Nepali Smoked Leg of Lamb
Ingredients:
- 4 lbs. leg of lamb, butter-flied
- 2 cups ripe mango chunks
- 1 teaspoon black peppercorn
- 1 teaspoon timur peppercorn
- 1 cup chopped cilantro
- Melted butter for basting
Rub:
- 3 tablespoons curry powder
- 1 teaspoon ground timur
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 tablespoon garlic paste
- 1 tablespoon ginger paste
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 3 tablespoons honey
- Salt and Pepper
Cooking Instructions:
In a small bowl, combine all rubbing ingredients. Apply rubing mixture all over butter-flied lamb. Allow marinating for overnight in the refrigerator. Place lamb piece on a cutting board, spead mango chunks, black peppercorn, timur peppercorn and chopped cilantro on top, and roll over tightly. Secure with a twain.
Fire up a charcoal grill. Clean the grill surface thoroughly. Grill the marinated lamb, frequently turning and basting with melted butter until cooked through, i.e., its internal temperature reaches 160oC.. Take meat off the grill and let rest for ten minutes. Cut into thin slices. Arrange slices on the bed of rice pilaf, stir-fried vegetables, supplemented by tomato achar.