It’s been a long time since I haven’t posted any recipe or updates on Indian Cuisines iPhone application. Today as a continuance to my months old posting, I’ll be posting a recipe on Meat Durbari. First, you need to get the ingredients from the market. The ingredients are given below.
· 1 kg Leg of Lamb
· 2" piece Cinnamon
· 1 tablespoon Mustard Seeds
· 2 tablespoon Poppy seeds
· 1 tablespoon Sesame seeds
· 1 Bay Leaf
· 2 - 4 dried Red
· 4 Cloves
· 2 Brown Cardamoms
· 10 Black Peppers
You will also need to make a paste consisting spices and the ingredients for making the paste is given below.
· 1 big sized Onion
· 1" ginger
· 2 fresh green chilies (split lengthwise into halves)
· 2 tablespoon chopped coriander Leaves
· 3 - 4 Garlic cloves (peeled and coarsely chopped)
· 3 tablespoon Clarified Butter (Ghee)
· 3 tablespoon Wine Vinegar
· 1 tablespoon tomato puree
· 175 ml warm water
The paste is prepared by mixing the above ingredient thoroughly in a bowl.
How to Prepare Meat Durbari
· Trim off excess fat from the meat
· Cut the meat into 2” cubes
· Rub or smear the paste (previously prepared) on the meat
· Marinate it for 4-6 hours or leave it for an overnight inside the refrigerator
· Make a smooth pulp of garlic by crushing the garlic and salt together
· Melt Ghee or clarified butter over low flame
· Add onions and ginger
· Fry the mixture for over medium flame until onions become soft
· Add garlic paste (prepared above) and fry further for 2- 3 minutes making sure that the mixture is frequently stirred
· Add meat and cook with the mixture until all sides of the meat are brown in color
· Add water to the mixture and allow the mixture to boil
· Cover and let it simmer until meat gets tender
· Add the puree, green chilies and coriander leaves
· Turn the flame to medium and cook for 3-4 minutes by stirring it continuously
· Remove the pan from the flame.
