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Restaurant style lamb saag recipe video

Lamb Saag - Restaurant Style | Video

Tender lamb cooked in lip-smacking spinach sauce
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Course: Lunch, Dinner
Cuisine: Indian
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour
Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Author :Nish Kitchen
Servings 4

Ingredients

  • 2 cups baby spinach or English spinach chopped
  • 2-3 green chilies chopped
  • A handful of coriander cilantro leaves
  • Water
  • 2 tablespoons oil
  • 1 kg lamb cut into 2.5 cm cubes (I used boneless lamb leg roast)
  • 1 tablespoon ghee
  • 1 cup chopped onions
  • 3 garlic cloves peeled and minced
  • 1- inch fresh ginger peeled and minced
  • ½ teaspoon ground turmeric turmeric powder
  • 1 tablespoon ground cumin cumin powder
  • 1 tablespoon ground coriander coriander powder
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • ½ teaspoon red chili powder
  • ¼ cup canned diced tomatoes or 1 large tomato chopped
  • 1 teaspoon garam masala
  • 1 teaspoon kasuri methi dried fenugreek leaves
  • Salt to taste
  • Chopped coriander cilantro leaves, to garnish

Instructions

  • Bring a large saucepan of water to boil. Add spinach leaves. Let it blanch for about a minute. Remove spinach from water and transfer to a bowl of cold water.
  • To make the spinach puree, place cooled spinach leaves, green chilies and coriander (cilantro) leaves in a food processor and grind to a smooth puree. Set aside.
  • Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large frying pan over high heat.
  • Add lamb. Cook, stirring, for 5 minutes or until all sides are browned. Season with salt.
  • Add 2 cups water. Cook, covered, for about 1 hour. Remove from pan. Set aside.
  • Reduce heat to medium-high and add 1 tablespoon oil and 1 tablespoon ghee to the pan.
  • Add onions. Saute, stirring occasionally, for about 2-3 minutes or until browned.
  • Add garlic and ginger. Saute, stirring, for 1 minute or until fragrant.
  • Add ground turmeric, ground cumin, ground coriander, paprika and red chili powder. Saute, stirring, for 30 seconds.
  • Add tomatoes. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 2 minutes or until the tomatoes are mushy.
  • Add fried lamb, spinach puree, garam masala and kasuri methi (dried fenugreek leaves). Season with salt.
  • Heat through. Garnish with more coriander (cilantro) leaves if you like.

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Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 899kcal | Carbohydrates: 15g | Protein: 65g | Fat: 64g | Saturated Fat: 25g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 34g | Cholesterol: 251mg | Sodium: 407mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 5g