Try this Authentic Recipe for Pachownie Curry

News Americas, FORT LAUDERDALE, FL, Fri. February 23, 2018: Pachownie, (pronounced Pa-chow-nie) Curry, is actually the Urdu word for lamb intestines. So Pachownie curry refers to roasted sheep mushrooms or intestines and is popular in Guyana. Here is my recipe for Pachownie Curry from my book, Hot & Spicy: Caribbean Curries, available on Kindle.

The ingredients

• 1/2 lb. Mutton/guts cleaned
• 1/2 lb. mutton liver
• 1/2 lb. Mutton heart
• ½ pound Cleaned lamb belly
• 2 spoons of tomato paste
• ¼ cup vinegar
• 2 spoons of salt
• 2 tablespoons of garam masala
• 2 tablespoons of curry powder
• 1 tablespoon of turmeric
• 1 spoon cumin
• 1 pot of boiling water
• 1 chopped onion
• 1 head of minced garlic
• ½ scotch pepper
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 tablespoons of oil
• 1 tablespoon of flour

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method

1. Cut the heart and liver into small cubes.
2. Turn the spinner with a clean cutting stick or pointer broom.
3. Cut the stomach about 1 inch in length and width.
4. Soak all in vinegar.
5. Rinse and add flour and salt to all organs.
6. Wash and add to pot of boiling water.
7. Add the onion, garlic and pepper to a food processor or blender and blend.
8. In a large Dutch oven or Kahareeheat the oil.
9. Mix the garam masala, curry powder, cumin, turmeric, cinnamon and cloves into the spice mix.
10. Blend into a paste and add to the oil and cook for 1-2 minutes until the curry starts to brown.
11. Add all the organs, coat with curry and fry for a few minutes.
12. Cook on medium-low for 20 minutes.
13. Add salt and tomato paste and cook for another 20 minutes.
14. Add enough boiling water and cook over low heat until the water is absorbed and all the organs are tender. If the organs are still firm, pressure cook for a few minutes until tender.

Serve Pachownie Curry with dhal and rice, roti or either dhal puri or separately as an appetizer.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Felicia J. Persaud is CMO at Hard Beat Communications, Inc. which owns the brands: NewsAmericasNow, CaribPRWire and InvestCaribbeanNow. She was born in the Caribbean and will be releasing a book of recipes on Caribbean Curries this June.