch off the heat.
Step 7
Garnish with fresh ginger juliennes, chopped green chillies and chopped coriander and serve Kaleji masala with hot Naan, Roti or Paratha.
Trivia
The liver of mammals, fowl, and fish is commonly eaten as food by humans. Domestic pig, ox, lamb, calf, chicken, and goose livers are widely available from butchers and supermarkets.
Liver can be baked, boiled, broiled, fried, stir-fried, or eaten raw (asbeh nayeh or sawda naye in Lebanese cuisine, liver sashimi). In many preparations, pieces of liver are combined with pieces of meat or kidneys, like in the various forms of Middle Eastern mixed grill (e.g. meurav Yerushalmi). Liver is often made into spreads. Well-known examples include liver pâté, foie gras, chopped liver, and leverpostej. Liver sausages such as Braunschweiger and liverwurst are also a valued meal. Liver sausages may also be used as spreads. A traditional South African delicacy, namely Skilpadjies, is made of minced lamb’s liver wrapped in netvet (caul fat), and grilled over an open fire.
Animal livers are rich in iron, copper and preformed vitamin A. Traditionally, some fish livers were valued as food, especially the stingray liver. It was used to prepare delicacies, such as poached skate liver on toast in England, as well as the beignets de foie de raie and foie de raie en croute in French cuisine. Cod liver oil is commonly used as a dietary supplement.
Source: Wikipedia
Kaleji Masala – Goat liver fried in spices
posted by Amar on December 15, 2017
Tried the recipe today, easy, simple preparation but it ended up a bit dry. Any trick to do it a bit moist or with gravy.
posted by Swati Sani on December 18, 2017
You can increase the amount of onions and tomatoes used. Curd also makes it a bit wet. Do not add water and do not overcook for it to remain moist.
posted by Lubna on September 3, 2017
I tried your recipe and it turned out very delicious.. I never used to eat kaleji because of its bad smell but I tried this one and loved it.. MashaAllah lovely!!!
posted by Swati Sani on September 4, 2017
Thanks.So happy you liked it.
posted by Mariya on September 8, 2015
Today I cooked ths recipe taste is gud.. I am satisfied with ths recipe but one thing I just want to ask it turns very black in look so how it will be cook so that it gives good colour as in image u posted rather then black.
posted by Swati Sani on September 8, 2015
The warm colour in my photograph is because of the tomatoes and masalas and to some extent photographic lights. Also, if you have fried the masalas a lot, they will turn dark.
posted by samkhan on June 30, 2015
Nice recipe with gud method and also great method of cooking.. also try my method it is also very easy and in URDU + Hindi … click on the link Full recipe of Kaleji Masala (Mutton Liver)