Elaichi Gosht - Lamb With Cardamom

Total Time: 1 hr 5 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 50 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 30 black peppercorns
• 25 cardamom pods, skinned
• 5 medium tomatoes
• 1 inch ginger, cut into small pieces
• 1/2 cup oil
• 2 large onions, finely chopped
• 2 lbs lamb, cut into in inch cubes
• 2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 cup water
• 3 tablespoons cilantro leaves, chopped

Recipe

• 1 grind the cardamom seeds and peppercorns finely.
• 2 in a blender or food processor, puree the tomatoes and ginger.
• 3 heat the oil in a saucepan and fry the onions until golden.
• 4 add the lamb and the ground spices.
• 5 cook, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes.
• 6 add the tomato mixture, paprika, and salt, stir into the meat, and cook for another 2-3 miniutes.
• 7 add the water, bring to a boil, then cover and reduce the heat to very low.
• 8 garnish with the chopped cilantro and serve with rice.