4 meaty recipes to make your Bakra Eid spread stand out
This mutton karhai and raan roast will be a hit at your Eid lunch
Bakra Eid and Barri Eid are the two loving nicknames of Eid-ul-Azha in the subcontinent and, having grown up in Pakistan, that is exactly how I referred to it until I moved to the west, where it is almost always referred to as Eid-ul-Azha. Still think Bakra Eid has a cuter ring to it.
Since this Eid is a celebration of eating red meat, here are a few recipes to share. One is a signature Kashmiri dish where small pieces of goat or lamb leg are braised in aromatic spices, while there are also two specialties from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
Cooking
qorma and
karhai from scratch adds richness of flavour; the DIY technique is simple and the following recipes don’t require too many ingredients.
Make a tender roast leg of mutton the centre-piece of your Eid feast and, for guests who prefer lightly spiced meat, try the
namkeen gosht. Happy eating and Eid Mubarak to all.
Roghan josh
Ingredients
- 1 kg goat meat (preferably leg meat, cut in small pieces)
- ½ cup oil
- 2 to 3 bay leaves
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 to 3 sabut lal mirch (dried red pepper)
- ½ teaspoon level heeng (asafoetida)
- Salt to taste
- 1 ½ to 2 cups yoghurt
- 1 ½ to 2 teaspoons Kashmiri or Deghi red chilli powder
- 1 to 1½ teaspoon level ginger powder
- 1 to 1 ½ teaspoon coriander powder
- 8 to 12 green cardamom
- ½ to 1 teaspoon Kashmiri garam masala
- 2 cups of water
Method
Heat oil and fry bay leaves, cinnamon sticks and sabut mirch for a minute. Add meat. Stir, and add salt and asafoetida. Stir until the water released by meat dries; add a little water stirring constantly.
Add yoghurt and red chilli powder, stirring constantly until meat is half done (20 to 25 minutes), add a little water as needed; add ginger powder and coriander powder.
Cook until meat is completely tender (adding a little water if required), sprinkle freshly ground Kashmiri garam masala and cardamom, stir and initiate sealed pot cooking for 10 minutes. Your deliciously aromatic roghan josh is ready.