Malvani Lamb

Name: Malvani Lamb (Lamb or goat dish with roasted spices)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 12 dried red chiles, stemmed and broken in half; 1½ tablespoons fresh garlic paste; 1½ tablespoons fresh ginger paste; 1½ teaspoons table salt; 1¾ pounds (800 grams) bone-in lamb or goat, cut into 1-inch (2½-cm) cubes; ¾ cup (60 grams) grated dried coconut; 4 black cardamom pods; 6 green cardamom pods; ¾ teaspoon caraway seeds; ¾ teaspoon cumin seeds; 7 or 8 whole black peppercorns; 6 to 8 whole cloves; 1 tablespoon coriander seeds; 1½ teaspoons white poppy seeds; 5 tablespoons vegetable oil; 4 medium red onions, thinly sliced; ¾ teaspoon ground turmeric; 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro

Lamb or goat dish with roasted spices

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

Malvani food uses the roasting of spices to good effect. Roasting not only releases the aromatic oils in the spices but also gives a well-rounded finish to the sauce. This dish is full flavored and goes well with steamed rice.

Ingredients

1¾ pounds (800 grams) bone-in lamb or goat, cut into 1-inch (2½-cm) cubes
1½ t

Asia
India
Malvan
Maharashtra
Main course
Spicy
Gluten-free

Method

Put the meat in a bowl, add the salt, ginger paste, and garlic paste, and combine well. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and put in the refrigerator to marinate for 30 minutes.
Place a nonstick sauté pan over medium heat and roast, one at a time, the chiles, coriander seeds, cloves, peppercorns, cumin, caraway, green and black cardamom, coconut, and poppy seeds. T