Kashmiri Style Leg Of Lamb Recipes

Steps:

• Place red chiles, green chiles, cumin seeds, garam masala, ginger, garlic, grated coconut, and tomatoes into a blender; pulse several times to chop, then blend into a smooth paste.
• Heat vegetable oil in a large skillet or Dutch oven over medium heat. Stir in onion; cook and stir until the onion has softened and turned translucent, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to medium-low, and continue cooking and stirring until the onion is very tender and golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes more.
• Stir the spice paste into the onion and cook and stir until the oil separates from the mixture, about 3 minutes.
• Stir in lamb pieces and salt. Cook, stirring frequently over medium-high heat, until the lamb pieces are browned on all sides, about 8 minutes.
• Mix in yogurt, saffron, and blanched almonds until well combined.
• Reduce the heat to low and simmer, covered, until the meat is tender and the gravy is thick, about 1 hour.
• Garnish the curry with chopped cilantro before serving.

Steps:

• Remove excess fat from lamb, using point of a sharp knife, make deep slits all over the leg. Place the lamp in a large nonreactive dish Spice mixture In a small bowl combine all the ingredients. Rub over the lamb, pressing it into the slits To make Yogurt mixture. In a food processor or blender, thoroughly blend the yogurt, nuts and turmeric. Spread over the lamb. drizzle the honey over the lamb, cover and marinate for 1 day in the refrigerator turning occasionally. Preheat the oven to 450 degrees Transfer the lamb to a roasting pan, cover (aluminum foil is fine), and cook for 30 minutes. Reduce the oven temperature to 350 degrees and cook for 1 3/4 hours more, or until meltingly tender. Uncover and serve warm or at room temperature.