Meat Durbari - Recipe

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.

Now your delicious Meat Durbari is done. You can now serve it hot.