Badami Gosht
Recipe ID
                 16
CurryType        Ghosht
Strength
                 Medium
Recipe Description
Difficulty
                 Moderate
Source           Foods orient ,INDIA
Vegetarian
                 No
Vegan            No
Time to Prepare
                 1 1/2 hours
TimeToCook       Unspecified
Number of
Servings
                 4
Ingredients      5 T vegetable oil
                 2 cinnamon sticks
                 6 cloves
                 1 T cardamom seeds
                 1 large onion chopped
                 2 garlic cloves ,crushed
                 1 1/2 inch fresh ginger,peeled and chopped
                 1 1/2 lb lean lamb,cubed
                 1 1/4 cup yogurt(plain)
                 1 tsp saffron threads,soaked in 2 T
                 boiling water
                 1/2 tsp chilli pwd
                 1/2 cup ground almonds
                 1 tsp salt
                 1 1/2 cup coconut milk
                 2 dried red chillis
Instructions     Heat oil in a saucepan.When hot ,add
                 cinnamon ,cloves
                 and cardamom and fry for 1 minute.Add
                 onion and
                 fry.stirring occasionally,until it is
                 soft.Add the garlic and
                 ginger and fry for 3 minutes,stirring
                 frequently.Add the
                 lamb cubes and fry until they are evenly
                 browned.
                 Beat the yogurt ,saffron mixture and
                 chilli paste
                 together,then stir mixture into lamb
                 cubes.Cook for 1
                 minute.
                 Beat the almonds with enough water to form
                 a thick
                 paste,then stir the paste into the lamb
                 cubes ,with the
                 salt.Simmer for 15 minutes.Stir in coconut
                 milk and
                 chillis and reduce the heat to low.Simmer
                 for 1 hour,or
                 until the lamb is cooked through and
                 tender.Uncover the
                 pan for rhe last 10 minutes of cooking.
                 Transfer to a warmed dish and serve at
                 once.
Notes

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