Kashmiri-style rich lamb curry

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Here is a dark lamb curry, cooked in a Kashmiri style. Yesmien has
a kettle of hot water ready as she cooks it, and keeps adding small
splashes to her spices and seasonings as they brown. This
prevents them from burning and helps her to create a wonderfully
burnished sauce. Again, as the lamb pieces contain bones, get your
butcher to chop them for you.
As accompaniments, serve a dal, such as a red lentil and chana dal
and any vegetable dish, such as potato and spinach curry. Serve
with rice or flatbreads.
SERVES
4
COOKING
1hr
50MIN
SKILL LEVEL
EASY
By
Yesmien Bagh Ali
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Ingredients
6 tbspolive or sunflower oil
2medium onions, halved and finely sliced
8garlic cloves, finely grated or crushed
2cassia leaves or bay leaves
2black cardamom pods, lightly crushed
5 cm(2 inch) cassia bark or cinnamon stick
1 tspcumin seeds
2.5 cm(1 inch) peeled, finely grated root ginger
2medium tomatoes, roughly chopped
1hot green chilli, roughly chopped
1 tbspshop-bought basaar mix or other Kashmiri spice mix
1 tspsalt
75 g(2 oz) coriander leaves and stems, finely chopped
750 g(1 lb 10 oz) bone-in lamb from the shoulder, leg or both, cut into 2.5 cm (1 inch) chunks
1 tspgaram masala
Cook's notes
Oven temperatures are for conventional; if using fan-forced (convection), reduce the
temperature by 20C. | We use Australian tablespoons and cups: 1 teaspoon equals 5
ml; 1 tablespoon equals 20 ml; 1 cup equals 250 ml. | All herbs are fresh (unless
specified) and cups are lightly packed. | All vegetables are medium size and peeled,
unless specified. | All eggs are 55-60 g, unless specified.
Instructions
Pour the oil into a large pan, about 25 cm in diameter, and set it over a medium-high
heat. Tip in the onions. Stir and fry for 15 minutes, until brown. Add the garlic and fry for
1 minute more. Splash in a tbsp of hot water and stir it in. Let it disappear. Stir in the
cassia leaves, cardamom pods, cassia bark and cumin seeds. Add the ginger and stir
and fry for 30 seconds, then tip in the tomatoes. Mix in 3 tbsp of hot water, cover and
cook for 4 minutes, stirring occasionally. Sprinkle in the chilli and combine, then add the
basaar mix and salt, with a tbsp of hot water. Stir and fry for 5 minutes. As you do so,
the oil will begin to separate from the paste.
Now add half the coriander and mix well for 1 minute. Drop the meat into the pan and
brown well all over for 10 minutes. Pour in 750 ml of hot water, cover and simmer over a
low heat for 1 hour, stirring occasionally.
Add the garam masala, mix well, replace the lid and keep cooking gently for 10 minutes.
Fold in the remaining coriander before serving.