Charcoal-smoked Indian leg of lamb (raan masala)

• 总时间: 1 hour 30 minutes

配料

1/2 leg of lamb, bone in (approx. 900g)

80ml of vegetable oil

1 onion, diced

2 cardamom pods

2 bay leaves

1 1/2 tsp red chilli powder

1 tsp garam masala

salt

2 pieces of charcoal

2 tsp ghee, melted

1 tsp salt

1 tbsp of lime juice

1 tbsp of ginger and garlic paste

1/2 tsp turmeric

2 tbsp of yoghurt

1 tbsp of raw ground papaya

80g of onion, sliced

8 saffron strands

12 cashew nuts

60g of yoghurt

3 large potatoes, cut into matchsticks

75g of peas, cooked

1 handful of mint leaves, chopped

1 handful of coriander leaves, chopped

1 handful of cashew nuts, optional

2 eggs, hardboiled and sliced

步骤

Mix the ingredients for the masala marinade together in a large bowl. Using the tip of a knife, make small gashes all over the lamb leg then rub the marinade into the lamb. Leave the leg to sit in the marinade in the fridge for at least 6 hours, preferably overnight

Heat the vegetable oil in a large pan and sauté the onion on a low heat with the cardamom and bay leaves. Once soft but not coloured, stir in the chilli powder and garam masala

Add the lamb leg and turn the heat up. Rotate the leg until it has coloured on all sides

Add 250ml of water to the pan and cover with a lid. Leave to simmer on a low heat for 1 hour, turning the leg half way through and adding more water if necessary

Preheat a deep-fryer or deep pan of oil to 180°C and fry the onions for the masala paste in batches until crisp before draining on kitchen paper. Keep the oil for frying the potatoes later

Make the masala paste by grinding the cashews, saffron and 40g of the fried onions in a pestle and mortar. Stir in the yoghurt and 120ml of water

Stir this paste into the pan with the lamb to make a thicker sauce. Cook for 5 minutes to heat through, then cover with a lid and turn off the heat

Heat the charcoal over a direct flame until red hot. Place a double layered piece of foil, just bigger than the charcoal, into the pan with the lamb. Using metal tongs, transfer the red hot charcoal to sit on the foil then pour the 2 tsp of ghee over the charcoal to get it smoking. Immediately cover with a lid and leave to smoke for about 10 minutes

Reheat the oil used to fry the onions to 180°C and fry the potato matchsticks until golden. Work in batches, draining on kitchen paper and leaving the finished fries in a warm place

Carefully remove the foil and charcoal from the pan and stir in the peas. Transfer the leg to a serving dish, pouring all of the sauce over the top, and garnish with the herbs

Serve with the matchstick fries, slices of egg, the remaining crispy onions and some cashews, if desired