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Sali Boti Sweet-Sour Lamb with Straw Potatoes

Name: Sali Boti Sweet-Sour Lamb with Straw Potatoes
Total time: 1 h 49 min
Yield: Serves 6
Cuisine: Indian
Ingredients: ¼ cup fresh mint leaves, firmly packed, coarsely chopped; 2 tbsp ginger paste (or finely grated fresh ginger); 2 tbsp garlic paste (or finely grated garlic); 1½ tsp coarse kosher or sea salt; ½ tsp ground turmeric; ½ tsp cayenne; 565 g boneless leg of lamb, fat trimmed, cut into 2.5 cm cubes; 60 ml canola oil; 640 g red onions, finely chopped (about 4 cups); 1 tbsp jaggery or dark brown sugar, crumbled; 2 tbsp malt or cider vinegar; ¼ cup fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, finely chopped; 2 cups matchstick-thin fried potatoes (sali), homemade or store-bought potato sticks

Parsi sali boti: mint and ginger-garlic marinated lamb braised on a bed of deeply caramelised onion, sharpened with jaggery and malt vinegar and heaped with crisp matchstick potatoes.

YieldServes 6
Hands-on45 min
Total1 h 49 min
Difficulty

Ingredients

marinade

¼ cupfresh mint leaves, firmly packed, coarsely chopped
2 tbspginger paste (or finely grated fresh ginger)
2 tbspgarlic paste (or finely grated garlic)
1½ tspcoarse kosher or sea salt
½ tspground turmeric
½ tspcayenne

565 gboneless leg of lamb, fat trimmed, cut into 2.5 cm cubes
60 mlcanola oil
640 gred onions, finely chopped (about 4 cups)
1 tbspjaggery or dark brown sugar, crumbled
2 tbspmalt or cider vinegar
¼ cupfresh cilantro leaves and tender stems, finely chopped
2 cupsmatchstick-thin fried potatoes (sali), homemade or store-bought potato sticks

Contains

Pome fruits (any)
Apple
Nightshades (any)
Potato (white)
Chili peppers
Onion family (any)
Onion
Garlic
Cabbage family (any)
Ginger
Turmeric
Cilantro / coriander
Mint
All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
Lamb and mutton
Histamine (aged and fermented foods)
Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

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

Texture

Tender-braised
Crunchy

Equipment

Stovetop
Wok

Season

Any season

Occasion

Entertaining

Effort

20–45 min active
1–3 hours total
Difficulty 2

Nutrition

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

Budget

Budget: moderate

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Method

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Ingredients

marinade

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