Lamb Chops Masala

Name: Lamb Chops Masala
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 65 min
Total time: 75 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 1 tbsp Cayenne Pepper (1 tablespoon Cayenne); 0 pieces Coriander Seed (Coriander); 1 tsp Cumin Powder (1 teaspoon Ground roasted cumin seeds); 0 pieces Pork Fat (Remove all extra fat); 1 tsp Garam Masala (1 teaspoon x 2 Punjabi garam masala); 2 cloves Garlic (2 Cloves garlic, peeled and cut in ha); 3 pieces Ginger (3 In piece of fresh ginger); 8 pieces Lamb (6 8 lamb chops from the ribs,); 3 tbsp Lemon Juice (3 tablespoons Lemon juice); 2 pieces Yellow Onion (2 mediums Sized onions very finely); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt to taste); 0 pieces Vine Ripened Tomato (Tomatoes); 12 oz Yogurt (12 ounces fl Oz Plain yoghurt beaten); 8 oz Fish Sauce (8 ounces fl Oz grated or finely chopped)

75 minIndian

Servings1

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1Here's a tasty Punjabi recipe for lamb chops. My folks originated from this area of the sub-continet and hence this was popular at home.
2Put the ginger and garlic into the container of an electric blender with 2-3 tablespoons of water and blend to a paste.
3Put the chops, tomatoes, onions, cayenne pepper, yoghurt, salt and ginger-garlic paste into a large wok or heavy-bottomed saucepan. Stir and bring to the boil. Turn the heat to low, cover and simmer for 50 minutes or until the chops are almost cooked.
4Add the cumin seeds and simmer for 10 to 15 minutes or until the meat is tender and the sauce thick.
5Add the garam masala and lemon juice and stir.
6Sprinkle fresh coriander over the top and serve.TIPSIn the Punjab, tomatoes are grated to make a puree - don't be tempted to use ready-prepared tomato puree instead of fresh.The spice combinations in garam masala vary in different parts of India. In the Punjab this one which you can try making yourself is common: 5 tbsps coriander seeds, 3 tbsps cumin seeds, 2 1/2 tbsps black peppercorns, 2 1/2 black cardamom seeds, 2 in cinnamon stick, 4-5 cloves, 1/6 nutmeg.
7Put the coriander and the cumin into a cast-iron frying-pan over a medium heat.Stir until lightly roasted. Allow to cool. Grind with the remaining ingredients in a clean coffee grinder and store in a tightly lidded jar.This rich flavoursome dish originates in the fertile Punjab, a state now divided between India and Pakistan. There is nothing more important to a Punjabi man's diet than bread, and meals are accompanied by flat round cornbread rotis or rich, flaky pan-fried paratha layered with ghee(clarified butter).Rice is reserved for special occasions or for rice pudding, for the only food that makes a Punjabi feel he has eaten a proper meal is his bread! You of course, can serve this dish with plain boiled rice.