Sindhi Seyal Gosht
Serves 4
- 900gms lamb leg on the bone cut to 3 cm pieces
- 200mls greek yoghurt (or thick yoghurt)
- 2 small green chillies (add 1-2 more if you’d like it spicy)
- Handful coriander leaves and stems
- 350gms white onion roughly chopped
- 200gms tomatoes roughly chopped
- 3 tbsp vegetable oil
- 3 whole black cardamom
- 1½" cinnamon stick broken in half
- 6 cloves
- 1" ginger finely chopped
- 8 garlic cloves finely chopped
- 2 heaped tsp coriander powder
- 1 tsp cumin powder
- Pinch of turmeric powder
- ½ tsp mild chilli powder
- Salt to taste
- ½ tsp freshly ground green cardamom powder
- 1 tsp caraway seeds coarsely ground
- Fresh coriander for garnish
- 2 green chillies slit lengthwise (optional)
- Add the lamb to a large mixing bowl and add most of the yoghurt to it. Add the remaining yoghurt (around 2 tbsps) along with the chillies and coriander in a blender and blend to a fine paste. Pour this mix over the lamb and mix well. Set aside to marinate for a few hours or preferably overnight.
- Separately add the onions to a blender and blend to a smooth paste with a splash of water. Set aside in a bowl and in the same blender; add the tomatoes and blend to a smooth puree.
- In a large heavy bottom non-stick sauce pan heat the oil on a medium flame. Add the black cardamom, cinnamon and cloves letting them sizzle for 2-3 seconds. Now add the onion paste and fry well for 12-15 minutes. Make sure to stir a few times while it’s frying to ensure it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan. The onion paste will begin to loose all its moisture at this point.
- Now add the chopped ginger and garlic and fry for 2 minutes. Add the coriander, cumin, turmeric and chilli powder and fry for a minute. Stir well to scrape off the pan it its sticks to the bottom. At this stage add the pureed tomato and fry for 5 minutes. Stir well and add the marinated lamb along with any leftover marinade. Stir and cook on a medium to high heat sealing the lamb pieces for 7-8 minutes. Season to taste
- With the heat on a low setting now stir well mixing all the spices along with the lamb and with the lid on cook the seyal gosht for 45 minutes. Make sure to stir a few times through the cooking just so it doesn’t stick to the bottom of the pan. Now add the cardamom powder and coarsely ground caraway seeds. Continue cooking on a low heat with the lid on for a further 10 minutes. Garnish with fresh coriander and green chillies. Serve with chapattis or pulao and some salad.