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Lamb Chops with Curry Leaf-Coconut Sauce

East Indian-style rib chops from Mumbai: rubbed with ginger, garlic and turmeric, grilled to medium-rare and served under a sauce of caramelised onion, curry leaves, bottle masala and fresh coconut.

  • YieldAbout 12 chops; serves 4
  • Hands-on35 min
  • Total1 h 32 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

chops

  • 2 tbspginger paste (or finely grated fresh ginger)
  • 2 tbspgarlic paste (or finely grated garlic)
  • ½ tspground turmeric
  • ½ tspcayenne
  • 1½ tspcoarse kosher or sea salt, divided
  • 680 grack of lamb, trimmed and cut into about 12 chops

sauce

  • 2 tbspcanola oil
  • 1small red onion, coarsely chopped
  • 12 leavesfresh curry leaves
  • 2 tspEast Indian bottle masala
  • 80 gfresh coconut, shredded (or 40 g dried unsweetened coconut, reconstituted)
  • 1 tsptamarind paste or concentrate
  • to tastevegetable oil spray, for the grill
  • 2 tbspfresh mint leaves, finely chopped

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Sesame
  • Mustard
  • Legumes (any)
  • Fenugreek
  • Tamarind
  • Poppy seeds
  • Coconut
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Ginger
  • Turmeric
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Mint
  • Curry leaves
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • Cardamom
  • Cumin
  • Star anise
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Lamb and mutton
  • Lecithin (any source)
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sweet
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Smoke
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Equipment

  • Stovetop
  • Grill
  • Blender
  • Probe thermometer

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 3

Nutrition

  • Calories: moderate
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: low
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: high

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