What is offal? It’s the parts of an animal that are usually discarded and considered inedible by some cultures. However, if you step over into our East Indian culture and quite a few other cultures, you’ll find that these entrails or internal organs such as livers, hearts, kidneys, sweetbreads, tripe, brains, tongues, lungs, udders, and intestines are considered a delicacy. From using the intestines as casing for sausages to frying the brains into cutlets or spicy brain curries to eating deep fried or grilled udders, here are some tasty recipes made with offal meat.
1. Beef Tongue Roast
Beef Tongue Roast is a simple and easy-to-cook recipe using a handful of ingredients. All you need is an hour and a half!
Beef or Ox Tongue Chilly fry or stir fry is a rich dish made of tongue, onions and dried fruit. Easy-to-cook, it's the recipe using a handful of ingredients. All you need is an hour and a half!
This Instant Pot Chicken Gizzards recipe makes juicy, tender meat that is perfectly seasoned. You’ll love how easy it is to cook flavorful chicken gizzards in the pressure
Tongue masala is a dish much like brain masala or mutton masala. Made with the tasty offal meat, it’s an acquired taste. Mom’s recipe for tongue masala is one of my favorites.
As tasty as the chicken heart stir fry, this chicken hearts masala is a delicious offal dish with a thick and tasty gravy. Perfect as an appetizer or meal!
15. Fried Gaboli – Fried Fish Roe – Fried Fish Eggs
Fried gaboli or fried fish roe is a delicacy among East Indians. Made with the eggs of the palla, illish or hilsa fish, the gaboli fry is also called Indian caviar.
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22. How to boil Ox Tongue? | Beef Tongue | Bovine Tongue
Boiled bovine tongue tastes delicious and is easy-to-cook traditional East Indian snack served as a side, appetizer, or even in sandwiches. You won't even realize it's offal!
Potjiekos is a traditional South African dish made with game meat. This version, the oxtail stew or oxtail potjie is hearty and filling. The perfect comfort dish!
25. Mutton Paya Khudi – Curry of Goat Trotters/Feet
The recipe for my mom's version of the traditional Mutton Paya Khudi or Goat Trotter/Feet Curry Recipe takes about 1 to 1.5 hours to make depending on your stove.
The traditional East Indian stuffing for Christmas meals consist of a chicken liver and bread pudding that's stuffed into the chickens' cavity before roasting. Here's how to make this delicious homemade liver stuffing that's sometimes called a giblet stuffing.