Badami Gosht Recipe

Badami Gosht Recipe

Ingredients:

1. 5 Tablespoon vegetable oil
2. 2 Cinnamon sticks
3. 6 garlic cloves
4. 1 Tablespoon cardamom seeds
5. 1 large onion chopped
6. 2 garlic cloves ,crushed
7. 1 1/2 inch fresh ginger, peeled and chopped
8. 1 1/2 lb lean lamb, cubed
9. 1 1/4 cup yogurt (plain)
10. 1 tsp saffron threads, soaked in 2  tablespoon boiling water
11. 1/2 tsp chilli powder
12. 1/2 cup ground almonds
13. 1 tsp salt
14. 1 1/2 cup coconut milk
15. 2 dried red chillies

Method:

• Heat oil in a heavy saucepan. Add cinnamon, cloves and cardamom and fry for 1 minute. Add onion, sauté until soft, stirring occasionally.
• Add garlic and ginger and fry for 3 minutes, stirring frequently.
• Add lamb cubes and fry until brown, about 5 minutes.
• Whisk yogurt, saffron mixture, salt and chilli powder together and add to lamb cubes.
• Cook for 5 minutes.
• Grind almonds with enough water to form a thick paste.
• Add paste and whole chillies to lamb cubes, stir well to mix paste with gravy.
• Simmer for 5 minutes over low heat.
• Add coconut milk, reduce heat to low, cover and simmer for 35-40 minutes or until lamb is cooked through and tender.
• Uncover the pan for the last 10 minutes of cooking.
• Transfer to a warmed dish and serve at once.