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What are Indian offal foods?
Indian offal foods are primarily made from internal organs and entrails of butchered goats/sheep and chicken.
The internal organs and entrails are listed below
Goat/Sheep
Brain: Maghaz/Bheja Maghaz is rooted in Arabic, Bheja is rooted in Indian Urdu
Feet (Trotters): Paya
Head: Sir/Matha
Heart: Dil
Intestines: Vajri
Kidney: Gurda
Liver: Kaleji
Lung: Phaypara
Spleen: Tilli
Stomach: Ojhari, But
Stomach Skin: Bhuri
Testicles: Kapura/Kapoora
Tongue: Zabaan, Jeeb
Udder: Khiri
Chicken
Heart: Dil
Liver: Kaleji
Feet
Goat and Sheep offal foods
Bheja Bakra Masala (Curried Goat Brain) Recipe
Bheja Kalia (Lamb brains yogurt curry) Recipe
Gurda (Kidney Curried stir-fry) Fry Recipe
Gurda Bakra Masala (Curried Goat Kidney) Recipe
Kaleja Bakara Masala (Curried Goat Liver) Recipe
Kapura Bakra (Goat Testicles) Masala Recipe
Paya Bakra (Lamb trotters) Curry Recipe
Phaypara Masala (Curried Lamb lungs) Recipe
Tilli Bhuna (Dry Roasted Spleen) Recipe
Offal foods are common among pheasants, and Muslims. Eid-ul-Adha / Eid-ul-Zuha is the most celebrated Muslim festival in India. During this festival, Bakri (Goat) is sacrificed (Qurbani). It is customary, to cook and eat internal organs of the sacrificed goat. These foods will continue to play a significant part in Indian Cuisine due to their association with religious festival. The festival is also called Bakri Eid. In Delhi, you will see the largest number of goats for sacrifice near Jama Masjid than any other time during the year. Popular dishes are made from Brain Kidney Liver and Lung harvested from the sacrificed goat.
Brain 'Bheja Masala' or 'Maghaz Masala', a damp stir-fry curry
Kidney, Liver, Lung 'Kaleji Gurda Phaypara Masala'
These items are cleaned and cooked individually or in combination as damp stir-fry curry called Masala Fry or Bhuna.
Testicles Kidney 'Kapura Kaleji Masala'
Testicles 'Kapura Masala'
People shy away from using the word Kapura (Testicle) in public. Restaurants who carry the item, do not list it on the menu. Mothers who cook testicles, mislead children in believing it is some other organ. Testicles are cooked separately or in combination with Kidney as a damp stir-fry curry
Trotter 'Paya'
This is a soupy curry using Mutton or Goat trotters
Spleen 'Tilli Masala', a damp stir-fry curry
Udder 'Khiri Tikka' is made with minced Udder. 'Khiri Kebab' is made with Udder muscle.
Pyali, Spicy hot Chaat
Mixture of cooked Cholay (Curried Chickpeas), Spiced Boiled potatoes, Tilli Masala, and chutney.
Rakhati, Spiced porcine and cartilaginous tissue
Chicken Offal Foods
Kaleja Murgh (Chicken livers) Recipe
Shorba Murgh Traditional Recipe
Chicken livers, 'Murgh Kaleji', a damp stir-fry curry
Chicken hearts, chopped and cooked along muscle and bones for curry
Chicken feet, 'Murgh Shorba'. The feet render the golden yellow color and high gelatin.