Best Lamb Shank Korma Recipes

LAMB KORMA

Steps:

• Heat the ghee in a large ovenproof casserole.
• Cover the lamb with turmeric and brown on all sides in the casserole.
• Pour in the curry base sauce, stir and cover with a lid.
• Simmer on low heat until the meat is cooked and tender. In this case, it took about 90 minutes. Set aside.
• Heat the oil in a large frying pan.
• Fry the cinnamon and cardamom until their aromas are released.
• Add the garlic and ginger and gently fry everything for 2 minutes.
• Pour the cooked lamb and its sauce into the pan and stir.
• Add the sugar, almonds and coconut to the curry.
• Stir and let the curry simmer slowly for 10 minutes.
• Pour in the cream and garam masala. Stir well and let it simmer for another 5 minutes.
• Garnish with cilantro and serve with rice, naan and your favourite Indian side dishes.

LAMB KORMA | MUTTON KORMA

Steps:

• Wash the mutton well and drain the water. Put it in a a bowl for marination.
• Next transfer all the spices - coriander powder, red chili powder, turmeric & garam masala. (or whole spices - cinnamon, cardamoms, black cardamoms, pepper and cloves)
• Add ginger garlic paste, green chilli, salt and yogurt.
• Mix all of these and cover it. Keep this for marination for at least 2 hours to overnight in the fridge.
• The marinade works as a tenderizer. So longer the lamb meat is allowed to rest the more tender it turns.
• Heat ghee or oil in a wide heavy bottom pan or pot.
• Separate the layers of onions and slide them to the hot oil or ghee.
• Fry them until deep golden stirring often. The onions must be uniformly browned without burning. This may take about 8 to 10 mins.
• Cool these completely and pulse them coarsely in a blender. Do not over blend as they begin to release lot of oil. If your grinder is unable to grind, you may add 2 tbsps of water or yogurt to help grind. Set this aside.
• To the same pan, add the lamb marinade and mix it. Begin to saute on a medium heat for about 10 mins.
• Yogurt and lamb lets out lot of moisture. Cover and let the mutton cook in this for 30 mins.
• After 30 minutes of cooking the mutton, add the crushed fried brown onions.
• Pour 2 cups hot water and mix well. Cook covered until mutton turns slightly tender stirring occasionally. This may take about 1 hour or more.
• Add mace and nutmeg at this stage (optional). Continue to cook until the mutton falls off the bone easily. Optional - Add kewra water at this stage. Mix and turn off.
• Allow lamb korma to rest at least for a hour to absorb the flavors. Serve with naan, roti, paratha, rice, biryani or pulao.

LAMB KORMA

Steps:

• Place lamb in a bowl and drizzle 2 teaspoons olive oil over lamb; stir until coated.
• Heat remaining 2 teaspoons olive oil in a saucepan over low heat; cook and stir onion until softened, 10 to 15 minutes. Remove saucepan from heat and add potato to onion.
• Heat a large skillet over medium heat; cook and stir lamb, working in small batches, until browned, about 5 minutes per batch. Transfer browned lamb to onion mixture.
• Stir curry into lamb-onion mixture and cook over medium heat for 1 minute. Add water to lamb-onion mixture and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low, cover saucepan, and simmer until lamb is cooked through and potatoes are tender, about 45 minutes.
• Mix coconut milk and chickpeas into lamb-onion mixture and simmer until heated through, about 5 minutes.

LAMB KORMA

Steps:

• Marinate lamb in mixture of ground spices and sour cream for 30 minutes. In a Dutch oven or flameproof casserole over medium-high heat, fry onion in mixture of oil and butter until edges are nicely browned. Add cinnamon, cloves, cardamom, garlic and ginger and continue frying for 1 or 2 minutes until onion turns medium brown. Add marinated lamb to onion mixture and stir over medium to medium-high heat until sour cream disappears and lamb is no longer pink on the outside, about 2 minutes. Stir in crushed fennel seeds, coconut milk, salt, and 3/4 cup water; bring to a boil. Turn heat down and simmer, covered, for 30 minutes. Uncover and simmer for another 20 to 25 minutes to thicken sauce, adding more water if sauce is too thick. At this point the meat and sauce should have darkened somewhat. Stir in lemon juice and remove from heat. Taste and add salt if needed.

LAMB SHANK KORMA

Steps:

• Soak saffron in water for a minimum of 15 minutes. Set aside until needed.
• Heat half the oil in a saucepan and fry the onions until medium brown.Add the cashew nuts and continue to fry until the onions are a deep brown.
• Use a spoon to squeeze the oil from the onions and transfer them with the nuts to a blender and puree.
• In the remaining oil sauté the green chilies, bay leaves, ginger, garlic, lamb, coriander, half the garam masala and 1 tsp of salt for 10 minutes, stirring constantly. Reduce the heat and add the chili powder and the yogurt; stir and simmer until the yogurt is absorbed.
• Add the onion and nut puree and mix well. Add the remaining garam masala and the cardamom powder; sauté for a couple of minutes. Add 800ml of water and cook over low heat until the meat is tender. Before serving stir in the lime juice and the saffron in the water.
• Serve with steamed rice. Yum -- .

LAMB KORMA

Steps:

• Put the onion, ginger, garlic, coriander seeds, cumin, cardamom, salt and chili flakes into a food processor and process until a smooth paste forms (or use a mortar and pestle).
• Add the spice mix to the lamb and stir well to coat. Set aside for 1 hour.
• Heat ghee in a large pan or wok. Add the extra onions and cook, stirring over moderate heat until the onions soften.
• Add the lamb and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, stirring constantly,until the lamb cubes are browned all over.
• Add the tomato paste and 2 tablespoons of the yoghurt and stir until combined.
• Simmer uncovered until the liquid is absorbed.
• Add the remaining yoghurt, 2 tablespoons at a time, stirring between each addition until the liquid is absorbed.
• Cover the pan and simmer over a low heat for 30 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• Serve with rice, raitas and relishes.