When you want to claim you've eaten the hottest curry out there, make a batch of phaal, the volcanic red curry made with the fearsome ghost chile. Use meat or chicken and serve over rice. Warning: this is for heat addicts only.
Preparation Time
30 mins
Cooking Time
35 mins
Total Time
1 hr 5 mins
Calories
326 Calories
Recipe Instructions
Step 1
Place tomatoes, water, garlic, ginger, tomato puree, salt, ghost peppers, chili powder, garam masala, cumin, coriander, fenugreek, and black pepper into a blender and pulse several times to chop. Blend the ingredients until liquefied. Be careful, ghost chilies will burn eyes, mouth, or nose if touched.
Step 2
Pour the blended mixture into a large bowl and stir in lamb to coat; let lamb marinate at least 1 hour in refrigerator.
Step 3
Heat clarified butter in a large pan over medium-high heat and cook onion until lightly golden brown, 10 to 15 minutes, stirring constantly. Pour the lamb and marinade into the skillet and bring to a boil; cook and stir until sauce begins to thicken, about 5 minutes. Reduce heat to low and simmer until lamb is tender, about 20 more minutes. Garnish with cilantro to serve.
Ingredients
1 tablespoon salt
ground black pepper to taste
1 large onion, diced
2 teaspoons chili powder
2 tomatoes, diced
2 teaspoons garam masala
2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger root
1 tablespoon tomato puree
1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro, or to taste
1 teaspoon ground fenugreek
10 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
3 ghost chile peppers, stemmed and coarsely chopped (use gloves)
