Ingredients :
Lamb meat - 750 gms,
Ghee- 2 tbsp plus 1 tbsp of vegetable oil,
Onions - 4 medium size - 300 gms- thinely sliced,
Ginger shredded - 2tsp,
Red chilli pwd - 1 and 1/4 tsp- ( you can add more ),
Corriander pwd - 6 tsp,
Cumin pwd - 2tsp,
Curd - 250 gms - beaten,
Almonds - 10 soaked in water,
Pistachios- 10 soaked in water,
Poppy seeds - 6 tsp - soaked in water,
Coconut - 4 tsp paste ( optional ),
Khoa or dry milk - 25 gms,
Garam masala pwd - 1tsp,
A pinch of saffron diluted in water ( optional ),
Lime juice - 1/4 tsp ( optional ).
Method :
Heat a pan and add ghee and oil.
As oil heats up add the finely chopped onions and fry in high heat till the onions are golden brown.
Take out and keep aside.
Soak almonds, pistachios and poppy seeds in a small bowl for 1 hour.
Discard the skin and make a paste with the soaked water.
Take a bowl and marinate the meat pieces with beaten curd,corriander pwd,cumin pwd ,chilli pwd, ginger and salt for an hour in the fridge.
In the same pan in which the onions were fried add the marinated lamb pieces.
Cook on high heat for 15 minutes or till the curd mixture dries out and the meat pieces are lightly browned.
Add the almond paste and fry for one minute.
Add the onion paste.
Mix and then add 2 and 1/2 cup of warm water .
Lower the flame when the water starts to boil.
Cover and cook for 45 minutes or till the meat is tender.( give a stir after 30 minutes so that the almond paste does not stick to the bottom of the pan)
When meat is tender add saffron water and garam masala pwd.( check salt )
Close the gas and leave it for 5 minutes.
Enjoy with rice or roti.
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