Bhoona Gosht

Total Time: 2 hrs Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 1/4 lbs leg of lamb
• 5 tablespoons cooking oil (i reduce this by about half, and watch the pan carefully)
• 3 large onions, finely chopped
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
• 1 inch ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 tablespoon ground coriander
• 1/2-1 teaspoon red chili powder
• 7 fluid ounces water
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt, to taste
• 2 medium tomatoes, skinned and chopped (tinned tomatoes can be and are used)
• 4 -5 whole fresh green chilies (seeds removed or less chillies for a milder curry)
• 1 teaspoon garam masala
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
• 2 small ripe italian tomatoes, sliced

Recipe

• 1 trim the fat from the meat and cut into 1-inch cubes.
• 2 heat the oil over medium heat and fry the onions, ginger and garlic until the onions are just soft (about 5 minutes).
• 3 lower the heat and add the turmeric, cumin, coriander and red chilli powder.
• 4 stir and fry for 2-3 minutes.
• 5 add the meat and turn the heat to medium.
• 6 fry for 5 minutes stirring frequently.
• 7 cover the pan and cook on medium heat until all the liquid dries out.
• 8 turn the heat to high and fry the meat for 2-3 minutes continuously.
• 9 reduce the heat to medium and fry for a further 7-8 minutes, stirring frequently.
• 10 by now the meat should look fairly dry and the fat should be floating on the surface.
• 11 some of the fat can be drained off at this stage, but be careful not to drain off any spices.
• 12 add the water and salt and bring to the boil, cover and simmer for 50-60 minutes or until the meat is tender.
• 13 add more water if necessary.
• 14 at the end of the cooking time, the thick spice paste should be clinging to the meat.
• 15 add the chopped tomatoes and the green chillies.
• 16 stir and fry for 3-4 minutes.
• 17 stir in the garam masala and half the cilantro leaves and remove from heat.
• 18 put the bhoona gosht into a serving dish and arrange the sliced tomatoes round the meat.
• 19 sprinkle the remaining cilantro on top.