goat curry.

tender, sweet goat meat slow cooked in a spicy, aromatic curry.

Execution:

  1. marinade.

  • Marinate the goat for 8-24 hours.

2. cook.

  • Heat a pot with ghee over medium heat. Once shimmering, add cardamom, cinnamon, star anise, and cloves. Fry the spices until fragrant.

  • Add onions and caramelize, stirring often, this may take 30-45 minutes, add water occasionally to prevent anything sticking from burning.

  • Add ginger, garlic and bird’s eye chillies, cook until fragrant.

  • Add the turmeric, chili, cumin and coriander power, cook for 30 seconds, add a splash of water to prevent burning.

  • Add tomato paste and cook until the colour deepens and starts to fry.

  • Add half a cup of water, reduce until the fat separates from the liquid.

  • Add goat meat, increase heat to high, stir constantly until most of the water from the pot has evaporated.

  • Add another half cup of water, reduce the heat to low, cover with a lid and simmer for 1 hour.

  • Add potatoes during the last 10-15 minutes of cooking.

  • Remove from the heat, add coriander, fenugreek and 1 tsp garam masala.

  • Season to taste with salt and lemon juice.

  • This will taste better the following days.

Ingredients:

marinade:

  • 2lbs goat shoulder, bone in, cut into chunks.

  • 1 1/2 tsp turmeric.

  • 1 tsp red chili powder.

  • 1 tsp garam masala

  • 1 tsp ground cumin.

  • 1 tsp ground coriander.

  • 4 cloves garlic, grated.

  • 3” ginger, peeled & grated.

  • 1 tbsp oil.

  • 1 lemon, juiced.

curry:

  • 3 medium red onions, medium diced.

  • 1 tbsp tomato paste.

  • 2 clove garlic, minced.

  • 1” ginger, peeled & minced.

  • 2 tsp chilli powder.

  • 1 tsp turmeric powder.

  • 1/2 tbsp + 1 tsp garam masala.

  • 1/2 tbsp coriander powder.

  • 1/2 tbsp cumin powder.

  • 1-2 bird’s eye chillis, chopped.

  • 2” cinnamon stick.

  • 2 star anise.

  • 2 black cardamom.

  • 3 green cardamom.

  • 4 cloves.

  • 1/4 cup ghee.

  • 1 tbsp dried fenugreek leaves.

  • optional: 2-3 waxy potatoes, peeled 2” cubes.

  • 1 bunch cilantro leaves, chopped.

Equipment:

  • large pot.

  • large bowl/container.

suggested:

naan.