This Pakistani lamb chop recipe has a delicious sweet and savory gravy made with caramelized onions. It goes great with some naan or rice.
Prep
29 min
Cook
46 min
Servings
Difficulty
Hard
Ingredients
0.25 cups oil
2 pounds lamb chops
3 podss green cardamom
2 bays leaves
1 cinnamon stick
1 teaspoon cumin seeds
1 pod black cardamom
6 large onions
, thinly sliced
6 cloves garlic
, minced
1 tablespoon minced fresh ginger
2 teaspoons red chili powder
0.5 teaspoons ground turmeric
salt to taste
3 greens chile peppers
, halved and seeded
2 tomatoes
, chopped
0.25 cups water
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
, or to taste
Instructions
1
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Brown lamb chops on all sides, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate; set aside.
2
Stir in green cardamom pods, bay leaves, cinnamon stick, cumin seeds, and black cardamom pod until fragrant, about 1 minute. Add onions, garlic, and ginger; cook until onions are golden brown, about 10 minutes. Stir in chili powder, turmeric, and salt; cook for 1 minute.
3
Add lamb chops, chile peppers, tomatoes, and water; simmer over low heat until lamb is tender, all water has evaporated, and onions have disintegrated into a thick gravy, about 40 minutes. Garnish servings with cilantro.
Nutrition per serving
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