Spicy Melt In Your Mouth Lamb Shanks I बकरे की शेंक I Lamb Shanks Curry I India On A Plate

The Ultimate Spicy Melt In Your Mouth Lamb Shanks Recipe for you! Slow cooked in a Dutch Oven for 3 hours in a spicy, tangy delicious gravy. See full recipe below.

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Spicy Melt In Your Mouth Lamb Shanks-Lamb Shank Curry Recipe:
Ingredients:
2 large Lamb Shanks - About 2 lbs/1kg'
4 tbsp cooking oil
2 star anise
2 small cinnamon sticks
5 cloves
7 whole black peppers
5 green cardamoms
4 red or yellow onions - chopped
4 medium tomatoes - diced
2 tbsp garlic paste
2 tbsp green chilies-ginger paste
2 tbsp ground cumin-coriander powder
1/2 tsp turmeric powder
1 tbsp red chili powder - for heat
1 tbsp Kashmiri chili powder - for color & flavor
1/2 tsp Garam Masala
4 tbsp plain yogurt - whisked
4 cups water
1 tsp salt + more to taste

Cooking Instructions:
Add cooking oil to hot Dutch Oven or large sauce pan
Next add star anise, cinnamon, green cardamom, whole black pepper
Let these spices infuse the oil for 15 seconds then add lamb shanks
Sear lamb shanks on high heat until brown on both sides - 2 minutes per side. Remove seared lamb shanks from Dutch oven/saucepan, set aside
Reduce heat to medium then add chopped onions
Saute them for 3 minutes or until translucent
Add garlic and green chilies-ginger pastes. Mix well
Next add tomatoes letting them cook down for 3 minutes
Toss in cumin-coriander powder, turmeric, red chili powder,
Kashmiri Chili powder & salt. Mix well, reduce heat to low
Now add whisked yogurt stirring it quickly so it does not curdle
Simmer for 2 minutes then add Garam Masala & 4 cups of water
Stir well, cover with lid and simmer lamb shanks for 3 hours
Turn lamb shanks every hour so that both sides cook evenly
After 3 hours gravy will thicken with all the rich juices from the shanks
give it a wonderful flavor and aroma!
By now your lamb shanks will be super tender and melt in your mouth
Remove cooked lamb shanks and set aside
Pour in the gravy form the Dutch Oven/sauce pan into a sieve/strainer
This will get rid of all the whole spices & mushed up onion/tomatoes
Now you will have silky smooth gravy/sauce!
With a ladle pour in the delicious sauce in a serving dish, place 1 lamb shank on top of it in the middle. Finally, pour more sauce over lamb shank
Walla! Your Spicy-Melt In Your Mouth-Lamb Shanks are ready. Enjoy!
Place 1 cooked spicy lamb shank in middle of serving dish