Turnips with Lamb

This is a combination of two of the staples of the Kashmiri diet, Lamb and Turnips.

Turnips and Lamb

An excellent main dish
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Indian

Equipment

  • Pressure Cooker

Ingredients
  

  • ½ kg Lamb (Shoulder cut in small bits)
  • ½ kg Turnips (cut into big pieces)
  • 2 tbsp Mustard Oil
  • Pinch Hing
  • 2 Cloves
  • 1 small stick Cinnamon
  • 3 tsp Fennel Seed Powder
  • ¼ tsp Ginger Powder
  • ½ tsp Turmeric
  • ½ – 1 Green Chili
  • ½ tsp Ver (Kashmiri Spice Cake)Peel

Instructions
 

  • Peel and cut the gauge into big pieces
  • In a larger pressure cooker add the mustard oil and smoke it
  • Fry the turnips until golden brown, remove and set them aside
  • Add hing, cloves and cinnamon to the oil in the cooker. Then add the lamb pieces
  • Fry till most of the water is dried up and then add turmeric powder, salt, green chili, ginger powder, and fennel seed powder
  • Add one cup of water and pressure cook for 7-8 minutes. Lower the heat once it whistles.
  • Open the cooker once all the steam is out and add the turnips
  • Pressure cook for another 3-4 minutes, lastly add the Kashmiri Ver and give it a couple of boils.
  • Enjoy