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Slow Cooked Bengali Lamb Chili

Slow Cooked Bengali Lamb Chili

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  • This recipe was entered in the contest for Your Best Chili
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    Creativecook's Notes: This recipe made with with dried whole peas (sold in Indian stores as yellow vatana, which are the unsplit version of the yellow split peas) is made with chunks of lamb or goat. It is a classic...

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Serves 8

  1. Heat the oil on medium heat and add the onions, ginger and garlic and saute for 5 to 7 minutes until the onions begin to turn golden

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  2. Add in the bay leaves, cinnamon, cumin, coriander and the lamb or goat and cook for 10 minutes, until the meat is browning and the oil is visible.

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  3. Add in the tomatoes, habanero, salt and red chili powder and mix well for 3-4 minutes until the tomatoes soften considerably.

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  4. Place the mixture with the dried yellow peas and the water in a slow cooker and cook on high for 3 hours, at this point the mixture should be thick and the peas soft but not mushy.

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  5. Cut the limes and squeeze in the juice.

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  6. Stir in the cilantro.

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  7. In a small pan, roast the fennel, cumin and the dried chilies until nice and toasty and grind to a powder.

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  8. Sprinkle over the chili and serve.

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2 Comments on Slow Cooked Bengali Lamb Chili

Self_11-312 Reply

Thanks, it is perfect for this weather.

Img_1958 Reply

This sounds delicious!

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