Bone Pepper Water
Ingredients
- Bones 250 g (few pieces of meat can be added too)
- Spices Cloves-3 or 4, Cinnamon-2 pieces of 1 inch each & cardamom-2 or 3
- Onion 1 big (chopped)
- Green chillies 2 or 3 (cut into inch pieces)
- Pudina (mint) leaves 2 Tbsp or fist full
- Tomatoes 2 big (chopped)
- Fresh Oregano (omam) leaves 6-8 (whole), if not available 2 tsp of omam seeds can be used
- Ginger garlic paste 1 tsp
- Chillie powder 1 tsp
- Turmeric powder ยฝ tsp
- Coconut powder 3 Tbsp (ground finely)
- Dhania (coriander powder) 2 tsp
- Lemon juice 1 tsp
- Water 2-3 cups
- Oil 2 Tbsp
- Salt 1 tsp
Instructions
- Wash the bones & meat thoroughly and keep it aside to drain
- In a pressure cooker add the oil and let it get warm
- To this add the chopped onions and fry until pink
- Add the ginger garlic paste, spices and green chillies. Fry it for a minute.
- Add the powdered coconut and fry briefly.
- Now add the dhania, chillie and turmeric powders. Mix everything together.
- Now add the chopped tomatoes and pudina leaves. Fry the ingredients until the tomatoes have cooked well. Add the salt.
- Empty the bones & meat into the cooker and briefly fry it in the mixture. At this stage add the oregano.
- Add the water and cover the cooker with the lid.
- Cook the bones for 8-10 whistles. Switch off the heat and let the steam settle down.
- Open the lid and add the lemon juice.
- Finally, boil the curry for 2 minutes and switch off the stove.
- Serve hot with cooked rice
Notes
The fresh oregano (omam) leaves is what gives this curry a great flavor. The omam seeds can also be used, but it gives a milder flavor.
