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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Asian >> Indian Subcontinent >> Indian

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Soak the lamb in warm water for 15 minutes to lighten the colour. | 2. Put the ginger, garlic and green chilli in a blender and puree. | 3. Whisk in the yogurt and the 1/4 tsp cumin powder. | 4. Marinate the lamb in this mixture for at least an hour and longer if possible. | 5. Meanwhile, blanch the spinach in boiling water for 10 seconds. | 6. Drain and puree. | 7. Heat the oil in a deep, heavy saucepan with the cinnamon, bay leaf, cardamom and cloves. | 8. When the oil is really hot and the cinnamon leaf starts to fry, add the onions. | 9. Fry for 15 minutes over a low to medium heat. | 10. Add the coriander powder and saute for 2 minutes. | 11. Stir constantly. | 12. Add the 1/2 tsp cumin powder and add a bit of water after 10 seconds. | 13. Allow the spices to cook. | 14. Add the meat and its marinade. | 15. Stir well and cook over a medium heat for 10 minutes, until the yogurt is absorbed. | 16. Saute the meat for 3 minutes, stirring continuously. | 17. Add the tomatoes and tomato paste and cook for a couple minutes. | 18. Add 1-1/4 cups hot water and 3/4 tsp of the salt. | 19. Turn the heat to low, cover and leave to simmer until the meat is nearly done. | 20. Add the spinach, adjust seasoning with salt, if needed. | 21. Mix well. | 22. Cook for 5 more minutes, uncovered. | 23. Sprinkle with a bit of nutmeg and place on a knob of butter just before serving, if you like. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
lamb	1 1/2		diced	1816.668	0.0	114.8515	146.8984
ginger	3/4			1.2	0.2666	0.0273	0.0112
garlic	2	cloves		8.94	1.9836	0.3816	0.03
green chili	1 -2			0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
yoghurt	1/2	cup		-	-	-	-
cumin powder	1/4	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
spinach leaf	7	ounces		57.5495	8.3546	7.2036	1.1311
oil	1/4	cup		448.95	0.0	0.1435	50.9835
cinnamon	1			-	-	-	-
bay leaf	1			-	-	-	-
black cardamom pod	1			-	-	-	-
clove	2	cloves		-	-	-	-
onion	8	ounces	chopped	90.7184	21.1827	2.4948	0.2268
coriander powder	1	teaspoon		5.364	0.9898	0.2227	0.3199
cumin powder	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
tomato	2		chopped	44.28	9.5694	2.1648	0.49200000000000005
tomato paste	1	tablespoon		13.12	3.0256	0.6912	0.0752
salt	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
nutmeg			ground	-	-	-	-
butter	1	tablespoon		85.5	3.9285	2.6715	7.2

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.