Recipe from Roopa Anand (Premila’s mom).
Ingredients:
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 3 red onions, sliced
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup garlic, sliced
- 3 green chiles, halved
- 1/4 cup ginger, chopped
- 1 large tomato, peeled and chopped
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon Cayenne pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon coriander
- 1/4 teaspoon fennel seed
- 2 pounds leg of lamb, chopped, with bone
- 1⁄4 cup Greek yogurt
- 1⁄2 cup cilantro, chopped
Preparation:
Heat oil in pan. Cook red onions, covered until nicely purple.
Add 1 teaspoon of salt, chiles, garlic, ginger, tomato, turmeric and Cayenne. Continue to cook, covered, on medium low to make a paste.
To this, add 1/2 teaspoon of ground coriander and 1/4 teaspoon of ground fennel.
Add lamb and cook covered over medium heat until done.
Temper in yogurt, then stir in cilantro.