Lamb Pasanda Recipe - Creamy Mild Curry Badam Badami

Now before we start getting emails n comments, lets get a few things straight. There are many many ways to make this dish. so take a deep breath and let it go, if this is not how you make it. The bottom line is it is creamy fairly mild and taste great. Some add the lamb to yoghurt and spices and let it sit for while before cooking, some add sugar and just coconut milk and on and on. This version uses both yoghurt or curd and coconut milk, it also uses flaked and ground almond. Again some make a almond garam masala type of powder and add it. Either way relax and lets just enjoy it, we have and will have other version of the same dish cooked in different way.  Pasanda (Urdu: ‫پسندہ‬‎) is a popular North Indian and Pakistani meat dish, derived from a meal served in the Court of the Moghul Emperors. The word is a variation on the Urdu word "pasande" meaning "favourite", which refers to the prime cut of meat traditionally used within. Pasanda was originally made with leg of lamb, flattened into strips, marinated, and fried in a dish with multiple seasonings. In the present day, pasanda is also made using chicken and king prawns; in each case, the process and ingredients remain generally the same. After the meat is cut and flattened, it is placed in a marinade consisting of yogurt, chili powder, and numerous spices and seasonings, which commonly include cumin, peppercorn, cardamom, and garlic. After a few hours of marination, the meat is placed in a saucepan with the other ingredients that make up the "pasanda" itself—onions, coriander, chillies, and sometimes cinnamon and/or black pepper—then fried for 30 minutes to an hour. The dish may be garnished with tomatoes or almonds (in which case it is known as badaam pasanda). It is often served with white rice or naan bread on the side. Although pasanda is usually served as a meat dish, it may also be prepared in kebab form. Reflecting the dish's flavour and its connection with the almond, pasanda also refers to a mild curry sauce made with cream, coconut milk, and almonds. As part of the HOW TO COOK GREAT NETWORK -
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