Best 5 Lamb Shahi Korma Recipes

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 SHAHI KORMA

Steps:

• Gently warm the cream only until it begins to steam. Remove from heat, stir in saffron threads, and set aside. In a heavy-duty blender or small food processor, blend the garlic, ginger, almonds, and 7 tablespoons of the water or broth into a paste. Set aside. Place the oil in a heavy, deep non-stick skillet and heat over medium-high. Brown the lamb in batches, placing in a single layer, taking care not to crowd the skillet. Remove lamb to a bowl as you brown it and keep warm. Into the same pan, add the cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon to the remaining oil. As soon as the cloves expand (a matter of seconds), add the onions and stir-fry until lightly browned. Reduce heat to medium and add the garlic-ginger paste, coriander, cumin, and cayenne pepper. Continue to stir-fry until browned, another 3 to 4 minutes. Return the lamb (including any accumulated juices) to the onions and spices in the skillet along with the salt, heavy cream, and remaining water or broth. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer lamb about 1 hour until tender, stirring frequently. Skim off any fat. Mix in the garam masala. Simmer an additional 3 minutes, remove cinnamon stick and any large spice pods. Serve with rice, if desired.

SHAHI KORMA

Steps:

• Put the garlic, ginger, almonds, and 6 tablespoons water in a blender and blend until you have a paste.
• Heat the oil in a wide, heavy, preferable non-stick pot or wok over a medium-high heat.
• When hot. put in just enough meat pieces so they lie, uncrowded in a single layer.
• Brown the meat pieces on all sides, then remove them with a slotted spoon and put them in a bowl.
• Brown all the meat this way.
• Put the cardamom, cloves, and cinnamon into the hot oil.
• Within seconds the cloves will expand.
• Now put in the onions.
• Stir and fry the onions until they turn a brownish color.
• Turn the heat down to medium.
• Put in the paste from the blender as well as the coriander, cumin, and cayenne.
• Stir and fry this mixture for 3-4 minutes or until it too has browned somewhat.
• Now put in the meat cubes as well as any liquid that might have accumulated in the meat bowl, the salt, the cream, and rest of the water or broth (a bit more for beef).
• Bring to a boil.
• Cover, turn heat to low and simmer lamb for 1 hour and beef for 2 hours.
• Stir frequently during this cooking period.
• Skim off any fat that floats to the top.
• Sprinkle in the garam masala and mix.