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Ingredients
:
3 in piece of fresh ginger peeled
and
coarsely chopped
3 tbsps peeled and coarsely chopped
garlic 6-8 lamb chops from the ribs,
remove all extra fat
8 grated or finely chopped tomatoes
2 medium sized onions very finely
chopped
12 tbsp yoghurt beaten
1 1/2 tsps salt
1 tsp ground roasted jeera (cumin)
seeds
2 tsps Punjabi garam masala
3 tsps lemon juice
2-3 tbsps chopped fresh green corriander
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Method:
Put the ginger and garlic into the
blender with 2-3 tbsp of water and
blend to a paste. Put the chops, tomatoes,
onions, yoghurt, salt and ginger-garlic
paste into a large wok or heavy bottomed
saucepan.
Stir and bring to the boil. Turn the
heat to low, cover and simmer for
50 mins or until the chops are almost
cooked. Add the jeera and simmer for
15 mins or until the meat is tender
and the sauce thick.
Add the garam masala and lemon juice
and stir. Sprinkle fresh corriander
over the top and serve.
TIPS
:
In the Punjab, tomatoes are grated
to make a puree. Don't be tempted
to use ready-prepared tomato puree
instead of fresh. The spice combinations
in garam masala vary in different
parts of India. In the Punjab this
one which you can try
making yourself is common:
5 tbsps whole dhaniya , 3 tbsps jeera
, 2 1/2 tbsps kali mirch, 2 1/2 black
elaichi , 2 dalchini , 4 -5 long ,
1/6 jaiphal.
Put the coriander and the cumin into
a cast iron frying-pan over a medium
heat.Stir until lightly roasted. Allow
to cool. Grind with the remaining
ingredients in a clean grinder and
store in a tightly lidded jar
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