Brain Fry is a yummy, delicious side dish made by cooking goat brain with grind spices, onion & curry leaves. Brain Fry is healthy& nutritious and a delicacy that is a must try at home or hotel. Brain Fry Recipe presented in this post with step by step pictures.
Brain Fry is one of the popular south Indian delicacies,very easy to prepare and tastes so good.
We call this Moolai varuval in tamil.If you are pressed for time but still want a nonveg spread then you can make rice,soup and brain fry a comforting combo.
This chettinad style brain fry recipeis from ammas cookbook.She makes it rarely but one of my favourites.
The demand for nonveg recipes still keeps growing in this space and hearing this amma forced me to click when she cooked this brain fry last week.Yes I was not in a mood to click but then as she insisted I just did the clicking part alone just to make her happy.
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Brain Fry | Mutton Brain Fry
Ingredients
- 1 no goat brain
- 5 nos small onions finely chopped
- 3 nos garlic cloves finely chopped
- a generous pinch of turmeric powder
- few coriander leaves finely chopped
- water as needed
- salt to taste
To grind to a semi fine paste:
- 1 tablespoon coriander seeds
- 1 teaspoon poppy seeds
- 1/2 teaspoon whole pepper corns
- 1/2 teaspoon jeera
- 1 nos red chilli I used kashmiri variety
To temper:
- 2 teaspoon oil
- 1 half inch cinnamon
- 1 no clove
- a small sprig curry leaves
Instructions
- First rinse the brain well, then remove the red vein part as shown below.
- Then rinse it again with turmeric and set aside. Get the chopping done.
- Now add all the ingredients given under 'to grind' to the mixer jar and add little water.
- Grind it a semi fine paste. Set aside.
- Heat oil in a kadai add cinnamon, cloves then curry leaves, let it splutter.
- Then add chopped onion, garlic.
- Saute till it becomes transparent. Then add brain with a pinch of turmeric powder. Just toss it.
- Now add the masala paste, add 1/4 cup water and let it cook for 5mins in low flame. Cook until raw smell of the masalas leave. Brain will get cooked faster.
- Cook until it becomes semi dry, it will take just 3-5mins. Garnish with coriander leaves and switch off. Enjoy Brain Fry!
Notes
- Goats brain cooks faster so don't cook long.
- It is very delicate so handle gently.
- While cooking also do not flip brain often
- Though cleaning step1 is not done by all, amma insists to clean brain this way.
- This is only mildy spicy,if you prefer a bit spicy fry then add 2 red chillies.
How to make Brain Fry Step by Step
- First rinse the brain well, then remove the red vein part as shown below.You can see amma cleaning brain.Though this step is not done by all, amma insists to clean it.
- Then rinse it again with turmeric and set aside.Get the chopping done.
- Now add all the ingredients given under ‘to grind’ to the mixer jar and add little water.
- Grind it a semi fine paste.Set aside.Heat oil in a kadai add cinnamon,cloves then curry leaves,let it splutter.Then add chopped onion and garlic.
- Saute till it becomes transparent.Then add brain along with a pinch of turmeric powder along with salt.Toss it gently.
- Now add the masala paste,add 1/4 cup water and let it cook for 3mins in low flame.Cook until raw smell of the masalas leave.Brain will get cooked faster,don’t cook for long.
- Cook until it becomes semi dry, it will take just 3-5mins. Garnish with coriander leaves and switch off.
Serve hot with rice.
Tasty chettinad style brain fry ready to eat with rice and mutton soup.Have a great sunday!!
Expert Tips
- Goats brain cooks faster so don’t cook long.
- It is very delicate so handle gently.
- While cooking also do not flip brain often
- Though cleaning step1 is not done by all, amma insists to clean brain this way.
- This is only mildy spicy,if you prefer a bit spicy fry then add 2 red chillies.
Clem
Lovely! (Except the first six pictures!)
Clem
Oops! Meant the first ‘five’ photos.
Lavanya Pinninti
Hi
Pls add the salt as ingredient and also mention when to add?
Thanks for the recipe. I’m going to try tomorrow by adding salt at the end 🙂
Sharmilee J
thanks for mentioning…have updated now 🙂