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Lamb cutlets spiced with fennel (shahi chaap amber)
Photo: Emiliano Vittoriosi

Lamb cutlets spiced with fennel (shahi chaap amber)

20 ingredients 30 min + 30 min Serves 4-6 openrecipes

This popular mutton chop recipe is made with lamb cutlets, first simmered in aromatic milk before being covered in a light spice batter and fried.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1151
Calories
54g
Protein
50g
Fat
121g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 14 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Lamb 100g cooked 294
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Fennel 1/2 bulb (87g) 27
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Cardamom 1 tsp ground (2g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Bay Leaf 1 leaf (0.6g) 2
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Seed not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 12 green cardamom
  • 12 cloves
  • 8cm/3¾in piece cinnamon
  • 2 tsp fennel seeds
  • 2 Indian bay leaves
  • 1½ tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1.5 litres/2½ pints full-fat milk
  • 1kg/2lb 4oz lamb cutlets (from a rack of lamb
  • 75ml/2½fl oz vegetable oil
  • 250g/9oz plain flour
  • 2 tsp cornflour
  • 2 tsp ground black pepper
  • 2 tsp fennel seeds
  • 1 tsp ground ginger
  • 1 tsp ground cardamom
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 3 green chillies
  • 2 free-range egg whites
  • pinch chat masala, to finish

Directions

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By bbcfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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