Spiced lamb with yogurt (khormya)

6 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 pounds Lamb boneless cubed 1\"
2 teaspoons Ginger freshly grated
2 Garlic cloves minced
¼ cup Almonds slivers blanched
⅔ cup Yogurt plain
½ cup Water
2 Onions med. chopped
2 teaspoons Coriander ground
½ teaspoon Cinnamon ground
¼ teaspoon Cardomom ground
½ teaspoon Cloves ground
6 Saffron strands
3 tablespoons Water boiling
1 tablespoon Red pepper flakes
2 tablespoons Butter unsalted melted
2 teaspoons Salt
3 tablespoons Corn oil

Directions

Mix ½ of the onion with the ginger, red pepper, cloves, coriander, cinnamon, cardamom, garlic & the ½ cup of water. If you have a blender use this to blend them. If not mix well by hand. Put saffron into a bowl & mix in the boiling water. Allow this to soak for at least 30 minutes. heat the melted butter in a large saucepan fry the reserved ½ of the onion until it starts to brown. Add the mixture from the blending and continue to fry. Stir constantly and add salt. Reduce heat to medium and cook until the liquid is drying up. Add the meat, the saffron water, and stir well. Reduce heat to low cook for 10 minutes, add yogurt, stir in well, cover and cook for 45 minutes covered stirring every few minutes. Thios best when served with rice or flat noodles. ORIGIN: Dr. Khadisha Gurmaldaeva, Almaty-Kazakhstan, Circa 1998 From: Dr. Donald Houston Posted to MM-Recipes Digest by "Donald Houston" <docdonald@...> on Sep 27, 1998

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