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Indian · Starter

Zaffran Chaamp with Almond-Saffron Cream

Rib lamb chops coated in a yogurt, almond, fennel and clove paste, grilled to medium-rare and sauced with garlic, toasted ground almonds and saffron-bloomed cream.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total1 h 5 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

chops

  • 60 gplain yogurt
  • 70 gslivered blanched almonds, half left whole, half ground
  • 1½ tspcoarse kosher or sea salt
  • 1 tspcumin seeds
  • 1 tspfennel seeds
  • ½ tspwhole cloves
  • ½ tspcayenne
  • 450 grack of lamb, cut into single-rib chops

sauce

  • 1 tbspghee or butter
  • 4 cloveslarge garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 120 mlhalf-and-half
  • ½ tspPunjabi garam masala
  • ¼ tspsaffron threads
  • to tastevegetable oil spray, for the grill

Contains

  • Dairy
  • Tree nuts
  • Almond
  • Soy
  • Mustard
  • Legumes (any)
  • Fenugreek
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Garlic
  • Cabbage family (any)
  • Fennel
  • Turmeric
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Bay leaf
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cinnamon
  • Clove
  • Nutmeg
  • Cardamom
  • Cumin
  • Saffron
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Lamb and mutton
  • Lecithin (any source)
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)
  • Lactose
  • FODMAPs (any)

Taste

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

Texture

  • Creamy

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

Budget

  • Budget: high

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