A recipe from rural Punjab

jyotirmoy

Here is something we had picked up from the happy go lucky farmers of Punjab. This dish is mainly prepared by men often outdoor under a starry sky. A coal fired stove is lit a charpoy or two brought in & the friends gather to drink. As you will see the preparation does not call for all that elaborate grinding & pasting that Indian cuisine demands.
Traditionally the meat is allowed to cook slowly the aroma drifting towards the sky as the drinking session progresses. I have given here a microwave version for convinience. Since the concept of time etc. gets altered after a few quick ones, people start what is called "Tasting" to ascertain the state of doneness. It is not rare that most of the prime cuts disappear during this "Tasting" phase.

INGREDIENTS
500 gm mutton/lamb-cubed, A mix of meat from leg & chops. Prick the meat well using a fork.
2 tbsp vegetable oil
1 cup onions-chopped fine
8 green chillies
8 whole red chillies
1 tbsp garlic cloves-chopped
1 tbsp ginger-chopped
4 black cardamom-seeds only
2 green cardamom-seeds only
4 cloves
6 peppercorns
1 tsp cinnamon powder
2 tbsp coriander leaves-chopped
1 tsp cumin seeds
2 tsp coriander powder
2 tsp salt or to taste
1 cup tomato puree or equivalent chopped tomato
coriander leaves for garnish

METHOD
Mix the oil and onions, cook uncovered, at HI for 20 minutes or till golden brown stirring twice.

Combine remaining ingredients (except tomato puree and coriander) and grind together. Mix the above masala with onions and meat, marinate for 6-7 hours or overnight.

Cook uncovered, at HI for 5 minutes, stirring once. Mix in the tomato puree and cook covered, at 30% for 25-30 minutes or till tender, stirring 3 times.

Garnish with coriander and serve.

jaybel

Umm sounds like a finger licking recipe.gonna try it for dinner 2night!....looks like u are a foodie too
Keep it going..ur recipes have had a 80% success rate with my friends..which is not bad huh !!!.the onion one did not go down 2 well though

jyotirmoy

jaybel,
pls give me a feedback about how it went.
Good luck.