Salli Ne Jardaloo Ma Gos

Name: Salli Ne Jardaloo Ma Gos (A rich lamb curry with apricots, garnished with fried potato shreds)
Yield: Serves 4
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: Potato salli (fried potato shreds; see Note); 3 medium red onions, sliced; 5 green cardamom pods 1-inch (2½-cm) cinnamon stick; 2 medium tomatoes, chopped; 2 teaspoons fresh garlic paste; 1½ teaspoons table salt; 1¾ pounds (800 grams) boneless lamb, cut into 1½-inch (4-cm) cubes; 2 teaspoons fresh ginger paste; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; ¼ teaspoon ground turmeric; 1 teaspoon red chile powder; 2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar; 2 tablespoons sugar; ¾ cup (75 grams) dried apricots, with pits

A rich lamb curry with apricots, garnished with fried potato shreds

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Medium

Appears in

How to Cook Indian

By Sanjeev Kapoor

Published 2011

About

The flavor of the apricot intensifies as it dries–it’s sweet and tart. I suggest that you use small brown dried apricots for this recipe rather than pitted golden apricots.

Ingredients

¾ cup (75 grams) dried apricots, with pits
2 tablespoons distilled white vinegar

Asia
India
Main course
Spicy
Gluten-free

Method

Soak the apricots in ¾ cup (150 ml) water, the vinegar, and sugar until soft. Drain, reserving the liquid, and remove the pits.
Put the lamb in a large bowl, add the ginger p