Kashmiri Raan

Description

 * Occasion: 	Any
 * Effort: 	Average

Ingredients

 * 1 tbsp poppy seeds
 * 4 cloves
 * 2 tbsps dessicated coconut
 * 3 pieces of mace
 * 2 onions chopped
 * 1/2 nutmeg
 * 2 tsp ginger / garlic paste
 * 2 tsp red chilly powder
 * 15 almonds blanched and chopped
 * 2 tsp salt
 * 2 sticks cinnamon
 * 1 tbsp aniseed
 * 6 green cardamoms
 * 1 kg. 500 gms leg of lamb
 * 3 black cardamoms
 * 1/2 cup oil
 * 1 cup yoghurt
 * 4 - 5 cups of water

Directions

 * 1) Place all the ingredients, from the poppy seeds to the aniseed, in a blender and blend to a smooth paste.
 * 2) Then prick the leg of lamb, with a fork, on all sides. Cover the lamb well with the paste.
 * 3) Heat the oil, put the leg inside and fry it on all sides.
 * 4) Now add the water and continue cooking till the leg of lamb is tender and the oil floats on top.
 * 5) It takes about 1 & 1/2 hour for the leg to get tender.