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Lamb with Okra

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mediterranean

Ingredients

  • Mutton lamb – 1 kg
  • Okra – 10 cut in half
  • Vegetable Oil – 4-5 tbsp
  • Onions – 2 sliced finely
  • ginger paste – 1 tbsp
  • garlic paste – 1 tbsp
  • turmeric powder – ½ tsp
  • red chilli powder – 1 tsp
  • garam masala – ½ tsp
  • coriander powder – ½ tsp
  • curd – 1-2 tbsp
  • tamarind water – 2-3 tbsp
  • salt – to season
  • coriander leaves – chopped for garnish
  • sesame seeds – for garnish

Instructions

  • 1.Cook the mutton pieces with salt and keep aside.
  • 2.Heat oil in a pan and lightly fry the okra and keep aside.
  • 3.In the same pan, add a little more oil and sauté the sliced onions till golden brown. Add ginger and garlic paste along with turmeric powder, red chilli powder, salt and sauté again. Then add enough water.
  • 4.Add the cooked mutton pieces and then add tamarind water and curd. Add water if necessary and cook to bring it all together. Add okra at the end so that it does not become soggy and gloopy. Garnish with coriander leaves and sesame seeds.

Notes

If you prefer the meat to be slow-cooked, then add the washed mutton pieces after step 3. Slow cook till the meat is soft and tender and then proceed to step 4.