Yakhni (Mutton Prepared in Curd)

[bigskygal]

I received the asafetida/hing today.  It kind of tastes like a mix of garlic and onion.  Had to sample it.  Ami, what else do you use this for?

The mustard oil won't arrive until Friday, so this weekend will be the big test!! 

Like Kelly, I am going to make a half recipe the first time. I'm thinking to serve it on cauliflower rice.

[ami]

hello from India,hing is used in cooking of all types of lentils............we also use in in making pickles ..when  we were kids and our tummy use to hurt with gas, my granny use to fill a cup of water ,put a pinch of hing and make us drink..........u can imagine the outcome 

[bigskygal]

I have avoided lentils ever since dx. I used to eat them quite often.   Do they work for you and your better half?

[ami]

no i eat once in maybe  10 to 12 day , but lentil is made  for other house members........yes its very starchy .

[bigskygal]

Received the black cardamom today found it on MySpiceSage.com and decided to try it.  Boy is that knarly looking stuff!!  So I crush it, do I just use the inner seeds or the whole thing?

I have regular cardamom both ground and whole and when I crush the whole I usually remove the husk.

[ami]

hi there again , good morning............yes the black big cardamom just crack open and use the whole thing ,as its flavour brings magical taste to the gravy, whiles  eating it just remove it.i love the taste and i chew it with my food,and at the same time shyam will remove it and put it aside in the plate.

[bigskygal]

It is in my crock pot right now.  Dinner for tomorrow and maybe Monday too!  It smells wonderful!

I experimented with the mustard oil and hing this morning.  Little bit of oil, little bit of hing, heated up and scrambled a duck egg in it.  It was pretty good.  You are right the oil is sharp, but you would expect that since it is mustard. Maybe will try a bit on salad?

[skb]

Let us know how it turns out. It will be 

[bigskygal]

OMG!!  This is really YUM!!!  I cooked it in the crockpot about 6 hrs till the meat fell off the bones.  (I had to use lamb sirloin chops as that was what I had in the freezer.) Put it into a pot in the fridge to finish tomorrow, but I tasted the meat and liquid and even w/out the cloves, cumin, and yogurt it is really good!!  Really good!!  I don't know how it compares to the real deal, but I really, really like it!!

[ami]

great , great i am so happy that you tried this recipe .............. 

[bigskygal]

This was sooo good!!  I used minced cauliflower for the rice and had a low carb garlic biscuit with it.  I have 3 servings for the freezer!

I have some new ingredients to experiment with too!

I found a recipe for low carb naan bread from the Diet Dr that I will try the next time.  http://www.dietdoctor.com/recipes/low-carb-naan-bread-with-melted-garlic-butter  I'll post this as a recipe too.