Ingredients

  • 1 x Leg of lamb, slit along the length (1.5 kg)
  • 2 tsp Salt, (10 g)
  • 4 tsp Raw papaya paste, (20 g)
  • 4 tsp Ginger paste, (20 g)
  • 2 tsp Garlic paste, (10 g)
  • 1/4 c. Red wine, (or possibly malt vinegar) (60 ml)
  • 250 gm Chicken mince, (from the breast)
  • 50 gm Cheddar or possibly processed cheese, grated
  • 75 ml Cream
  • 12 x Pistachios, blanched and halved
  • 1 sm Red bell pepper, minced
  • 1 x Green chilli
  • 1/2 tsp Black pepper pwdr, (2 g) Salt to taste
  • 3 gm Mint leaves, minced
  • 1 sprg rosemary (optional), minced
  • 1 tsp Chilli pwdr, (5 g) Oil to baste the leg
  • 3 x Cardamom
  • 3 x Cloves
  • 1 x Black cardamom
  • 1 stk cinnamon
  • 1 x Star anise
  • 6 x Rose petals
  • 75 gm Ghee
  • 3 x Cardamom
  • 2 x Black cardamom
  • 1 x Clove
  • 2 1/2 x Cm cinnamon
  • 1 x Bay leaf
  • 3 tsp Ginger paste, (15 g)
  • 2 tsp Garlic paste, (10 g) Cashewnut paste
  • 1 lt Clear mutton stock
  • 1/2 tsp Chilli pwdr, (2 g)
  • 1/2 c. Curd, beaten (120 ml)
  • 3 x Onions, sliced, fried until crisp and crumbled (125 g)
  • 5 gm Mint leaves, minced
  • 3 gm Coriander leaves, minced Salt to taste
  • 1/4 tsp Patthar ka phool pwdr, (1 g)
  • 1 gm Rose petal pwdr A few strands saffron, dissolved in a little lukewarm water
  • 15 gm Cashewnuts
  • 15 gm Poppy seeds
  • 15 gm Chironji
  • 7 gm Coriander seeds

Method

  • FORCEFULLY rub, as in massage, the lamb leg, inside and out, with salt.
  • Repeat the process with raw papaya paste, ginger paste and garlic paste and finally with vinegar.
  • (Each of these ingredients should be rubbed separately and not as a mix.)
  • Reserve for one-and-a-half hrs.
  • Put the chicken mince in a food processor or possibly blender, add in cheese, pulse for a few seconds.
  • Add in cream in a steady stream and pulse with little bursts till a fine mousse is obtained.
  • Remove to a bowl, add in the remaining ingredients and mix well.
  • Prise open the pockets and stuff the filling into the leg.
  • Using the trussing needle and string, stitch the open ends.
  • Bind the stuffed leg with string to retain the shape whilst cooking.
  • Baste with butter and prick with a needle.
  • Forcefully rub, as in massage, the lamb leg with the red chillies, followed by oil.
  • Arrange the leg in a roasting tray, add in the remaining ingredients and sufficient water to cover the leg.
  • Braise in a pre-heated oven (275O F) for two hrs.
  • Remove and throw away the liqueur.
  • Rub again with oil and keep aside.
  • Roast each of the ingredients for the cashewnut paste separately on a medium warm tawa, and grind to a smooth paste adding about 1 1/4 c. water.
  • Heat ghee in a large flat pan.
  • Season with cardamom, black cardamom, cloves, cinnamon and bay leaf.
  • Stir over medium heat till the green cardamom changes colour.
  • Add in ginger paste and garlic paste, stir over
  • continued in part 2