Indian Lamb Masala Curry

Name: Indian Lamb Masala Curry
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 70 min
Total time: 85 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Deccani (Hyderabadi)
Ingredients: 2 lb lamb shoulder; 2 red onions; 1 tomatoes; 6 garlic cloves; 4 tsp fresh ginger; 1 cinnamon stick; 1 tsp cumin seed; 12 green cardamoms; 0.5 tsp turmeric powder; 1 tsp garam masala; 0.125 tsp ground nutmeg; 3 bay leaves; 0.25 cup chopped cilantro; 4 clove broken into pieces; 1 tsp indian curry powder; 0.5 tsp salt; 4 serrano chilies; 1 cup plain yogurt; 3 tbsp vegetable oil; 2 tsp coriander powder

A Hyderabadi curry of lamb, tomatoes and broken, seasoned with garam masala and curry powder and simmered on the stove.

1 hr 25 min · Serves 4 · Medium

Method

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Time: Prep 15 min · Cook 70 min · 85 min total
Difficulty: medium

1
If you have time you can marinade Lamb with Mixture of yogurt,garlic,ginger,salt,Kashmiri Red chilli powder(or Cayenne) night before or 2-4 hours for more tenderness.(But not necessary).
240 min
2
In A Large Pot pour vegetable oil,turn stove on to medium high,add chopped onions,cumin seeds,garlic,ginger,bay leaves,cinnamon sticks, cloves.Saute onions until golden translucent about 6-8 minutes.
8 min
3
Add Lamb pieces(Meat only,reserving the excess yogurt mixture to be added later) mix so onion mixture is blended together.Cover reduce heat to medium and let meat blend with onion mixture for about 8 minutes.Uncover give a stir,you will see meat has given out some liquid to mixture.Add 2 tablespoon water to avoid sticking at bottom,if necessary, then add garam Masala,Curry powder,Serrano chopped chillies(Can use 1 1/2 Teaspoon Cayenne Pepper)salt,nutmeg,turmeric powder,coriander powder,reserved yogurt mixture and mix it well so Lamb pieces are blended with spices and mixture,cover cook for 8-10 minutes,uncover and mix it well,cover cook for 10-12 minutes.
4
Add chopped tomatoes,cover cook 10 minutes.Add 1-2 cups of water( depending how much gravy you want in the curry,when finished cooking,it will be reduced to about 1/3 of the water added will be finished curry gravy.)give it a stir taste gravy, add salt or Cayenne if needed,cover it 3/4 way bring heat to little over medium cook for 40-45 minutes.
5
Give it a stir add cilantro,bring heat to medium low, cook another 5 minutes covered.You can add boiled eggs cut into halves,length wise,5 minutes before serving covered in gravy(OPTIONAL).