Lamb Korma Over Rice Food

LAMB KORMA

Steps:

• Put the onion, ginger, garlic, coriander seeds, cumin, cardamom, salt and chili flakes into a food processor and process until a smooth paste forms (or use a mortar and pestle).
• Add the spice mix to the lamb and stir well to coat. Set aside for 1 hour.
• Heat ghee in a large pan or wok. Add the extra onions and cook, stirring over moderate heat until the onions soften.
• Add the lamb and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring constantly,until the lamb cubes are browned all over.
• Add the tomato paste and 2 tablespoons of the yoghurt and stir until combined.
• Simmer uncovered until the liquid is absorbed.
• Add the remaining yoghurt, 2 tablespoons at a time, stirring between each addition until the liquid is absorbed.
• Cover the pan and simmer over a low heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Serve with rice, raitas and relishes.

LAMB KORMA

Steps:

• Heat the ghee in a large ovenproof casserole.
• Cover the lamb with turmeric and brown on all sides in the casserole.
• Pour in the curry base sauce, stir and cover with a lid.
• Simmer on low heat until the meat is cooked and tender. In this case, it took about 90 minutes. Set aside.
• Heat the oil in a large frying pan.
• Fry the cinnamon and cardamom until their aromas are released.
• Add the garlic and ginger and gently fry everything for 2 minutes.
• Pour the cooked lamb and its sauce into the pan and stir.
• Add the sugar, almonds and coconut to the curry.
• Stir and let the curry simmer slowly for 10 minutes.
• Pour in the cream and garam masala. Stir well and let it simmer for another 5 minutes.
• Garnish with cilantro and serve with rice, naan and your favourite Indian side dishes.

LAMB KORMA | MUTTON KORMA

Steps:

• Wash the mutton well and drain the water. Put it in a a bowl for marination.
• Next transfer all the spices - coriander powder, red chili powder, turmeric & garam masala. (or whole spices - cinnamon, cardamoms, black cardamoms, pepper and cloves)
• Add ginger garlic paste, green chilli, salt and yogurt.
• Mix all of these and cover it. Keep this for marination for at least 2 hours to overnight in the fridge.
• The marinade works as a tenderizer. So longer the lamb meat is allowed to rest the more tender it turns.
• Heat ghee or oil in a wide heavy bottom pan or pot.
• Separate the layers of onions and slide them to the hot oil or ghee.
• Fry them until deep golden stirring often. The onions must be uniformly browned without burning. This may take about 8 to 10 mins.
• Cool these completely and pulse them coarsely in a blender. Do not over blend as they begin to release lot of oil. If your grinder is unable to grind, you may add 2 tbsps of water or yogurt to help grind. Set this aside.
• To the same pan, add the lamb marinade and mix it. Begin to saute on a medium heat for about 10 mins.
• Yogurt and lamb lets out lot of moisture. Cover and let the mutton cook in this for 30 mins.
• After 30 minutes of cooking the mutton, add the crushed fried brown onions.
• Pour 2 cups hot water and mix well. Cook covered until mutton turns slightly tender stirring occasionally. This may take about 1 hour or more.
• Add mace and nutmeg at this stage (optional). Continue to cook until the mutton falls off the bone easily. Optional - Add kewra water at this stage. Mix and turn off.
• Allow lamb korma to rest at least for a hour to absorb the flavors. Serve with naan, roti, paratha, rice, biryani or pulao.

LAMB KORMA

Steps:

• Place lamb in a bowl and drizzle 2 teaspoons olive oil over lamb; stir until coated.
• Heat remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil in a saucepan over low heat; cook and stir onion until softened, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and add potato to onion.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir lamb, working in small batches, until browned, about 5 minutes per batch. Transfer browned lamb to onion mixture.
• Stir curry into lamb-onion mixture and cook over medium heat for 1 minute. Add water to lamb-onion mixture and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover saucepan, and simmer until lamb is cooked through and potatoes are tender, about 45 minutes.
• Mix coconut milk and chickpeas into lamb-onion mixture and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.

LAMB KORMA

Steps:

• Cut lamb meat into small cubes.
• Blend 2 chopped onions, garlic and ginger in a blender alongwith adding a little water.
• Heat ghee in a saucepan.
• Add one chopped onion and fry till it becomes pale golden in colour.
• Add crushed spices, salt and meat.
• Fry for 8 minutes to a rich brown colour.
• Add the blended mixture and fry for 10 minutes.
• Add the chilli and corriander powders and yoghurt.
• Fry the mixture until ghee separates.
• Add water, mix well, cover with a lid and simmer for one hour until the meat is tender and the sauce has thickened.
• Serve hot sprinkled with corriander leaves.
• Goes well with roti, naan or rice.

