Indian Lamb And Potato Stew Food

INDIAN-STYLE LAMB STEW WITH POTATOES

Steps:

• Rinse lamb, pat dry and cut into 3-4 cm (approximately 1 1/2 inch) cubes. Peel and finely chop shallots and garlic. Rinse and chop chile pepper. Heat the oil in a Dutch oven and sauté the meat until browned. Add shallots, garlic, cinnamon and cardamom and cook briefly. Add ginger, chile pepper and garam masala and deglaze with 500 ml (approximately 17 ounces) of water. Bring to a boil, reduce to a simmer, partially cover and simmer over low heat for about 1 1/2 hours, stirring occasionally and adding more water if necessary.
• Peel the potatoes. Blanch the tomatoes in a pot of boiling water for 10 seconds. Peel, quarter and core tomatoes and add to the pot along with the potatoes and cook until the meat and potatoes are tender, about 45 minutes longer.
• Season with salt and pepper and serve.

INDIAN LAMB AND POTATO STEW

Steps:

• Heat vegetable oil in your Dutch oven over medium high heat. While the oil is heating up, season the Superior Farmer's Mark Ellensburg Lamb Stew Meat liberally with salt and pepper.
• Place lamb in the oil to fry until golden brown on all sides, about 8-10 minutes. If the lamb is sticking to the pan, do not fret. It will naturally release on its own when it is browned. You do not want to pull away the browning off the lamb and leave it behind in the pan!
• Once all the lamb is browned, remove it from the pan and set it aside on a plate.
• Lower the temperature on the pan, to medium-low. Without cleaning the pot, add in the onion, garlic, and ginger stirring occasionally, until onion is very soft and golden brown.
• Stir in the tomato paste, masala, cumin, turmeric, and stir constantly for 2-3 minutes. Whisk in the chicken broth, tomato sauce, and the heavy cream to the pan.
• Add the lamb back to the pan, and reduce heat so the stew is simmering. Cover the pan, leaving just a crack for the stew to vent, and simmer for about one hour.
• Once the hour is up, add in the baby potatoes. Continue to simmer the mixture for another 30 minutes, or until the potatoes are fork tender.
• If the sauce is too thick, add in a little additional chicken stock until it reaches your desired consistency. It should be thick, and not watery, however.
• Remove the pan from the stove and serve with a drizzle of added heavy cream or yogurt, minced cilantro and naan bread on the side.

HOME-STYLE LAMB CURRY

Steps:

• Put ½ the thumb-sized piece of ginger, 2 quartered onions and 4 garlic cloves in a food processor with 300ml water. Blitz to a smooth purée.
• Scrape down the sides with a spoon and blitz again to make it as smooth as you can. Tip into a deep sauté pan, cover with a lid and simmer for 15 mins.
• Remove the lid and cook for 5 mins more, stirring occasionally. By now the liquid should be all gone. If not, cook a little longer.
• Add 2 tbsp rapeseed oil to the pan with the remaining piece of ginger, cut into matchsticks. Turn up the heat and fry, stirring, for 3-5 mins until it starts to colour.
• Stir in 1 cinnamon stick, 1 tbsp ground coriander, 1 tsp ground cumin, 1 tsp ground turmeric and ½ tsp fennel seeds, then add 750g leg of lamb. Stir-fry until the lamb changes colour.
• Tip in 400g can chopped tomatoes with a can of water and 1 deseeded and sliced red or green chilli, season well, cover and leave to simmer for 1 hr.
• Stir in the finely chopped stalks from a small bunch coriander, re-cover and cook for a final 30 mins until the lamb is tender. Add a splash of water if necessary to loosen the consistency as it cooks.
• Stir in the roughly chopped coriander leaves and serve with basmati rice and mango chutney or raita.