Tekkady attarachi

4 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
4 Rack pieces; (neck or rib) of
; kid/lamb
Coconut oil to brush and baste braised
; racks
2 teaspoons Chilli powder; (10 g)
Salt to rub; ( about 30 g)
8 teaspoons Ginger paste; strained (40 g)
4 teaspoons Garlic paste; strained (20 g)
½ cup Toddy vinegar; (120 ml)
12 Cloves
12 Flakes; (24 g) garlic
4 Sticks cinnamon; (4 cm)
16 Black peppercorns
Oil to baste the legs
20 grams Ginger
24 Curry leaves
5 Green cardamom
Salt to taste
60 grams Yoghurt; beaten
60 grams Processed cheese; grated
¼ cup Cream; (60 ml)
60 grams Green peppercorns
30 grams Pachchamanga/kairi; (raw mangoes)
6 Green chillies; slit, deseeded and
; chopped
7½ gram Mint leaves; chopped
5 grams Coriander leaves; chopped
¾ teaspoon Fresh black pepper powder; (4 g)
½ teaspoon Amchur; (mango) powder (2 g)
¼ teaspoon Kasoori methi; (fenugreek) powder
; (1 g)
¼ teaspoon Kebab cheeni; (allspice) powder (1
; g)
A generous pinch of black salt

Directions

FOR THE FIRST MARINATION

FOR THE STUDDING

FOR THE BRAISING

FOR THE SECOND MARINATION

FOR THE MASALA

For the first marination: Forcefully rub - as in massage - the kid/lamb racks with chilli powder. Repeat the process with salt, then with garlic paste, ginger paste and finally with vinegar. (Each of these ingredients should be rubbed separately and not as mixture). Refrigerate for 30 minutes.

For the studding: Using a cooking needle, stud the fleshiest meat of the rack with garlic flakes and the whole garam masala.

For the braising: Rub the racks with oil and arrange in a roasting tray.

Add the remaining ingredients and enough water to cover the racks. Braise in a pre-heated oven (400o F) until the liquor begins to boil. Reduce the oven temperature to 150o F and braise for two-and-a-half hours. Remove and discard the liquor. Brush the racks with coconut oil and keep aside.

For the second marination: Wash green peppercorns and pat dry. (If using canned green peppercorns, drain the brine and pat dry.) Put all the ingredients, except yoghurt, cheese and cream, in a blender and grind to obtain a smooth paste. Mix in the whisked yoghurt. Remove and pass through a fine muslin cloth or a fine mesh soup strainer into the bowl. Add cheese and cream and whisk to mix well. Rub the coconut oil-coated racks with this marinade and refrigerate for 30 minutes. (Remove from the refrigerator at least 10 minutes before cooking). Mix all the masala ingredients in a bowl and keep aside.

The skewering: Skewer right down middle horizontally and as close to bone as possible. Pre-heat the oven at 250o F. Roast in a moderately hot tandoor for five to six minutes. Remove, baste with olive oil and roast again for two minutes. Or, arrange leg on a mesh of charcoal grill, cover the grill and roast over moderate heat for seven to eight minutes, turning occasionally. Uncover, baste with cooking oil and roast again for two more minutes, turning once. Alternatively, arrange leg on a greased roasting tray and put in a pre-heated oven for eight minutes, turning occasionally.

Baste with oil and roast again for three more minutes, turning once.

Remove.

Baste racks with butter, arrange on carving platter. Sprinkle the mixed masala over the racks. Serve hot.

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NOTES : Mutton Chops

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