LAMB KORMA

Steps:

• Marinate lamb in mixture of ground spices and sour cream for 30 minutes. In a Dutch oven or flameproof casserole over medium-high heat, fry onion in mixture of oil and butter until edges are nicely browned. Add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, garlic and ginger and continue frying for 1 or 2 minutes until onion turns medium brown. Add marinated lamb to onion mixture and stir over medium to medium-high heat until sour cream disappears and lamb is no longer pink on the outside, about 2 minutes. Stir in crushed fennel seeds, coconut milk, salt, and 3/4 cup water; bring to a boil. Turn heat down and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes. Uncover and simmer for another 20 to 25 minutes to thicken sauce, adding more water if sauce is too thick. At this point the meat and sauce should have darkened somewhat. Stir in lemon juice and remove from heat. Taste and add salt if needed.

LAMB KORMA OVER RICE

Steps:

• In a large skillet cook chopped onion, garlic, and gingerroot in hot Usli Ghee or cooking oil till the onion is tender but not brown.
• Combine 1 tsp garam masala, cumin, mace, salt, cinnamon, turmeric,paprika, and red pepper; stir into the onion mixture. Remove from the pan.
• Brown the meat, half at a time, in hot Usli Ghee or oil. Add more Usli Ghee or oil to the skillet, if necessary. Drain off the excess fat. Return the meat and onion mixture to the pan. Add 1/4 cup water. Cover and simmer about 1 1/4 hours or until the meat is tender, stirring frequently to keep the mixture from sticking. If the mixture gets too thick while cooking, add 1 more tablespoon of water.
• Stir together the yogurt, sour cream, and flour; stir the mixture into the skillet and heat through, but do not boil.
• To serve, transfer the meat mixture to a heated serving dish and sprinkle cilantro on top. Serve with hot cooked rice and sweet tomato chutney.

LAMB SHANK KORMA

Steps:

• Soak saffron in water for a minimum of 15 minutes. Set aside until needed.
• Heat half the oil in a saucepan and fry the onions until medium brown.Add the cashew nuts and continue to fry until the onions are a deep brown.
• Use a spoon to squeeze the oil from the onions and transfer them with the nuts to a blender and puree.
• In the remaining oil sauté the green chilies, bay leaves, ginger, garlic, lamb, coriander, half the garam masala and 1 tsp of salt for 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Reduce the heat and add the chili powder and the yogurt; stir and simmer until the yogurt is absorbed.
• Add the onion and nut puree and mix well. Add the remaining garam masala and the cardamom powder; sauté for a couple of minutes. Add 800ml of water and cook over low heat until the meat is tender. Before serving stir in the lime juice and the saffron in the water.
• Serve with steamed rice. Yum -- .

LAMB KORMA

Steps:

• Soak the almonds in boiling water for 2 hours. Put the almonds, their soaking liquid, the ginger, and garlic into a blender and blend until smooth.
• Pour the oil into a medium pan over medium-high heat. When shimmering, add the cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and bay leaves and stir-fry them until fragrant, 5-10 seconds. Put in half the meat and brown on all sides. Remove the meat with tongs and put in a bowl. Brown the remaining meat the same way.
• Return the rest of the browned meat to the pan. Pour in the almond paste. Add the cayenne, salt, and saffron. Stir and bring to a simmer. Cover, turn heat to low, and simmer gently for 60 to 75 minutes or until the meat is tender. Add the cream and cook on medium-high heat for a few minutes so the sauce thickens.

LAMB KHORMA

Steps:

• 1. Trim the lamb and cut it into large pieces. Season with salt and pepper and put in a bowl. Add the yogurt, 1 tbsp ginger, the garlic, and cardamom. Stir or toss until the ingredients are evenly distributed and the lamb is coated. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes and up to 3 hours.
• 2. Put the cashews in a small bowl and add enough hot water to cover them. Let the cashews soak for 30 minutes and then drain. Grind the drained cashews to a coarse paste in a food processor. Set aside.
• 3. Heat the ghee or oil in a casserole or Dutch oven over medium heat until it shimmers. Add the onion and sauté until transparent, 6 to 8 minutes. Add the cumin, cardamom, fennel, the remaining ginger, and the coriander. Cook, stirring often until aromatic, about 2 minutes. Add the chiles, cilantro stems, and cashew paste and stir well to be sure that nothing is sticking. Sauté, stirring frequently and adding water a tablespoon at a time if necessary, until the mixture is very aromatic, about 2 minutes.
• 4. Add the lamb and the yogurt marinade, increase the heat, and stir until the pieces are evenly coated. Once the meat's juices begin to flow, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer very slowly, stirring occasionally, until the meat is nearly tender, about 1 1/2 hours.
• 5. Add the cream and continue to simmer until the curry is flavorful and thickened and the lamb is tender, 10 to 15 minutes. Season to taste with additional salt, pepper, or chopped bird chile. Serve garnished with the cilantro leaves and cashews.