Lamb Bhutuwa (Nepali Lamb Stir-Fried in Himalayan Spices)

From: Cathy17

On May 24, 2004

I had some ground lamb in the freezer and asked what dh what he wanted me to do with it. He wanted something curry and Indian and this is what I found. This was very good and not very difficult to make. I cut down the number of fresh chilis from 5 to 2 (which I chopped with my hand chopper and included the seeds in the paste mix) and used one fresh chopped chili with the seeds heated in oil instead of the dried. This was MORE than spicy enough. I think it would have burnt our mouths out if I used all 10 chilis as called for in the recipe and we really do like spicy, but for us, 3 chilis was more than enough. I also didn't have any asafetida powder, so I omitted that and used chopped ginger in the jar instead of fresh. I also added about 1/2 cup of chicken broth to the simmering lamb, substituted chopped asparagus for the peas and added some leftover chopped red, green and yellow peppers in addition to the green onions. This had a great curry/Indian taste to it. I served it with rice and we shared a bottle of red wine.

From: UmmAzhar

On Jun 15, 2005

This is one HOT curry ,not for the faint hearted....Im giving this 4 because my husband loved it,even though it was a bit spicy for me(I burned my tongue),I will make it again ,but probably with a lot less chillies.The only changes made to the recipe was that i made it with lamb chops as i accidentally defrosted it..,and instead of the curry powder(i made some-so the taste could have had a insignificant shange),and added only 1 1/2 tbsp of oil as the chops can get really fatty...All in all it was a nice curry served with saffron rice,but will advise others to go easy on the chillies....