Ingredients:

Leg of lamb 1 kg
safoetida (heeng) 1 gm/a pinch
Cloves 5
Cooking oil 60 ml/4 tbs
Cumin (zeera) seeds 2.5 gm/1 tsp
Garlic, shredded 10 gm/ 2 tsp
Ginger, shredded 5 gm/1 tsp
Jaggery 25 gm
Lemon juice 30 ml/2 tbs
Mustard oil (sarson ka tel) 20 ml/4 tsp
Mustard (sarson) seeds 2.5 gm/ ½ tsp
Nigella (kalonji) 2.5 gm/ ½ tsp
Red chillies powder 5 gm/1 tsp
Red chillies, whole 6
Salt to taste
Turmeric (haldi) powder 2.5 gm/ ½ tsp
Yogurt 240 gm/1 cup

Method:

Clean and cut lamb into 1 inch pieces. Put to boil with 1.5 litres/5 cups of water, turmeric and salt. Reduce heat and simmer till lamb is tender. Remove pieces and reserve stock. Smoke mustard oil in a pan, reduce flame and add the other cooking oil.
Add whole red chillies and sauté till chillies turn black, then discard the chillies.
Crackle mustard seeds, cloves and asafoetida in the oil. Add the lamb pieces, red chillies powder, cumin seeds, nigella, jaggery, ginger and garlic and stir. Cook till the meat pieces turn brown. Stir in stock and lemon juice and simmer for 2 minutes. Reduce flame and stir in the yogurt stirring vigorously. Cook till the fat surfaces.
Time: Preparation: 30 minutes, Cooking: 1 hour
To Serve: Serve with naan or paratha. Garnish with deep fried onion rings, if desired.

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