Lamb Do Pyaza

Name: Lamb Do Pyaza (Lamb cooked with plenty of onions)
Yield: Serves 8
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 8 medium red onions; 4 dried red chiles, stemmed and broken; 1 cup (200 grams) ghee; 6 green chiles, stemmed; 1 tablespoon fresh garlic paste; 1-inch (2½-cm) cinnamon stick; 2 whole cloves; 2 green cardamom pods; 2½ teaspoons table salt; 1 tablespoon cumin seeds; 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice; 1 teaspoon garam masala (spice mix); 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro; 1½ teaspoons red chile powder; 1 teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 cup (250 grams) plain yogurt; 1 tablespoon fresh ginger paste; 1¾ pounds (800 grams) lamb chops; 2 tablespoons ground coriander

Lamb cooked with plenty of onions

Preparation info

Serves
8

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

In this dish, lamb is cooked with loads of onions prepared in different styles. Some of the onions are cooked with ginger and garlic and the rest are browned to perfection.

Ingredients

4 dried red chiles, stemmed and broken
8 medium red onions
6 green chiles, stemmed

Asia
India
Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Put the red chiles in a bowl and soak in ½ cup (100 ml) hot water for 20 minutes. Drain well.
Slice 5 of the onions and dice the remaining 3.
Chop 2 of the green ch