Liver masala

Lever masala

Livermasala is quite a popular dish in dhabas and restaurants especially to have with drinks. A mixture of spices and liver together combined and nicely coated to make a nice dry dish.

Liver especially the Goat’s liver is considered to be a good source of Vitamin A and a good remedy for night blindness but for those with cholesterol should reduce liver consumption as its high in cholesterol. As liver is bitter in flavor soak the liver pieces in milk for 30 mins to remove the bitterness.

While cooking the liver you need to be careful that it should not be over cooked. Liver and shrimp have the same quality of meat in a way that they need to be cooked just right. If you over cook then they would become tough and rubbery.

To prepare the Liver masala, firstly soak the liver pieces in milk for 30 mins and then throw away the milk and wash the liver thoroughly and put it in a bowl. To this add red chilli powder, salt, ginger garlic paste, and little oil and mix nicely. Take a nonstick pan and put the marinated liver pieces and sauté for 5 mins till all the moisture dries off and the liver slightly gets a golden color and transfer it to another plate. In the same pan add oil, whole garam masala (cardamom, clove and cinnamon), chopped onions and sauté. Add salt. When the onion turn slightly golden color add ginger garlic paste, pinch of turmeric, chilli pd, coriander pd, coconut pd and mix, add little water and let masala cook on a slow flame for 10 mins. Once done the masala oozes oil then add the liver pieces and mix thoroughly cover and cook for 2 mins. Remove the lid and add garam masala powder, chopped coriander leave and little lemon juice mix and switch off the flame. When you eat a piece of liver masala it should just melt away in your mouth, that’s when the liver masala is perfectly done. It’s a nice spicy dry dish. Liver masala is also popularly called as Kaleji fry (liver fry) in hindi.

Liver is excellent for women during menstrual cycle as liver is a very good source of vitamin A and Goat liver can replenish the blood, tonify the liver and improve eyesight. Lamb liver is a great source of protein. One serving contains 23 g of protein, which is 46 percent of the recommended daily amount. One serving of liver also has 46 percent of your daily recommended amount of iron.

Liver contains a considerable amount of fat. One 4-oz. serving has 6 g of fat, which almost 10 percent of your daily recommended amount of fat. Those who have cholesterol concerns should avoid lamb liver. One serving of lamb liver contains 419 mg of cholesterol, which is 140 percent of your daily recommended allowance of cholesterol.