Lamb Saawala

By Jinnykimkitchen

Prepare time; 30 minutes

Cooking time; about 7 hours

Ingredients;

1kg lamb, trimmed of fat

5 tbsp ghee (seperate into 4 + 1 tbsp)

6 dried red chilies of fresh red chilli

6 cloves

2 one inch stick of cinnamon

10 green cardamom pods

1 cup spring (fresh) coriander chopped

2 tbsp coriander powder

3 tbsp cumin seeds

2 large brown onion, diced

2 tbsp fresh ginger finely chopped

2 tbsp fresh garlic finely chopped

2 tbsp fresh turmeric finely chopped

1 tbsp turmeric powder

2 cups diced tomatoes

2 tbsp cumin powder

2 tbsp fenugreek seeds

1 tbsp garam masala powder

1 cup greek yogurt for serve

salt and pepper for taste

Instructions;

  1. In the wok heat 4 table spoon ghee, brown lamb and transfer to slow cooker.
  2. In the same wok used to brown lamb, add red chilies, cinnamon, cardamom pods, cloves, and cumin seeds; sauté until fragrant aroma. And add brown onion and sauté until golden brown; add ginger, garlic and turmeric then continue to sauté until raw smell goes aways.
  3. Add tomatoes simmer till tomatoes soft, add spinach and spring coriander, mix together and turn off the heat lets cool down for 10 minutes.
  4. Heat 1 tbsp ghee add cumin, fenugreek and gram masala powder stir for two minutes turn off the heat.
  5. Transfer sauce and fried spices into blender and blend until smooth. (Caution: Might stain your blender!)
  6. Transfer sauce into slow cooker use low heat for 6 hours.
  7. Before serving transfer Lamb Saawala into pot and place on stove on low/medium heat to heat it up add yogurt and stir together. Serve with home made herbs bread, home made dinner buns and rice.

Lamb Saawala by Jinnykimkitchen

Green curry meat ball and spaghetti

My new menu today inspired by my feeling. I couldn’t decide what I want to make between Thai food and Italian for dinner so I have told my husband I will make Green curry meat ball with Spaghetti. I look at his face he confused. I finished work quite late I don’t want to make my dinner to complicated I bought ready Lamb and Beef meatball when I got home I grilled meat ball in the pan then put aside. Meanwhile I asked my sous chef to help boiling water for cook spaghetti. I got fresh Sweet basil from supermarket it so fresh and smell so nice I used sweet basil leaf 3 cup blended with 1 cup of water I got beautiful green colour. Then I heat sweet basil water in a sauce pan I used low heat add 2 table spoon of Green curry paste into the pot stir until curry melted, add 160 ml coconut milk then simmer for 5 minutes add meat ball into the pot and simmer another 10 minutes and spaghetti ready in the big pot I turn off the heat pour green curry meat ball on top spaghetti and mix it together add sweet basil leaf 1 cup and mix again then ready to serv. If you like parmesan cheese sprinkter on top 1 table spoon make it tasty.

Ingredients

500g Lamb and Beef meat ball

4 Cup sweet basil leaf

2 Table spoon green curry paste

160ml Coconut milk

1 Cup of water

500g Spaghetti

Green Curry meat ball with spaghetti