Lamb Cashmir Recipes

KASHMIRI-STYLE LEG OF LAMB - THIS INDIAN STYLE OF LAMB IS A REAL TREAT, EVERYONE WILL THINK YOU ARE A GOURMET CHEF.

Steps:

• Lamb Remove any excess fat from the lamb. Using the point of a sharp knife, make deep slits all over the leg. Place the lamb in a large non-reactive dish. Spice mixture In a small bowl, combine all the ingredients. Rub over the lamb, pressing it into the slits.
• Yogurt mixture In a food processor or blender thoroughly blend the yogurt, nuts, and turmeric. Spread over the lamb. Drizzle the honey over the lamb, cover, and marinate for 1 day in the refrigerator, turning occasionally. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
• Transfer the lamb to a roasting pan, cover (aluminum foil is fine), and cook for 30 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees and cook for 1 3/4 hours more, or until meltingly tender. Uncover and serve warm or at room temperature.

LAMB CASHMIR

Steps:

• Place the meat in a bowl, mix together the soured cream, garam masala and curry powder, mix into the meat and leave to stand for a couple of hours.
• Heat the ghee in a pan and fry the almonds till golden remove from the pan, do the same with the apricots and sultanas, remove from the pan.
• Fry the onion, ginger and garlic till golden.
• Add the meat to the pan with the marinade, cook for 5 minutes Add the apricots and sultanas simmer till meat is tender. Add a little water if the curry dried out while cooking.
• Season with saltand lemon juice, garnish with the almonds.

KASHMIRI ROGAN JOSH

Steps:

• Using a spice grinder or a pestle and mortar, grind the black and green cardamom pods, cloves, cinnamon stick, bay leaves, cumin seeds and chillies to a fine powder and set aside.
• In the small bowl of a food processor, whizz together the garlic and ginger with a good splash of water to a purée. Heat the oil in a large non-stick saucepan, add the lamb and brown well for 8-10 mins over a high heat. Add the purée and turn the heat down to medium, stirring constantly, as the mixture begins to reduce. The purée is ready when you see clear oil in the pan, this will take 3-5 mins.
• Give the yogurt a good stir to break up any lumps, then add half of it to the pan. Cook over a medium-high heat, stirring constantly and briskly, folding the yogurt into the lamb, for 8-10 mins until it has been fully absorbed by the meat. Repeat with the next batch of yogurt, stirring constantly as before. Once it is boiling, turn down to a simmer and stir occasionally until it has reduced by about a third. Add the reserved ground spices, the ground coriander and some seasoning.
• Cook for a few mins, stirring continuously, then cover with a lid and leave over a low heat for 1 hr 10 mins, stirring occasionally, until the meat is tender. If the sauce looks dry, add a splash of water.
• Grind the fennel seeds to a fine powder in a spice grinder or pestle and mortar, then add to the pan with the garam masala, ground almonds and some black pepper. Taste and adjust the seasoning, then cook for 1 min. Sprinkle over the coriander and serve with naan bread, if you like.

KASHMIR LAMB WITH SPINACH

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a pan and over medium heat brown the lamb in batches.
• Add the onions, garlic and ginger and cook, stirring often, for 3 minutes.
• Add the spices (not bay leaves) and cook, stirring, for 1- 2 minutes until spices are fragrant.
• Return the lamb and any juices to the pan.
• Add the stock and bay leaves.
• Bring to the boil and then reduce heat, stir well, cover and simmer for 35 minutes.
• Add the cream, stir, cover and cook a further 20 minutes.
• Add the spinach and cook until the spinach has softened.