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- From: mukesh@epistemi.ed.ac.uk (Mukesh Patel)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Coriander lamb
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- Date: 3 Aug 86 07:20:29 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE LAMB-CORIANDER M "22 May 86" 1986
- .RZ "DHANA GHOSHT" "A popular North Indian lamb dish with coriander"
- This is a family variation on a popular
- North Indian dish.
- I cook it whenever I could get hold of fresh coriander,
- which in Edinburgh is seldom.
- .PP
- I don't know its authentic Indian name. We simply call it ``dhana
- lamb'' as that's how its always cooked at home.
- \fIDhana\fR means ``coriander'' in Gujarati.
- .IH "Serves 3\-4"
- .IG "1\(12 lb" "stewing lamb," "700 g"
- trimmed of fat and diced
- .IG "2 cups" "full fat natural yogurt" "500 ml"
- .IG "6" "garlic cloves,"
- crushed
- .IG "4 tsp" "ground coriander" "20 ml"
- .IG "2" "lila murcha,"
- (fresh green chilli peppers),
- crushed
- .IG "4 tsp" "paprika" "20 ml"
- .IG "3\-4 tsp" "salt" "15\-20 ml"
- .IG "4 Tbsp" "cooking oil" "60 ml"
- (mustard oil is best)
- .IG "2" "medium onions"
- (or more to taste)
- .IG "3 tsp" "cummin seeds" "15 ml"
- .IG "1 tsp" "turmeric powder" "5 ml"
- .IG "2 tsp" "black mustard seed" "10 ml"
- .IG "3 tsp" "ginger," "20 g"
- coarsely crushed
- .IG "2 tsp" "red chilli powder" "10 ml"
- (also called cayenne pepper or lal mirch)
- .IG "4 oz" "fresh coriander" "100 g"
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Dice the meat into bite-size cubes, and soak in warm water for 2\-3 minutes.
- .SK 2
- Mix the paprika, ground coriander, salt, crushed garlic, and crushed
- green chillies with yogurt.
- Drain the lamb and add to the yogurt marinade.
- .SK 3
- Leave to marinate for at least six
- hours. Ideally it should marinate in the refrigerator for 24 hours.
- .SK 4
- Dice the onions into thin semi-circles.
- In a large saucepan or a generous frying-pan,
- heat the cooking oil over a high flame.
- Add the onions when
- the oil is hot enough to ``steam''.
- Reduce the heat to medium and stir
- occasionally. Fry the onions until they change colour to a deep red/brown.
- This should take 10 to 15 minutes.
- .SK 5
- At this point add the black mustard seeds and stir a few times. Then
- add the ginger, cummin seeds, red chillies and turmeric powder. Increase
- the heat and fry this ``masala'' for a couple of minutes.
- .SK 6
- Add the marinated lamb to the masala and mix well.
- .SK 7
- At this point you have
- two options, either to cook the meat on the stove or to bake it.
- Stovetop cooking
- takes less time but requires fairly constant stirring. It should
- be cooked in a covered saucepan on a low to medium flame for about 45
- minutes. Add water if the sauce gets too dry and begins to stick.
- For baking, transfer it to an ovenproof casserole, cover it, and bake for
- 1\(12 hours at
- .TE 200 95 .
- Check occasionally, though you are unlikely to need to
- add any water to the sauce.
- .SK 8
- Finally, prepare and wash the fresh coriander in cold water.
- Only the leaves and the tender stems should be retained.
- Chop coarsely and mix well just before serving. If you don't
- have any fresh coriander, then mix in
- .AB "2\-3 tsp" "15 ml"
- of coriander powder.
- Serve with well buttered (boiled) rice or pita bread, and fresh salad.
- .NX
- Take care not to burn the onions and don't overcook the masala just before
- mixing in the marinated meat.
- .PP
- I think the dish tastes a lot better if it is
- baked. It's even better if cooked for a longer period at a lower
- temperature.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy to moderate.
- .I Time:
- 15 minutes preparation, 1 day marinating, 2\(12 hours cooking.
- .I Precision:
- approximate measurement OK.
- .WR
- Mukesh J Patel
- University of Edinburgh, Centre for Cognitive Science, Edinburgh, Scotland
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