Chettinad lamb rib bone curry (nenju elumbu kulambu)

Ingredients

Rib bones1/4 kg

Small onions 15

Onion chopped 1 cup

Tomato 1

Green chilli 1

Garlic 5 pods

Ginger 1 inch

Poppy seeds 2 tsp

Coconut grated 2 tbsp

Pepper corns 1 tsp

Cumin seeds 1 tsp

Chilli powder 2 tsp

Coriander powder 3 tsp

Fennel seeds 1 tsp

Cinnamon 1

Bay leaf 1

Oil and salt as required

Preparations

1.      Clean the bone pieces .pressure cook it with turmeric powder and a cup of water for 2 whistles

2.      Make a fine paste of small onions,garlic,ginger,cumin seeds,coconut,pepper  corns and poppy seeds

3.      In a pressure cooker add oil, fennel seeds, bay leaf, cinnamon, onions, green chilli and tomatoes. sauté it till tomatoes blends well

4.      To it add the ground paste, cooked bone pieces, chilli powder, coriander powder and salt

5.      Cook for 3 whistles.

Serve hot with rice, briyanis.a perfect accompaniment with egg briyani