Feed Your IPL Fever with 10 Traditional Dishes Using Aussie Lamb

IPL (Indian Premier League) fever knows no bounds as cricket fans continue to book tickets for the upcoming matches or apply for sick leave to watch their favourite team play. Aside from hard-core enthusiasm for the game and loyalty towards their teams, people love to binge on Indian snacks and delicacies, especially lamb delights.

Add a twist of naturally nutritious, climate-neutral, high-quality Aussie Lamb to regional mutton recipes. Since Australia is a vast island, the livestock remain prime and disease-free. The meat is available in different cuts through multiple Australian suppliers and importers, providing a consistent supply of high-quality lamb at zero duty. With 65% of Australian lamb and 95% of mutton production exported to 75 markets globally, here are a few Indian delicacies you can prepare using Aussie lamb to make this IPL season memorable.

Mysore Mutton Chops

Mysore mutton chops is a green gravy with chopped lamb pieces, making it an ideal addition to the game night spread if you are cheering for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). The Karnataka-style gravy is known for its juicy meat pieces and nuttiness from poppy seeds. On one burner, mutton is pressure-cooked with aromatics like cardamom, bay leaf, and cinnamon. In another pan, you can prepare the base using green chillies, powdered spices, poppy seeds, coriander leaves, garlic cloves, ginger and onion. Later, mutton and gravy are cooked together until the meat is tender and the notes have been absorbed.

Tandoori Achari Lamb

Fans of the Punjab Kings (PBKS) cannot miss adding tandoori achari lamb to the tablescape when calling their friends to enjoy IPL fever. Aussie lamb is the right pick for this recipe because different cuts can be used with fragrant spices to create this masterpiece. Once the meat starts cooking in pickling spices, it starts falling apart and leeches juices that make the stew divine. Often served with roti or rice, this Punjabi dish will make your guests salivate at the sight.

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Lamb Chettinad

All Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Dhoni fans must not forget to add lamb Chettinad to the game night menu. A powdered blend is prepared by dry-roasting and grinding spices. To a deep vessel, oil is added to cook curry leaves, green chillies, and shallots. The spice powder is added along with ginger garlic paste and mutton. The ingredients are allowed to cook on a slow flame. You can pressure-cook for 15 minutes and be done with this delight. Since Aussie lamb has been produced with a lot of R&D, it is easily available in the international market, making it the best choice for this recipe.

Lamb Burrah Kebab

Ask any fan of the Delhi Capitals (DC) to host a match gathering in their home, and they will surely serve lamb burrah kebab, prepared in Old Delhi-style. This delicacy is known for its smoky flavour and is often enjoyed with naan. Use Aussie lamb chops and beat them. Keep the meat aside to marinate in a smooth blend of raw papaya paste, onion, garlic, pepper, cumin, curd, and more. After 4 hours, cook the pieces in the oven at 180°C for at least 15 minutes and serve after brushing with ghee or butter for a glossy finish.

Galawti Kebab

Galawti kebabs are the specialty of Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, which is why your table must have them when you are cheering for the Lucknow Super Giants (LSG). According to a tale, these were first prepared for Nawab Asaf-ud-Daula in the 18th century because he had weak teeth but was fond of meat. Lamb is minced and tossed with spices before the mixture is shaped into kebabs and cooked on a hot tawa. Their speciality is that they melt in the mouth in an instant. Serve them with tangy and spicy chutneys while you watch your team smashing sixes and fours.

Lamb Kharda

For Mumbai Indians (MI) cheerleaders, no game night is complete without lamb kharada. If your friends say they can tolerate the heat, serve them this dish and watch them play a treasure hunt with water and juice bottles during IPL. A spicy paste using green chillies, garlic, ginger, and coriander leaves is prepared. Marinate lamb pieces in it, and use the remainder to prepare the gravy. Meat and gravy are cooked together to prepare this lip-smacking delight.

Lamb Rezala

Lamb rezala is a Bengali dish, and hence, it should grace the platter when you are cheering for Shah Rukh Khan’s Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). This is a delicious preparation that will leave your family and friends licking their fingers, provided you use high-quality spices and various cuts of Aussie lamb. A smooth paste of cashews, curd, spices, and aromatics is used to marinate the lamb for 2 hours or overnight. It is later cooked in a gravy of onion, ginger-garlic paste, and fragrant spices. It is served with rice and Indian flatbread.

Laal Maas

Rajasthani delicacy laal maas has a separate fan base among non-vegetarians. When you are cheering for the Rajasthan Royals (RR), don’t forget to indulge in this hot and irresistible dish. Lamb pieces are coated with curd and ginger-garlic paste. The gravy is made of onion, tomatoes, powdered spices, marinated lamb, mustard oil, and mathania chilli paste that imparts the red hue. When served with roti or steamed rice, it is a wholesome meal that no one can refuse.

Bohri Lamb Kaari

Are you cheering for the Gujarat Titans (GT) this IPL season? Your repast must include Bohri lamb kaari originating from the homes of Gujarati Bohris. Its gravy comprises nuttiness from coconut milk, earthy tones from curry leaves, sourness from tamarind, and heat from ginger and green chillies. A simple blend of ginger, garlic, oil, and chillies is used to fry lamb pieces. Kaari masala, water, coconut milk, and tamarind are added later to cook the meat. Serve it with roti and rice for a complete meal.