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Lamb & Eggplant curry

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Written by Haneeda   
A flavorful dish that combines both meat and vegetable-not quite your typical curry. Serve with boiled rice. Ingredients:

1/2 cup oil
2 onions thinly sliced
1 inch fresh ginger thinly sliced
1 garlic clove crushed
2 fresh red chilies-seeded and finely sliced
1 tsp turmeric
1 1/2 pounds lamb/mutton,cut in small pieces-abt 1 inch
14 ounce can coconut milk
1 1/4 cups water
eggplants thinly sliced (round) and patted dry
1 tsp tamarind pulp soaked in water
salt
freshly ground black pepper
deep fried onion slices for garnish
Boiled rice to serve

Preparation:
  • Heat oil, fry onion,ginger and garlic until they give off a rich aroma.
  • Add chilies,turmeric.
  • Push to one side then turn up the heat & add lamb & cook till it changes color.
  • Add the coconut milk,water,salt & pepper to taste.
  • Cover & let simmer for 1 1/2 hrs till the meat is tender.
  • Towards the end of the cooking time, fry eggplant slices till brown on both sides.
  • Add browned eggplant slices to the lamb curry and cook for about 15 mins.
  • Stir gently from time to time.
  • Strain the tamarind and add the tamarind juice to the curry.
  • Taste and adjust the seasoning.
  • Garnish with fried onions & sliced chili and serve with boiled rice.


Tips:
If you are pressed for time ,cook the meat with salt until 3/4th done in a pressure cooker and add it in.You will save lots of time and still have well cooked meat rich in flavor.

Ease of preparation: Medium

No. of servings: 6


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