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Kundan Khaliya (Kid Goat Curry Wrapped in Gold)

Kundan Khaliya (Kid Goat Curry Wrapped in Gold) comes together with Usli Ghee, Raw Cashews, Charoli Nuts Also Known As Chironji, Red Onions, and Green Cardamom Pods. Serves 6. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cup
• 3/4 cup
• 3/4 cup
• 1 1/2
• 15
• 115
• 4
• 2
• 6
• 1 pc
• 1
• 4 tbsp
• 1 tbsp
• 1/2 tsp
• 1 cup
• 2 tsp
• 1 tbsp
• 1/4 cup
• 1/4 cup
• 8

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Add onions to pot and cook for 8-10 minutes.

2. 2

   Add cardamom, cloves, bay leaves, and cinnamon and cook for 2 minutes.

3. 3

   Transfer the onion-spice mixture to another bowl.

4. 4

   Increase heat to medium-high.

5. 5

   Fry meat in 3 batches until golden brown all over 5-8 minutes per batch.

6. 6

   Return the meat and onion spice mixture to the pot, reduce heat to medium-low and cook uncovered for 30 minutes.

7. 7

   Meanwhile, put garlic and ginger into a blender, with motor running drizzle in 1/3 cup of cold water through the hole in blender top,blending until a loose paste forms, transfer to a bowl.

8. 8

   Puree tomatoes in blender, transfer to another bowl.

9. 9

   Add the fried nuts to the blender and, with motor running drizzle in 1 cup cold water through the hole in the blender lid, blending until a loose paste forms, transfer to another bowl.

10. 10

    Stir garlic paste, coriander, turmeric, chile powder, 1 teaspoon salt into pot, simmer, stirring occasionally, until meat is tender. 2 hours.

11. 11

    Mix saffron and screw pine water together and set aside.

12. 12

    Stir nut paste into pot, cover, and cook for 10 minutes.

13. 13

    Stir in saffron mixture and creams and cook until heated.

14. 14

    Ladle sauce into a sieve set over bowl.

15. 15

    Discard onions and spices, return strained sauce and any pieces of meat to pot of meat.

16. 16

    Adjust seasonings to taste.

17. 17

    Sauce should be as thick as heavy cream, loosen with hot water if needed. Stir in as many as 7 gold leaves, if using.

18. 18

    Transfer curry to a serving dish. Wrap a few pieces of bone-in meat in remaining gold leaves, if using.

19. 19

    I served this with Kalijera steamed rice.

20. 20

    Kundan means gold. Kaliya is a category of rich meat curries.