Meat – Lamb Sekuwa (Nepali Food Recipe)
(Classic Nepali Grilled Lamb Skewers)
INGREDIENTS
- 2 lbs. boneless lamb, cut into 1-in cubes (pork can also be used)
- Melted butter for basting
- 2 tablespoons chopped scallion for garnish
- Bamboo skewers, pre-soaked overnight
Marinade:
- 1 tablespoon cumin powder
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1/4 teaspoon grated nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon timur (Szechwan pepper)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 1 tablespoon chili paste
- 1 tablespoon garlic paste
- 1 tablespoon ginger paste
- 1/8 teaspoon asafetida
- 2 tablespoon cooking oil
- Salt and Pepper
DIRECTIONS
- In a blender, process all marinating ingredients into a smooth paste.
- In a large bowl, pour the marinade over lamb cubes.
- Mix well, cover, and let marinate for at least four hours.
- After marinating, drain the marinade.
- Thread marinated lamb cubes into skewers.
- Fire up a charcoal grill.
- Clean the grill surface thoroughly.
- Grill the skewered lamb pieces, frequently turning and basting with melted butter until cooked through.
- Take the cooked sekuwas off the grill and generously brush with butter before serving.
- Arrange the lamb sekuwas on the bed of rice pilaf, stir-fried vegetables, supplemented with tomato, cucumber and red onion slices.
- Sprinkle chopped scallions over the sekuwas.
- Complement the sekuwas with tomato achar.
Source: http://nepalicooking.tripod.com/lamb.htm
Author: Tulsi Regmi