Yogurt Lamb Curry

Name: Yogurt Lamb Curry
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 60 min
Total time: 70 min
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: 500 g Lamb (500 grams Lamb); 2 pieces Yellow Onion (2 Onions ground to paste); 2 tsp Garlic (2 teaspoon Garlic ground to paste); 1 tsp Ginger Powder (1-1/2 teaspoon Dry ginger powder); 4 pieces Cardamom (4 Cardamom (Elaichi) Pods/Seeds); 2 pieces Cinnamon Stick (2 inch Cinnamon Stick (Dalchini)); 4 pieces Cloves (4 Cloves (Laung)); 1 tsp Cumin Seeds (1 teaspoon Cumin seeds (Jeera)); 1 tsp Garam Masala (1 teaspoon Garam masala powder); 1 cup Plain Whole Milk Yogurt (1 cup Curd (Dahi / Yogurt)); 5 pieces Kashmiri Dry Red Chili (5 Kashmiri dry red chillies); 4 tbsp Clarified Butter (4 tablespoon Ghee); 0 pieces Table Salt (Salt to taste); 0 pieces Water (Water as required); 1 tbsp Dried mint (1 tablespoon Mint Leaves (Pudina) dry)

An Indian lamb curry slow-cooked with spiced onion, garlic, and ginger pastes, finished with a creamy yogurt base and garam masala.

70 minIndian

Servings4

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Steps

1To begin making the Yogurt Lamb Curry recipe, first soak Kashmiri red chilies in water for about 30 minutes. Then drain from water and grind into a paste.
2Pressure cook lamb with little salt and a teaspoon of cumin seeds for 1 whistle in a pressure cooker.
3In a wide deep bottom pan heat ghee. Add cumin seeds, green cardamom, black cardamom, cinnamon and cloves to hot oil. Then add onion paste and sauté until the paste turns golden brown.
4Add the minced garlic and dry ginger powder(you can also add fresh grated ginger in place of dried ginger powder) and sauté for a minute. Add ground red chilies paste and cook for a minute.
5Add cooked lamb pieces without the water and sauté for 3 to 4 minutes. Whisk yogurt well, add that to the curry, and give it a stir.
6If required add about 1/4 cup water, salt to taste cover and cook the lamb until tender.
7Finally sprinkle garam masala, dried mint leaves, mix and serve hot.
8Serve Yogurt Lamb Curry along with rice, whole wheat lachha parathas orgarlic naan for a perfect meal.